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Control system for a PWM-based STATCOM

P. García-González, A. García-Cerrada

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery Vol. 15, nº. 4, pp. 1252 - 1257

Summary:

The always-increasing switching frequency of modern solid-state power switches together with the application of multi-converter topologies, make it possible to use Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) in high power applications of STATCOMs (STATic Synchronous COMpensators). This paper proposes and details a control system for a PWM-based STATCOM. First of all, a discrete-time model of the STATCOM is derived to take into account the discrrete-time implementation of the controller. Secondly, the control algorithm is detailed. It nsures decoupled control of the real and reactive power exchange between the power converter and the electric-energy system. This is necessary to control the d.c. capaitor voltage during transients f the exchanged reactive power. Finally, the control of the capacitor voltage is explanied in detail. The controller is tailored to keep the capacitor voltage almost constant in spite of the fast control of the reactive power. This helps to reduce the capacitor size significantly. The main contributions will be illuestrated using a 15kVA laboratory prototype.


Keywords: STATCOM, reactive power compensator, PWM inverter


JCR Impact Factor and WoS quartile: 3,800 - Q2 (2023)

DOI reference: DOI icon https://doi.org/10.1109/61.891511

Published on paper: October 2000.

Published on-line: October 2000.



Citation:
P. García-González, A. García-Cerrada, Control system for a PWM-based STATCOM. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. Vol. 15, nº. 4, pp. 1252 - 1257, October 2000. [Online: October 2000]


    Research topics:
  • *Power Electronics and Control Systems

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