Performance Comparison of Circuits for Pole-Mounted STATCOM Using SiC Devices
| Autor: | Atsuhiko Kuzumaki, Hiroshi Mochikawa, Takeru Murao, Masahiro Takasaki, Tadao Ishikawa, Toshiaki Kikuma, Kazuya Kodani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Engineering
business.industry Switching frequency Energy Engineering and Power Technology AC power Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Level number law.invention Distribution system law Performance comparison Electronic engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Transformer Electronic circuit Voltage |
| Zdroj: | Electrical Engineering in Japan. 192:54-64 |
| ISSN: | 0424-7760 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/eej.22506 |
| Popis: | SUMMARY The recent years have seen an increasing trend in the cumulative installed capacity of distributed generators. As a result, voltage management may become difficult in existing power distribution systems in the future. A STATCOM (STAtic synchronous COMpensator) is a promising option for solving this problem because it can control reactive power rapidly and continuously. For a distribution system, STATCOM needs to be pole-mounted to realize its low cost. However, a transformer for a STATCOM is large and heavy, and hence it is difficult to install a STATCOM on a distribution pole. We adopt a transformerless STATCOM to reduce STATCOM size and use SiC devices with low-loss performance to obtain a more compact and efficient STATCOM. There are a large number of circuits available for a STATCOM, and there has been considerable research on performance comparisons among these circuits. However, these comparisons were drawn under different conditions, including switching frequency and level number for the circuits. In addition, these comparisons do not include the use of SiC devices. We made an equitable comparison for a 100 kVa pole-mounted STATCOM using SiC devices. We discuss the performance and characteristics of each circuit in terms of efficiency and volume. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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