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ABSTRACT
In the last two decades, power demand has device. The FACTS devices can be divided in three
increased substantially while the expansion of groups, dependent on their switching technology:
power generation and transmission has been mechanically switched (such as phase shifting
severely limited due to limited resources and transformers), thyristor switched or fast switched,
environmental restrictions. As a consequence,
using IGBTs. While some types of FACTS, such as
some transmission lines are heavily loaded and the
system stability becomes a power transfer-limiting the phase shifting transformer (PST) and the static
factor. Flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) VAR compensator (SVC) are already well known and
controllers have been mainly used for solving used in power systems, new developments in power
various power system steady state control electronics and control have extended the application
problems. Flexible AC transmission systems or range of FACTS. Furthermore, intermittent
FACTS are devices which allow the flexible and renewable energy sources and increasing
dynamic control of power systems. Enhancement
international power flows provide new applications
of system stability using FACTS controllers has
been investigated. This paper is aimed towards the for FACTS. The additional flexibility and
benefits of utilizing FACTS devices with the controllability of FACTS allow to mitigate the
purpose of improving the operation of an problems associated with the unreliable of supply
electrical power system. Performance comparison issues of renewable. SVCs and STATCOM devices
of different FACTS controllers has been discussed. are well suited to provide ancillary services (such as
In addition, some of the utility experience and voltage control) to the grid and fault rid through
semiconductor technology development have been
reviewed and summarized. Applications of capabilities which standard wind farms cannot
FACTS to power system studies have also been provide Furthermore, FACTS reduce oscillations in
discussed. the grid, which is especially interesting when dealing
with the stochastic behavior of renewable.
Keywords - AC, FACTS, IPFC, PSS, SVC,
STATCOM, SSSC, TCSC, TCPS, UPFC.
2. CONTROL OF POWER SYSTEMS
2.1. Generation, Transmission, Distribution
1. INTRODUCTION In any power system, the creation, transmission, and
The FACTS controllers offer a great opportunity to utilization of electrical power can be separated into
regulate the transmission of alternating current (AC), three areas, which traditionally determined the way in
increasing or diminishing the power flow in specific which electric utility companies had been organized.
lines and responding almost instantaneously to the
stability problems. The potential of this technology is These are illustrated in Figure 1 and are:
based on the possibility of controlling the route of the • Generation
power flow and the ability of connecting networks
• Transmission
that are not adequately interconnected, giving the
• Distribution
possibility of trading energy between distant agents.
Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
(FACTS) is a static equipment used for the AC
transmission of electrical energy. It is meant to
enhance controllability and increase power transfer
capability. It is generally a power electronics based Fig – 1Block diagram of generation, transmission & distribution
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Each of the above mentioned controllers have • second generation: semiconductors with ignition
impact on voltage, impedance, and/or angle (and and extinction controlled by gate (GTO´s ,
power) MCTS , IGBTS , IGCTS , etc).
• Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator
(TCSC)-Controls impedance These two classifications are independent, existing
for example, devices of a group of the first
• Thyristor Controlled Phase Shifting classification that can belong to various groups of the
Transformer (TCPST)-Controls angle second classification. The main difference between
• Super Conducting Magnetic Energy Storage first and second generation devices is the capacity to
(SMES)-Controls voltage and power generate reactive power and to interchange active
power.
2.4. Benefits of Control of Power Systems
Once power system constraints are identified and The first generation FACTS devices work like
through system studies viable solutions options are passive elements using impedance or tap changer
identified, the benefits of the added power system transformers controlled by thyristors. The second
control must be determined. The following offers a generation FACTS devices work like angle and
list of such benefits: module controlled voltage sources and without
• Increased Loading and More Effective Use of inertia, based in converters, employing electronic
Transmission Corridors tension sources(three-phase inverters, auto-switched
• Added Power Flow Control voltage sources, synchronous voltage sources, voltage
• Improved Power System Stability source control) fast proportioned and controllable and
• Increased System Security static synchronous voltage and current sources.
• Increased System Reliability
• Added Flexibility in Starting New Generation 3. FIRST GENERATION OF FACTS
3.1. Static VAR Compensator (SVC)
• Elimination or Deferral of the Need for New
A static VAR compensator (or SVC) is an electrical
Transmission Lines
device for providing fast-acting reactive power on
high-voltage electricity transmission networks. SVCs
2.5. Benefits of utilizing FACTS devices
are part of the Flexible AC transmission system
The benefits of utilizing FACTS devices in electrical
device family, regulating voltage and stabilising the
transmission systems can be summarized as follows
system. The term "static" refers to the fact that the
[1]:
SVC has no moving parts (other than circuit breakers
•Better utilization of existing transmission system
and disconnects, which do not move under normal
assets
SVC operation). Prior to the invention of the SVC,
•Increased transmission system reliability and
power factor compensation was the preserve of large
availability
rotating machines such as synchronous condensers.
