Comparative Analysis of Reactive Power Compensation Devices in a Real Electric Substation

Hanan Tariq; Stanislaw Czapp; Sarmad Tariq; Khalid Mehmood Cheema; Aqarib Hussain; Ahmad H. Milyani; Sultan Alghamdi; Z. M. Salem Elbarbary

doi:10.3390/en15124453

Energies (Jun 2022)

Comparative Analysis of Reactive Power Compensation Devices in a Real Electric Substation

Hanan Tariq,
Stanislaw Czapp,
Sarmad Tariq,
Khalid Mehmood Cheema,
Aqarib Hussain,
Ahmad H. Milyani,
Sultan Alghamdi,
Z. M. Salem Elbarbary

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Hanan Tariq: Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 str., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Stanislaw Czapp: Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12 str., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Sarmad Tariq: National Transmission and Despatch Company, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Khalid Mehmood Cheema: Department of Electronic Engineering, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
Aqarib Hussain: College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Ahmad H. Milyani: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Sultan Alghamdi: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Z. M. Salem Elbarbary: Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15124453
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 12
p. 4453

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A constant worldwide growing load stress over a power system compelled the practice of a reactive power injection to ensure an efficient power network. For this purpose, multiple technologies exist in the knowledge market out of which this paper emphasizes the usage of the flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) and presents a comparative study of the static var compensator (SVC) with the static synchronous compensator (STATCOM), inducted in a real electric substation. The aim is to improve the power factor (PF) and power quality and to encounter reliably extreme conditions. A 220 kV electric substation was opted for the analysis, and both the static and dynamic conditions were observed with the help of a power system analysis tool termed PowerFactory-DIgSILENT. Multiple aspects were investigated via software simulations to assess the performance of the aforementioned FACTS devices, such as the voltage profile evaluation via the load flow analysis method (LFA), the harmonic response via the power quality and harmonic analysis tool, and the short-circuit response via the RMS simulation tool. The outcomes were verified and compared with permissible values included in the universal standards, such as IEC and IEEE. The superiority of the STATCOM over the SVC was proven in light of the simulative results.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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