Understanding Facts: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission Systems

Table of Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

• Facts Concept and General System Considerations
• Power Semiconductor Devices
• Voltage-Sourced Converters
• Self and Line-Commutated Current-Sourced Converters
• Static Shunt Compensators: SVC and STATCOM
• Static Series Compensators: GCSC, TSSC, TCSC and SSSC.
• Static Voltage and Phase Angle Regulators: TCVR and TCPAR
• Combined Compensators: Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) and Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC)
• Special Purpose Facts Controllers: NGH-SSR Damping Scheme and Thyristor-Controlled Braking Resistor

Application Examples
Index
About the Authors