Comparative review of reactive power compensation technologies

Author

Igbinovia, Famous O. ; Fandi, Ghaeth ; Svec, Jan ; Muller, Zdenek ; Tlusty, Josef

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Power Eng., Czech Tech. Univ. (CTU) in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

fYear

2015

fDate

20-22 May 2015

Firstpage

2

Lastpage

7

Abstract

The quality of electrical power in a network is a major concern which has to be examined with caution in order to achieve a reliable electrical power system network. Reactive power compensation is a means for realising the goal of a qualitative and reliable electrical power system. This paper made a comparative review of reactive power compensation technologies; the devices reviewed include Synchronous Condenser, Static Var Compensator (SVC) and Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM). These technologies were defined, critically examined and compared, the most promising technology is recommended for the realisation of an effective, efficient, sustainable, qualitative and reliable electrical power network.

Keywords

compensation; power capacitors; power supply quality; power system reliability; reactive power control; static VAr compensators; STATCOM; electrical power quality; electrical power system network reliability; reactive power compensation technologies; static Var compensator; static synchronous compensator; synchronous condenser; Automatic voltage control; Capacitors; Inductors; Power system reliability; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Reactive power compensation; reactive power compensation technology; static Var compensator; static synchronous compensator; synchronous condenser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Power Engineering (EPE), 2015 16th International Scientific Conference on

Conference_Location

Kouty nad Desnou

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2015.7161066

Filename

7161066