Static Synchronous Compensator

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The Static Synchronous Compensator ( STATCOM ) is a power converter in pulse mode that generates a three-phase voltage system with variable voltage amplitude, the voltages of which are 90 ° out of phase with the corresponding line currents . Inductive or capacitive reactive power can be exchanged between the STATCOM and the network.

In the field of power electronics , the Static Synchronous Compensator is one of the flexible three-phase transmission systems ( Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)) and offers the advantage over the functionally similar static reactive power compensation that when stabilizing AC voltage networks, the available reactive power is not square, but only depends linearly on the level of the mains AC voltage. Another advantage is the comparatively low level of harmonic harmonics that a STATCOM produces. The significantly lower need for harmonic filters as a result results in a comparatively smaller footprint of the system.

literature

  • Adolf J. Schwab: Electrical energy systems - generation, transport, transmission and distribution of electrical energy , Springer Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-540-29664-6

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