Understanding FACTS : Concepts and Technology of Flexible AC Transmission Systems

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.

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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

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