A three phase real-time optimal reactive power compensator

Author

Ramani, K.R. ; Sastry, V.V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Madras, India

fYear

1990

fDate

0-0 1990

Firstpage

305

Lastpage

308

Abstract

The use of force-commutated current source converter to compensate for the reactive current in distribution networks is described. A 16 bit microcomputer controls the compensator to optimize the current drawn from the mains. Thus, the application of a reactive power compensator (RPC) to a load may allow addition of new loads to existing feeders or substations. It can provide for both lagging and leading reactive power, although the software in the present form mainly caters to lagging power factor loads. This RPC is suited to dynamic compensation of balanced three-phase loads.<>

Keywords

compensation; microcomputer applications; power convertors; power engineering computing; power factor; reactive power; balanced three-phase loads; current source converter; dynamic compensation; force-commutated; lagging power factor loads; microcomputer; optimal reactive power compensator; real-time; software; three phase; Application software; Bridge circuits; Digital control; Force control; Inductors; Microcomputers; Reactive power; Reactive power control; Static power converters; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1990. PESC '90 Record., 21st Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESC.1990.131203

Filename

131203