STATCOM: a new era of reactive compensation

Author

Hanson, D.J. ; Woodhouse, M.L. ; Horwill, C. ; Monkhouse, D.R. ; Osborne, M.M.

Author_Institution

Power Electron. Syst., GEC Alsthom Transmission & Distribution Projects Ltd., Stafford, UK

Volume

16

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

151

Lastpage

160

Abstract

The unbundling of the generation and transmission functions in England and Wales into separate shareholder-owned companies has inevitably resulted in far less predictability in terms of generator siting and closure. National Grid, as the sole transmission company in England and Wales, is required to plan and respond quickly to changing system patterns to maintain both security and power quality standards. This has been achieved by an extensive programme of investment in reactive compensation. To supplement the existing fixed static VAr compensators installed in the last 10-15 years, National Grid has, to date, installed a further 12 relocatable SVCs at sites in England and Wales as part of a planned programme of work to meet these changing system needs.

Keywords

power convertors; power supply quality; power system security; power transmission control; static VAr compensators; East Claydon STATCOM-based SVC; England; National Grid; STATCOM; Wales; control system; power electronic switches; power quality standards; power system security; reactive compensation; relocatable SVC; shareholder-owned companies; static VAr compensators; transmission company; voltage sourced converter;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0950-3366

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/pe:20020308

Filename

1015763