Application of STATCOM controllers for power quality improvement - modeling and simulation

The paper deals with compensation of frequently time-varying loads by means of STATCOM controllers. As a varying load an arc furnace is considered. The 12-pulse STATCOM system was used for compensation to ensure good power quality in the point of common coupling. For analysis of the system performan...

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Published in10th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power. Proceedings (Cat. No.02EX630) Vol. 2; pp. 620 - 625 vol.2
Main Authors Mienski, R., Pawelek, R., Wasiak, I.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2002
Subjects
Automatic voltage control
Capacitors
Inductors
Power generation economics
Power quality
PSCAD
Reactive power
Static VAr compensators
Thyristors
Voltage fluctuations
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Summary:The paper deals with compensation of frequently time-varying loads by means of STATCOM controllers. As a varying load an arc furnace is considered. The 12-pulse STATCOM system was used for compensation to ensure good power quality in the point of common coupling. For analysis of the system performance the PSCAD/EMTPDC programme was applied. Models of the load and STATCOM controller useful for simulation are discussed. A PSCAD model of measurement blocks is also proposed for power quality assessment. Some results of simulation are presented in the paper, which show the effectiveness of compensation.
ISBN:0780376714
9780780376717
DOI:10.1109/ICHQP.2002.1221507