Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has announced its development of the SVC-Diamond static synchronous compensator (STATCOM), a voltage source converter (VSC) shunt reactive power compensator with a modular ...

Fast control of reactive power by means of shunt-connected static devices is a proven technology. SVCs are still considered a competitive solution to meet the future needs of reactive power ...

The optimisation of distributed generation and static compensators addresses the increasingly complex task of balancing active and reactive power in modern distribution grids. By strategically ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. Type II compensators are widely used in the control loops for power converters. However, there are cases where the ...

Transient stability refers to the capacity of an electrical power network to maintain synchronism when subjected to large disturbances such as short circuits or sudden loss of generation. Ensuring ...

Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna S.p.A. has ordered two static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) systems for grid stabilization from Siemens Energy. It is Siemens Energy’s first ...

Due to their versatility, ease of design, and low cost, flyback converters have become one of the most widely used topologies in power electronics. Its structure derives from one of the three basic ...