Analysis of Enhancement in Available Power Transfer Capacity by STATCOM Integrated SMES by Numerical Simulation Studies

Ananthavel Saraswathi, Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar, Sutha Shanmugham, Frede Blaabjerg, Ahmet H. Ertas, Viliam Fedák

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Abstract

Power system researches are mainly focused in enhancing the available power capacities of the existing transmission lines. But still, no prominent solutions have been made due to several factors that affect the transmission lines which include the length, aging of the cables and losses on generation, transmission and distribution etc. This paper exploited the integration of static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) and superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) which is then connected to existing power transmission line for enhancing the available power transfer capacity (ATC). STATCOMis power electronic voltage source converter (VSC) which is connected to the transmission system for shunt reactive power and harmonics compensation. SMES is a renowned clean energy storage technology. Feasibility of the proposed power system can control the real as well as reactive power flow independently between the transmission lines and STATCOM-(SMES) units. Complete proposed power system is implemented in numerical simulation software (Matlab/Simulink) and its performance is validated based on obtained investigation results.
Original languageEnglish
JournalEngineering Science and Technology, an International Journal
Volume19
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)671-675
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2016

Keywords

  • Available transfer capability (ATC)
  • Flexible ac transmission system
  • Reactive power compensation
  • Superconducting magnetic energy storage
  • Static Synchronous Compensator

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