Title :
Surgeless switching of 3 phase delta connected capacitor banks in distribution systems
Author :
Nandi, Subhasis ; Nandakumar, V.N. ; Hegde, R.K. ; Ramamoorty, M.
Author_Institution :
Central Power Res. Inst., Bangalore, India
Abstract :
A novel scheme is presented by which thyristors with antiparallel diodes and one resistor will be sufficient to switch in a delta connected capacitor bank with minimum surge current. The resistor supplies only the initial charging current to the capacitors and hence can be of reasonably low wattage. Extensive simulation results are presented in justification of the scheme. The simulation results confirm the excellent current-surge-free switching-on of the capacitors
Keywords :
distribution networks; power capacitors; resistors; semiconductor diodes; semiconductor switches; surges; switching; thyristor applications; antiparallel diodes; delta connected capacitor banks; distribution systems; initial charging current; resistor; simulation; surge current; surgeless switching; three-phase; thyristors; Capacitors; Diodes; Equations; Reactive power; Resistors; Surges; Switches; Switching circuits; Thyristors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1462-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1993.299175
