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2013

Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM)

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Novel Control Of Pv Solar And Wind Farm Inverters As Statcom For Increasing Connectivity Of Distributed Generators, Mahendra Ac Apr 2013

Novel Control Of Pv Solar And Wind Farm Inverters As Statcom For Increasing Connectivity Of Distributed Generators, Mahendra Ac

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The integration of distributed generators (DGs) such as wind farms and PV solar farms in distribution networks is getting severely constrained due to problems of steady state voltage rise and temporary overvoltages (TOV). This thesis presents a first time application of a patent-pending PV solar farm control as a dynamic reactive power compensator (STATCOM), termed PV-STATCOM, for mitigating the voltage rise and TOV issues, and significantly enhancing the connectivity of a neighbouring wind farm both during night and day in a realistic distribution feeder in Ontario. The effectiveness of PV-STATCOM is demonstrated even if the solar farm is located 30 …