Title :
The bootstrap variable inductance and its applications in AC power systems
Author :
Hamill, David C. ; Bina, Mohammad Tavakoli
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Abstract :
A new AC power controller is proposed, the bootstrap variable inductance, which can emulate variable positive/negative inductance. The term `reductance´ is coined as a synonym for negative inductance. Unlike the conventional capacitive approach for treating unwanted inductive reactance, reductance has the advantage that resonance is impossible. The bootstrap variable inductance has a variety of FACTS applications: series compensation of AC power lines; fault-current limiting; reactive power control; and load power factor improvement. The authors demonstrate its feasibility through simulations
Keywords :
compensation; control system analysis; flexible AC transmission systems; inductance; power transmission control; power transmission lines; reactive power control; AC power controller; AC power lines; AC power systems; FACTS; applications; bootstrap variable inductance; fault-current limiting; feasibility simulations; inductive reactance; load power factor improvement; reactive power control; reductance; series VAr compensation; variable positive/negative inductance; Capacitance; Control systems; Equations; Frequency domain analysis; Impedance; Inductance; Information technology; Power engineering and energy; Power systems; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1999. APEC '99. Fourteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5160-6
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1999.750474
