Understanding FACTS: Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission SystemsElectrical Engineering Understanding FACTS Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission Systems The Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)—a new technology based on power electronics—offers an opportunity to enhance controllability, stability, and power transfer capability of ac transmission systems. Pioneers in FACTS and leading world experts in power electronics applications, Narain G. Hingorani and Laszlo Gyugyi, have teamed together to bring you the definitive book on FACTS technology. Drs. Hingorani and Gyugyi present a practical approach to FACTS that will enable electrical engineers working in the power industry to understand the principles underlying this advanced system. Understanding FACTS will enhance your expertise in equipment specifications and engineering design, and will offer you an informed view of the future of power electronics in ac transmission systems. This comprehensive reference book provides in-depth discussions on:
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FACTS Concept and General System | 1 |
INDEX 425 | 10 |
Power Semiconductor Devices | 37 |
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ac system ac voltage angle control applications basic capability capacitor voltage cathode CIGRE circuit commutation compensating voltage component current-sourced converter dc capacitor delay angle diode dynamic FACTS Controllers fault frequency function gate GCSC half-cycle harmonics HVDC IEEE IGBT illustrated in Figure impedance increase inductive inductor injected voltage IPFC line current load losses magnitude maximum MOSFET operating output voltage Phase Angle Regulator phasor Power Electronics power flow control Power Semiconductor Devices power system power transmission pulse quadrature reactance reactive compensation reactive power real and reactive real power series capacitor series compensation shown in Figure shunt converter SSSC STATCOM Static static var compensator subsynchronous resonance switching synchronous tap changer TCBR TCSC terminal voltage thyristor valve thyristor-switched transformer transient stability transistor transmission angle transmission line TSSC turn-off devices turn-on UPFC V₁ versus voltage control voltage regulation voltage-sourced converter waveform zero