Grid Stabilization

STATCOM Technology
Providence Chapter

Event: Technical Meeting

Speaker: Ian Ramsay, Head Technical Sales – Grid Stabilization, Siemens-Energy
Date: Thursday February 17th, 2022
Time: 12.00pm to 1.00pm EST
Location: Webinar

ABSTRACT

Thyristor based Static Var Compensator (SVC) technology has been around since the start of the 1970’s. The
thyristor-based technology provided excellent reactive power compensation, however much of the design was based
around the system harmonics and the harmonics produced by the SVC itself. After many years of being the number
one parallel compensation technology there has been a shift since around 2008 to the newer STATCOM or Static
Synchronous Compensators technology.

BIOGRAPHY

Ian Ramsay joined Siemens in 1988. He has had many roles in the company over his
tenure, ranging from FACTS control system design and FACTS software programming
to commissioning. Ian programmed the control system for the world’s first ASC/TCSC
and wrote the software and commissioning the first Siemens containerized SVC.
Following on from that Ian spent time as a project manager for FACTS projects
including the first FSC to be built in China and then moved to Sales and Business
Development for FACTS devices. Ian spent about 5 years with GIS substations as
Regional Director for GIS substation for the US and Canada. After spending around 19 years in Germany, he and his
family moved to the US in 2008. After which he was Project Director for a Pump Storage Development project in
California. Since 2011 Ian has had numerous positions at Siemens now Siemens-Energy, including FACTS Business
Development, Director of Engineering, Director of Project Management and now Head of Technical Sales for Grid
Stabilization.

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