• DocumentCode
    3076274
  • Title

    Reactive power and harmonic distortion control in electric traction systems

  • Author

    Martinez, J. ; Ramos, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    8-10 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    190
  • Lastpage
    195
  • Abstract
    Electric traction systems generate various power quality problems that have an important impact on its distribution network. In this paper a DC electric traction system was modeled in order to generate the problems that its operation implicated. Once the power quality phenomena were replicated a compensation device, SVC, was added to de distribution network to improve voltage and also a filter was installed in the same node to reduce wave distortion. Finally the possible events that can appear if the original configuration of the compensator device is changed are evaluated.
  • Keywords
    Power harmonic filters; Power quality; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Static VAr compensators; Substations; Switches; Direct Current Electric Traction Systems; Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS); Mechanically Switched Capacitor (MSC); Static Var Compensator (SVC); Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR); Thyristor Switched Capacitor (TSC); Voltage Regulation; Wave Distortion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition: Latin America (T&D-LA), 2010 IEEE/PES
  • Conference_Location
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0488-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TDC-LA.2010.5762881
  • Filename
    5762881