F.A.C.T.S

F.A.C.T.S

...Inderjeet Singh

Email id: - its_inderjeet_singh@yahoo.co.in

INDEX

• ABSTRACT 1.

• INTRODUCTION 1.

• ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION NETWORKS 2.

• CONVENTIONAL CONTROL MECHANISMS
# Automatic Generation Control 3.

# Excitation Control 4.

# Transformer Tap Changer Control 5.

# Phase-Shifting Transformers 5.

• FACTS DEVICES
# Static Var Compensators (SVC’s) 6.

#Thyristor Controlled or Thyristor Switched Reacters 7.

# Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM ) 9.

# Thyristor-Switched Series Capacitor (TSSC) 9.

# Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) 10.

# Phase Angle Regulator 11.

# Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) 11.

• BENEFITS OF UTILIZING FACTS DEVICES 13.

• FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN FACTS 14.

• CONCLUSION 15.

• BIBLIOGRAPHY 15.

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: - Basic Speed Governing System

Figure 2: - A conceptual block diagram of a modern excitation controller.

Figure 3: - Phasor Diagram of Phase Shifting Transformer

Figure 4: - Two machine system with SVC in the middle

Figure 5: - Thyristor Controlled Reactor

Figure 6: - Static Synchronous Compensator

Figure 7: Course of capacitor voltage for a basic element in a TSSC

Figure 8: Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC)

Figure 9: Phase Angle Regulator

Figure 10: Concept of the UPFC in a two-machine power system

EQUATIONS USED

Boost Factor: - KB=(XTCSC/XC)

Synchronous Voltage Source: - Uq=-jXCI

NOTATIONS USED

KB :- Boost Factor

XTCSC :- Apparent Reactance

XC :- Capacitive Reactance

Uq :-...

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