Integrated gate commutated thyristor based dynamic voltage restorer

Author

Chan, K. ; Kara, A. ; Westermann, D.

Author_Institution

ABB High Voltage Technol. Ltd., Switzerland

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

18-21 Aug 1998

Firstpage

635

Abstract

Voltage sags mitigation in distribution networks plays an important role in the improvement of power supply quality. Dynamic voltage restorers (DVR), when installed between the supply and a critical load feeder, can compensate for voltage sags within 2-3 milliseconds. This paper presents the technical considerations and design techniques of the first integrated gate commutated thyristor (IGCT) based DVR in a voltage sag mitigation application for a sensitive semiconductor manufacturing facility

Keywords

commutation; compensation; distribution networks; power supply quality; thyristor applications; critical load feeder; design techniques; distribution networks; dynamic voltage restorer; integrated gate commutated thyristor; power supply quality improvement; semiconductor manufacturing facility; technical considerations; voltage sags compensation; voltage sags mitigation; Circuit faults; Computer simulation; Power conversion; Power quality; Power system restoration; Pulse width modulation converters; Switching converters; Thyristors; Voltage control; Voltage fluctuations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power System Technology, 1998. Proceedings. POWERCON '98. 1998 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4754-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPST.1998.729042

Filename

729042