• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.329-334
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• 2005

The DSTATCOM(Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator) is one of the Custom Power Devices that can regulate voltage. The DSTATCOM operates as a shunt connected static var compensator whose capacitive or inductive output current can be controlled independent of the system voltage. The magnitude of the compensated voltage is limited by characteristics of the system and the load. Compensation capability of the DSTATCOM which can inject 1 MVAR reactive power was simulated by EMTDC under several conditions. This paper analyzes the effect of the DSTATCOM's compensation considering the length and kind of distribution line, the power factor and magnitude of the load, and the duration and magnitude of the voltage variation.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.2192-2201
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• 2016

Wind energy is currently the fastest-growing electricity source worldwide. The cost efficiency of wind generators must be high because these generators have to compete with other energy sources. In this paper, a system that utilizes an open-winding permanent-magnet synchronous generator is studied for wind-energy generation. The proposed system controls generated power through an auxiliary voltage source inverter. The VA rating of the auxiliary inverter is only a fraction of the system-rated power. An adjusted control system, which consists of two main parts, is implemented to control the generator power and the grid-side converter. This paper introduces a study on the effect of unbalanced voltages for the wind-generation system. The proposed system is designed and simulated using MATLAB/Simulink software. Theoretical and experimental results verify the validity of the proposed system to achieve the power management requirements for balanced and unbalanced voltage conditions of the grid.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.313-319
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• 2006

This paper addresses improving the voltage stability limit of interface flow between two different regions in an electric power system using the Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC). The paper presents a power flow analysis model of a SSSC, which is obtained from the injection model of a series voltage source inverter by adding the condition that the SSSC injection voltage is in quadrature with the current of the SSSC-installed transmission line. This model is implemented into the modified continuation power flow (MCPF) to investigate the effect of SSSCs on the interface flow. A methodology for determining the interface flow margin is simply briefed. As a case study, a 771-bus actual system is used to verify that SSSCs enhance the voltage stability limit of interface flow.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.332-341
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• 2014

A cascaded H-bridge multi-level STATCOM(STATic synchronous COMpensator), which is composed of many cell inverters with independent dc-sources, generates inevitably dc-side voltage unbalance among phases when it compensates unbalanced load. It comes from the difference of flowing active power in each phase when this compensator makes negative-sequence current to eliminate the unbalance of source-side current. However, this unbalance can be controlled by injecting zero-sequence current which is decoupled with grid currents, so the compensator can work well during this balancing process. Both a feedback control algorithm, which produces zero-sequence current proportional to dc-side voltage unbalance within each phase, and a feedforward control algorithm, which makes zero-sequence current directly from the compensator's negative-sequence current, were proposed. The dc-side voltage of each phase can be controlled stably by these proposed algorithms in both steady-state and transient, so the compensator can have fast response to satisfy control performance under rapid changing load. These balancing controllers were implemented and verified via simulation and experiment.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.244-253
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• 2019

Finite control set model-predictive control (FCS-MPC) has received increasing attentions due to its outstanding dynamic performance. It is being widely used in power converters and multilevel inverters. However, FCS-MPC requires a lot of calculations, especially for multilevel-cascaded H-bridge (CHB) static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs), since it has to take account of all the feasible voltage vectors of inverters. Hence, an improved five-segment space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) method based on the non-orthogonal static reference frames is proposed. The proposed SVPWM method has a lower number of switching states and requires fewer computations than the conventional method. As a result, it makes FCS-MPC more efficient for multilevel cascaded H-bridge STATCOMs. The partial cost function is adopted to sequentially solve for the reference current and capacitor voltage. The proposed FCS-MPC method can reduce the calculation burden of the FCS-MPC strategy, and reduce both the switching frequency and power losses. Simulation and experimental results validate the excellent performance of the proposed method when compared with the conventional approach.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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• v.48 no.12
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• pp.1507-1513
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• 1999

This paper describes simulation and experimental results to analyze the dynamic characteristics of STATCOM, which is connected to the ac system for compensation the power factor and improving the voltage stability. The simulation and experimental results confirm that the scaled model for STATCOM can properly compesate the power factor of the load and regulate the bus voltage at the common connection point.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.173-174
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• 2014

STATCOM은 전기로와 같은 무효전력 부하원에서 전원 안정화를 목적으로 산업응용분야에 널리 적용되고 있다. 하지만 시스템 비용 절감 등의 이유로 커패시터 뱅크와 함게 운용되는 Hybrid STATCOM의 적용이 요구되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 포스코ICT에서 개발한 5Mvar Hybrid STATCOM(static synchronous compensator)에 대해 기술하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.524-525
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• 2013

(주)효성에서는 FACTS(Flexible AC Transmission System) 기기 중 하나인 1 MVA STATCOM(Static synchronous Compensator)을 개발하여 제주 행원의 풍력단지에 설치하였으며, 이에 대한 실증운전 및 시험을 완료하였다. STATCOM은 연계된 전력계통의 상황에 맞게 일정전압 제어 및 무효전력 제어모드로 운전되며, 이를 이용하여 계통전압의 안정화에 기여함으로써 전력품질을 향상시키는 역할을 한다. 본 논문에서는 1 MVA STATCOM의 실증운전을 통해 전력품 질향상 사례를 분석하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.49 no.8
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• pp.522-528
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• 2000

In this paper, a static synchronous compensator(STATCOM), which in general compensates reactive power, is proposed in order to balance the unbalanced loads. Reference values for the compensation of the unbalanced loads currents are determined by 3-phase circuit analysis result. Also the STATCOM control unit is designed considering the proposed compensation scheme for the unbalanced loads. As a result, the effectiveness of the STATCOM for balancing the load currents is verified by computer simulations.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.229-237
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 멀티브리지 인버터로 구성된 SSSC를 제안하였다. SSSC의 동적특성을 분석하기 위해서 1기 무한모선 전력계통에 SSSC를 연결한 것을 가정하고 EMTP 시뮬레이션을 수행하였고, 축소모형 실험으로 그 특성을 확인하였다. 다중브리지 SSSC는 한 상당 6개의 단상 풀브리지 인버터로 구성되었고, 13-레벨 출력전압을 얻을 수 있다. 다중브리지 SSSC는 전압 주입을 위한 연계 변압기가 필요하기 않고, 전력계통에서 요구되는 동작전압에 따라 브리지 수를 가감하여 용이하게 구성할 수 있다.