Adaptive control for pole-top capacitor banks

Author

Yalla, Murty V V S ; Jauch, E. Tom

Author_Institution

Beckwith Electr. Co. Inc., Largo, FL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

25-28 May 1997

Firstpage

752

Abstract

This paper investigates the timely operation of switched pole-top capacitor banks on distribution circuits and compares an innovative approach of capacitor-bank switching to those used by many conventional controls now in operation. This paper also reports on the actual field operation of an adaptive capacitor control being incorporated on distribution systems in North America. This control´s operation is independent of fixed relationships between circuit VAr requirements and other system quantities to the extent that no settings are required by the user

Keywords

adaptive control; distribution networks; poles and towers; power capacitors; power overhead lines; power system control; North America; adaptive control scheme; capacitor-bank switching; distribution circuits; distribution systems; field operation; pole-top capacitor banks; Adaptive control; Bandwidth; Capacitors; Circuits; Control systems; Programmable control; Reactive power; Switches; Threshold voltage; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. IEEE 1997 Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Johns, Nfld.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3716-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1997.608350

Filename

608350