Static Compensators (STATCOMs) in Power Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shahnia, Farhad (Editor), Rajakaruna, Sumedha (Editor), Ghosh, Arindam (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Power Systems,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy systems.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Control engineering.; Electronic circuits.; Power electronics.; Energy industries.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Energy Systems.; Control.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Energy Economics.; Circuits and Systems.

A static compensator (STATCOM), also known as static synchronous compensator, is a member of the flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) devices. It is a power-electronics based regulating device which is composed of a voltage source converter (VSC) and is shunt-connected to alterna...