Title :
FACTS Technology - State of the Art, Current Challenges and the Future Prospects
Author :
Hingorani, Narain G.
Author_Institution :
Life Fellow, IEEE, EPRI Vice President, Electrical Systems
Abstract :
This contribution to the Panel on "Intelligent Techniques Applied to Transmission Systems" the FACTS technology, its principle power electronics controllers, state of the art and planning issues.
Keywords :
flexible AC transmission systems; power transmission planning; FACTS technology; flexible AC transmission systems technology; intelligent techniques; power electronics controllers; state of the art; Automatic voltage control; Control systems; Flexible AC transmission systems; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power electronics; Power system planning; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Thyristors; Voltage control; AC Transmission; FACTS; Power Electronics; STATCOM; SVC; TCSC; UPFC;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1296-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1932-5517
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2007.386032
