Principle and Application of Flexible AC Transmission Systems

Author: Xie Xiaorong
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Since the birth of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology in the late 1980s, it has experienced rapid development and become one of the fastest-growing and most influential emerging fields in the power industry over the past two decades. This book systematically elaborates on the principles and applications of FACTS, covering the following content: the basic concepts, development history, and current status of FACTS and its relationship with High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission; high-power power electronics technology; parallel FACTS controllers (such as SVC, STATCOM, BESS, SMES), series FACTS controllers (such as GCSC, TSSC, TCSC, SSSC), hybrid FACTS controllers (such as TCVR/TCPAR, UPFC, IPFC), and other FACTS controllers (such as NGHSSR damper, TCBR, SCCL); and User Power (DFACTS) technology resulting from the application of FACTS technology in distribution networks. This book is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students in electrical engineering, as well as for researchers and engineering professionals in the FACTS field.