Title :
STATCOM for flicker suppression from a steel plant connected to a weak 66 kV grid
Author :
Grünbaum, R. ; Gustafsson, T. ; Hasler, J.P. ; Osada, M. ; Rasmussen, J. ; Thorburn, K.
Author_Institution :
FACTS, ABB AB, Vasteras, Sweden
Abstract :
The paper outlines the installation of a STATCOM for suppression of flicker generated by an electric arc furnace in a steel plant connected to a weak feeding grid. Salient design features of the STATCOM are given, and performance results from field measurements are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
arc furnaces; industrial plants; power grids; reactive power; static VAr compensators; steel; STATCOM; electric arc furnace; field measurements; flicker suppression; reactive power compensation; steel plant; voltage 66 kV; weak feeding grid; Active filters; Automatic voltage control; Furnaces; Power harmonic filters; Power quality; Pulse width modulation; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Steel; Voltage fluctuations; EAF; STATCOM; flicker; reactive power compensation;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), 2010 International
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5394-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPEC.2010.5543209
