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MotivationofFACTSTechnology
SpecialTopic:
FlexibleACTransmissionSysntem
(FACTS)inPowerSystem
Extremelylongtransmissionlinesrequireshighvoltage,large
powertransfercapacity.
November7th,2012
ELCT551:PowerSystemAnalysis&Design
DefinitionofFACTSdevices
MotivationofFACTSTechnology
Offshorewindfarmsalsohaveverylongtransmissionlines(can
betenstohundredsofmiles)
Aflexiblealternatingcurrenttransmissionsystem(FACTS) is
asystemcomposedofstaticequipmentusedfortheAC
transmissionofelectricalenergy.Itismeanttoenhance
controllabilityandincreasepowertransfercapabilityofthe
network.Itisgenerallyapowerelectronicsbasedsystem.
FACTSisdefinedbytheIEEE as"apowerelectronicbased
systemandotherstaticequipmentthatprovidecontrolof
oneormoreACtransmissionsystemparameterstoenhance
controllabilityandincreasepowertransfercapability."
BasicTypesofFACTSDevice
SeriesControllers
ProblemstoSolve
1. Flexibilityinpowerflow
control
2. Increaseloadingability
(powertransfercapability)
3. Enhancesteadystateand
transientstabilityofpower
network
*Bullet2&3willbediscussedlater
Seriescontrollers:
Theseriescontrollercouldbeavariableimpedanceora
variablesourcebotharepowerelectronicsbased.
Inprinciple,allseriescontrollersinjectvoltageinserieswith
theline.
Types:
Staticsynchronousseries
compensator(SSSC)
Thyristorcontrolledseries
capacitor(TCSC)
Thyristorcontrolledseries
reactor(TCSR)
Thyristorswitchedseries
capacitor(TSSC)
Thyristorswitchedseries
reactor(TSSR)
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BasicTypesofFACTSDevice
ShuntControllers
BasicTypesofFACTSDevice
CombinedShuntandSeriesControllers
Shuntcontrollers:
Theshuntcontrollersmaybevariable
impedanceconnectedtotheline
voltagecausesavariablecurrentflow
hencerepresentsinjectionofcurrent
intotheline
Types:
Staticsynchronouscompensator
(STATCOM)
StaticVARcompensator(SVC).Most
commonSVCsare:
Thyristorcontrolledreactor(TCR)
Thyristorswitchedreactor(TSR)
Thyristorswitchedcapacitor(TSC)
Mechanicallyswitchedcapacitor
(MSC)
ImprovementofPowerTransferCapacity
TheoryofPowerTransmission
Inassumption:R<<Lincable,sothisisanolosscable.
Inthecaseofanolossline,voltagemagnitudeatthereceiving
endisthesameasvoltagemagnitudeatthesendingend:
ImprovementofPowerTransferCapacity
TheoryofPowerTransmission
Activepower,P,transferredthroughcableX:
Vs =Vr =V
Reactivepower,Q,transferredthroughcableX:
ImprovementofPowerTransferCapacity
SeriesCompensation
VariableimpedanceofseriesconnectedFACTSdevices:Xc
ImprovementofPowerTransferCapacity
ShuntCompensation
CurrentinjectedfromshuntconnectedFACTSdevice:Ic
Aftercompensation:
Aftercompensation:
*Thetransmittableactivepower
increasewhile(X Xc)decreases.
*Thetransmittableactivepower
increasewhileVm =Vs =Vr.
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EnhancementofStabilityinPowerNetwork
EnhancementofStabilityinPowerNetwork
TransientstabilityanalysisbasedonEqualAreaCriterion
ifA2>=A1,systemisstable;otherwise,systemisunstable
Pmisthepowerfromprimemoverofpowersourceand
keepingconstantduringandafterfaultforawhile.
WithShuntCompensation:
WithSeriesCompensation:
NoCompensation:
Example:SeriesFACTS:GCSCandTCSC
GateControlledSeriesCapacitor
(GCSC)
Thyrsitor ControlledSeriesCapacitor
(TCSC)
GCSCturnoffangle
TCSCfiringangle
ExampleofTCSCSystem
Example:SeriesFACTS:GCSCandTCSC
GCSCreactancevs.turnoffangle
TCSCreactancevs.firingangle
Continuesreactancewaveform
Discontinuesreactancewaveform
Noresonancearea
Resonancearea
Noreactorisneeded
Reactorisneeded
ExampleProblem
Ina60Hz,threephasenolosssinglelinepowersystem:
Data:
Vs =Vr =110kV,
lineinductance=0.93mH/km,
linelength=200km.
TCSCasNorthandSouthinterconnectioninBrazil
Question:
1) IfusingseriescompensationwithXc =0.5Xl,
whatistheloadcapacityofthisline?
2) IfusingshuntcompensationwithVm =Vs,
whatistheloadcapacityofthisline?
3) Forthesethreecases,ifpowerfromVs is80MW,
whatarethepowerangleinsteadystate?