Analysis of the response of a static reactive power compensator to instability and failure in electrical grids

Víctor Manuel Maridueña, Edwin Arnaldo Castro, Nelson Layedra

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Abstract

The reliability of electrical power systems has led to the implementation of new equipment with reliable technology to solve transient failures, in recent decades flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) have been implemented in power grids, resulting in high levels of stability and control. One of the elements used is static VAR compensators (SVC), however there is very little information about the dynamic response of the device to network instability and electrical failures, for which Simulink analyses the response of the SVC. The device consists of a 47.1 MVar reactive power compensator and a 97.6 MVar inductive reactivator compensator, implemented in a three-phase 500 kV system. The results indicate the effectiveness of response against network instability while maintaining the stable voltage of the network, but against electrical failures the type and time of failure must be considered. In the case of phase-phase faults, the response of the SVC is limited with drops of 0.52 pu.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012023
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume2065
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Nov 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2021 International Conference on Electron Devices and Applications, ICEDA 2021 - Nanjing, Virtual, China
Duration: 14 Aug 202116 Aug 2021

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