Thyristor-based Flexible AC Transmission Control Device

Author: (Canada) Mathur (R.M.) / (India) Vama (R.K.) / Xu Zheng
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology is rapidly becoming a pillar of modern power systems. Thyristor-based control devices, such as Static Var Compensators (SVC) and Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitors (TCSC), constitute key components of FACTS technology. FACTS technology has broad application prospects worldwide, particularly in the context of power system restructuring, where it will play an increasingly important role. This book integrates relevant materials from various publications, providing a comprehensive, systematic, and detailed overview of all aspects of FACTS technology:
1. The operating principles, control techniques, and simulation methods of different types of SVC and TCSC;
2. The performance of control systems and their influencing factors, such as the impact of measurement systems, network resonance, and harmonic interactions;
3. Controller design methods for different control objectives, including improving power transmission capacity, enhancing system stability, strengthening damping, mitigating subsynchronous resonance, and preventing voltage instability;
4. Interaction characteristics between different control devices and coordination techniques among FACTS control devices;
5. A systematic and in-depth discussion of emerging FACTS technology, both in theory and practice, with numerous analysis and design examples. This book is a highly comprehensive monograph that meets the urgent needs of the field, serving as an indispensable technical manual for professionals engaged in FACTS technology development, teaching, and engineering applications.
This book focuses on the structure, operating principles, controller design methods, simulation models, and various applications of two types of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) control devices: Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitors (TC-SC) and Static Var Compensators (SVC). It discusses the interaction characteristics and coordination issues among multiple FACTS control devices in power systems and introduces next-generation FACTS control devices based on Voltage Source Converter (VSC) technology, such as Static Synchronous Compensators (SSSC) and Unified Power Flow Controllers (UPFC). The book also provides a detailed description of practical engineering applications involving multiple FACTS devices.
This book is suitable for technicians engaged in FACTS technology research, development, and application, as well as engineers involved in power system research, planning, design, and operation, as well as faculty and graduate students in power system programs at universities.