Circuit-Level Comparison of STATCOM Technologies

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1084-1092
Journal / PublicationIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume18
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2003

Abstract

This paper performs a comprehensive circuit-level evaluation of four modern STATCOM systems, namely true-48-pulse and quasi-48-pulse STATCOMs, cascade multilevel and binary multilevel inverters. The comparison is based on a number of factors including circuit topology, harmonic distortion, system losses, GTO quantities, their specific applications, and other considerations. The theoretical results are verified by simulation with the use of MATLAB-Simulink Power System Blockset.

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  • FACTS, Multilevel inverter, STATCOM, Static VAR compensator

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Circuit-Level Comparison of STATCOM Technologies. / Lee, C. K.; Leung, Joseph S. K.; Hui, S. Y. Ron et al.

In: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 18, No. 4, 07.2003, p. 1084-1092.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62)21_Publication in refereed journalpeer-review