Title: Understanding FACTS : Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission Systems Author: Laszlo Gyugyi, Narain G. Hingorani ISBN: 8126530405 / 9788126530403 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 432 Publisher: Wiley India Year: 2011 Availability: Out of Stock
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The Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) - a new technology based on power electronics - offers an opportunity to enhance controllability, stability, and power transfer capability of ac transmission systems. Pioneers in FACTS and leading world experts in power electronics applications, Narain G. Hingorani and Laszlo Gyugi, have teamed together to bring you the definitive book on FACTS technology.
Drs. Hingorani and Gyugi present a practical approach to FACTS that will enable electrical engineers working in the power industry to understand the principles underlying this advanced system. Understanding FACTS will enhance your expertise in equipment specifications and engineering design, and wiil offer you and informed view of the future of power electronics in ac transmission systems. This comprehensive reference book provides in-depth discussions on.
Power Semiconductor Devices
Voltage - Sourced and Current - Sourced Converters
Specific FACTS Controller, including SVC, STATCOM, TCSC, SSSC, UPFC, IPFC plus voltage regulators, phase shifters, and special Controllers with a detailed comparison of their performance attributes
Major FACTS applications in the U.S.
Understanding FACTS is an authoritative resource that is essential reading for electrical engineers who want to stay on the cusp of the power electronics revolution.
Preface.
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 : FACTS Concept and General System Considerations Chapter 2 : Power Semiconductor Devices Chapter 3 : Voltage - Sourced Converters Chapter 4 : Self - and Line - Commutated Current-Sourced Converters Chapter 5 : Static Shunt Compensators : SVC and STATCOM Chapter 6 : Static Series Compensators : GCSC, TSSC, TCSC, and SSSC Chapter 7 : Static Voltage and Phase Angle Regulators : TCVR and TCPAR Chapter 8 : Combined Compensators: Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) and Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC) Chapter 9 : Special Purpose Facts Controllers: NGH-SSR Damping Scheme and Thyristor-Controlled Braking Resistor Chapter 10 : Application Examples