•Increased dynamic and transient grid stability and
The SVC is an automated impedance matching
reduction of loop flows
device, designed to bring the system closer to unity
•Increased quality of supply for sensitive industries
power factor. If the power system's reactive load is
•Environmental benefits Better utilization of existing
capacitive (leading), the SVC will use reactors
transmission system assets
(usually in the form of Thyristor-Controlled
2.6. Classification Reactors) to consume VARs from the system,
There are different classifications for the FACTS lowering the system voltage. Under inductive
devices: (lagging) conditions, the capacitor banks are
Depending on the type of connection to the network automatically switched in, thus providing a higher
FACTS devices can differentiate four categories system voltage. They also may be placed near high
and rapidly varying loads, such as arc furnaces,
• serial controllers
where they can smooth flicker voltage. It is known
• derivation controllers
that the SVCs with an auxiliary injection of a suitable
• serial to serial controllers
signal can considerably improve the dynamic stability
• serial-derivation controllers
performance of a power system . It is observed that
SVC controls can significantly influence nonlinear
Depending on technological features, the FACTS
system behavior especially under high-stress
devices can be divided into two generations
operating conditions and increased SVC gains.
• first generation: used thyristors with ignition
controlled by gate(SCR).
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3.2.Thyristor-Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) From the power system dynamic stability viewpoint,
TCSC controllers use thyristor-controlled reactor the STATCOM provides better damping
(TCR) in parallel with capacitor segments of series characteristics than the SVC as it is able to transiently
capacitor bank. The combination of TCR and exchange active power with the system.
capacitor allow the capacitive reactance to be
smoothly controlled over a wide range and switched 4.2. Static Synchronous Series Compensator
upon command to a condition where the bi- (SSSC)
directional thyristor pairs conduct continuously and This device work the same way as the STATCOM. It
insert an inductive reactance into the line. has a voltage source converter serially connected to a
transmission line through a transformer. It is
TCSC is an effective and economical means of necessary an energy source to provide a continuous
solving problems of transient stability, dynamic voltage through a condenser and to compensate the
stability, steady state stability and voltage stability in losses of the VSC. A SSSC is able to exchange active
long transmission lines. TCSC, the first generation of and reactive power with the transmission system. But
FACTS, can control the line impedance through the if our only aim is to balance the reactive power, the
introduction of a thyristor controlled capacitor in energy source could be quite small. The injected
series with the transmission line. A TCSC is a series voltage can be controlled in phase and magnitude if
controlled capacitive reactance that can provide we have an energy source that is big enough for the
continuous control of power on the ac line over a purpose. With reactive power compensation only the
wide range. The functioning of TCSC can be voltage is controllable, because the voltage vector
comprehended by analyzing the behavior of a forms 90º degrees with the line intensity. In this case
variable inductor connected in series with a fixed the serial injected voltage can delay or advanced the
capacitor line current. This means that the SSSC can be
uniformly controlled in any value, in the VSC
3.3. Thyristor-Controlled Phase Shifter (TCPS) working slot.
In a TCPS control technique the phase shift angle is
determined as a nonlinear function of rotor angle and 4.3. Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC)
speed. However, in real-life power system with a A unified power flow controller (UPFC) is the most
large number of generators, the rotor angle of a single promising device in the FACTS concept. It has the
generator measured with respect to the system ability to adjust the three control parameters, i.e. the
reference will not be very meaningful. bus voltage, transmission line reactance, and phase
angle between two buses, either simultaneously or
4. SECOND GENERATION OF FACTS independently. A UPFC performs this through the
4.1. Static Compensator (STATCOM) control of the in-phase voltage, quadrature voltage,
The emergence of FACTS devices and in particular and shunt compensation. The UPFC is the most
GTO thyristor-based STATCOM has enabled such versatile and complex power electronic equipment
technology to be proposed as serious competitive that has emerged for the control and optimization of
alternatives to conventional SVC [21] A static power flow in electrical power transmission systems.
synchronous compensator (STATCOM) is a It offers major potential advantages for the static and
regulating device used on alternating current dynamic operation of transmission lines. The UPFC
electricity transmission networks. It is based on a was devised for the real-time control and dynamic
power electronics voltage-source converter and can compensation of ac transmission systems, providing
act as either a source or sink of reactive AC power to multifunctional flexibility required to solve many of
an electricity network. If connected to a source of the problems facing the power industry. Within the
power it can also provide active AC power. It is a framework of traditional power transmission
member of the FACTS family of devices. Usually a concepts, the UPFC is able to control, simultaneously
STATCOM is installed to support electricity or selectively, all the parameters affecting power flow
networks that have a poor power factor and often in the transmission line. Alternatively, it can
poor voltage regulation. There are however, other independently control both the real and reactive
uses, the most common use is for voltage stability. power flow in the line unlike all other controllers.
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power transmission networks. Also, the electricity different control schemes was also considered.
market is going toward open market and deregulation Performance comparison of different FACTS
creating an environment for forces of competition and controllers has been reviewed. The likely future
bargaining. FACTS devices can be an alternative to direction of FACTS technology, was discussed. In
reduce the flows in heavily loaded lines, resulting in addition, utility experience and major real-world
an increased load ability, low system loss, improved installations and semiconductor technology
stability of the network, reduced cost of production, development have been summarized. A brief review
and fulfilled contractual requirements by controlling of FACTS applications to optimal power flow and
the power flows in the network. Generally, the deregulated electricity market has been presented.
changing nature of the electricity supply industry is
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