Title :
Solid state devices for active compensation in distribution systems: an integrated approach
Author :
Álvarez, C. ; Blasco, R. ; Alamar, J. ; Montenegro, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
The current technologies and applications in reactive power compensation, flicker compensation and harmonic filtering are analyzed in this paper, in the framework of the use of innovative power electronics devices to improve the quality of the power supply. The capability of a static compensator (STATCOM) for solving these problems as well as the characteristics and ratings of available commercial equipment is presented in the paper. Implementation issues are discussed by using the experience obtained in the development of a low voltage 22 kW prototype, where the proposed control strategies, suitable for medium voltage are presented
Keywords :
compensation; harmonic distortion; harmonics suppression; power distribution control; power electronics; power supply quality; power system harmonics; reactive power control; static VAr compensators; 22 kW; STATCOM; distribution systems active compensation; flicker compensation; harmonic filtering; power electronics devices; power supply quality improvement; reactive power compensation; solid state devices; static compensator; Automatic voltage control; Filtering; Harmonic analysis; Power electronics; Power harmonic filters; Power supplies; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; STATCOM; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Harmonics and Quality of Power, 2000. Proceedings. Ninth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6499-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICHQP.2000.897721
