1. Implementation of a static VAR compensator to improve the power factor of electrical power transmission lines.
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Hameed, Hassan Ali, Marzoog, Ghufran Farhan, Al-Badri, Muhammad, Farhan, Mansour, and Alsakini, Issam Hayder
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STATIC VAR compensators , *ELECTRIC power , *ELECTRIC power systems , *ELECTRIC power production , *FLEXIBLE AC transmission systems , *ELECTRIC power factor , *REACTIVE power - Abstract
Nowadays, electric power generation (active and reactive power) is usually transmitted over long distances to consumers. The losses of power in transmission lines are always present due to the impedance of lines. The correction of the power factor (pf) has become a necessity to regulate both the flowing of reactive power and voltage levels of the electric power system. Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) are modern controller instruments, used to improve work performance and reduce losses in the network. In this paper, the use of a shunt static VAR Compensator (SVC) was studied to improve the power flow, which means the improvement of the power factor of the grid lines. A MATLAB model was simulated to calculate the amount of capacitive or inductive reactive power that is required for compensating. Also, the correction has been taken under various loads and different locations of the SVC along the AC line. The obtained results of compensation methods were analyzed and showed a high correction for power factor by a percentage of ninety-eight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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