DocumentCode :
1345499
Title :
Power/energy: Thyristors: Future workhorses in power transmission: Research is under way to cut energy losses and costs and to improve reliability
Author :
Kaplan, G.
Volume :
19
Issue :
12
fYear :
1982
Firstpage :
40
Lastpage :
45
Abstract :
High-power thyristors that can pass up to 3000 amperes and withstand, when turned off, up to 5000 volts are under development. Thyristors are being used in the control of reactive power flowing along AC lines, and the conversion of AC power into DC, and vice versa, for transmission over long distances or for tying together neighboring asynchronous power grids. Energy loss and cost reduction work is summarised.
Keywords :
economics; losses; power factor correction; power system interconnection; power transmission; thyristor applications; AC to DC conversion; DC to AC conversion; asynchronous power grid interconnection; control of reactive power; cost reduction; development; energy loss reduction; power transmission; thyristors; Doping; HVDC transmission; Logic gates; Reactive power; Silicon; Thyristors; Valves;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1982.6366915
Filename :
6366915
Link To Document :
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