Title :
Operational experience of 800 kV series capacitors
Author :
Furnas, Roberto Campos de Lima ; Lindberg, P.
Author_Institution :
Power Syst. Protection Div., Furnas Centrais Eletricas, Rio de Janeiro
Abstract :
In Brazil, series compensation has been used since 1989 in the Furnas 765 kV AC power transmission to safeguard stable transmission of large amounts of hydro power. Today, a total of nine series capacitors are in operation, eight of which were supplied by ABB, six at Ivaipora and two at Itabera, the substations located about one third from each end of the tie. Ratings vary between 1017 MVAr (Ivaipora) and 1242 MVAr (Itabera). When introduced, the series capacitors were the first in the world to be installed at 765 kV. The paper gives a description of the series capacitor banks and comment on the operational performance of the banks
Keywords :
capacitor storage; compensation; hydroelectric power; hydroelectric power stations; power capacitors; substations; transmission networks; 765 kV; 800 kV; ABB; AC power transmission; Furnas; Itabera; Ivaipora; hydro power; series capacitors banks; substations; AC generators; Circuits; Energy management; Power capacitors; Power generation; Power system management; Power system protection; Power transmission; Substations; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Inaugural Conference and Exposition in Africa, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Durban
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9326-0
DOI :
10.1109/PESAFR.2005.1611853
