The Impact Study of a Statcom on Commutation Failures in an HVDC Inverter Feeding a Weak AC System

Mohamed Khatir; Sid-Ahmed Zidi; Mohammed-Karim Fellah; Samir Hadjeri; Mohamed Flitti

doi:10.2478/v10187-012-0014-x

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The Impact Study of a Statcom on Commutation Failures in an HVDC Inverter Feeding a Weak AC System

Journal of Electrical Engineering

Volume 63 (2012): Issue 2 (March 2012)

By: Mohamed Khatir, Sid-Ahmed Zidi, Mohammed-Karim Fellah, Samir Hadjeri and Mohamed Flitti

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|Apr 2012

Abstract

The Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) devices are pure power electronics devices that use voltage source, IGBT, IGCT or GTO based converters to generate reactive current. This paper illustrates the effect of STATCOM connected whit an HVDC inverter feeding a weak AC network, on the recovery from commutation failures following AC side disturbances. MATLAB/SIMULINK simulation results have demonstrated the robust performance of the proposed system based on the first CIGRÉ HVDC Benchmark model against commutation failures.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-012-0014-x | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632

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Language: English

Page range: 95 - 102

Published on: Apr 20, 2012

Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

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Keywords:

HVDC inverter,

Commutation failures,

STATCOM

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Engineering,

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© 2012 Mohamed Khatir, Sid-Ahmed Zidi, Mohammed-Karim Fellah, Samir Hadjeri, Mohamed Flitti, published by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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Volume 63 (2012): Issue 2 (March 2012)