In the study of electrical engineering, power factor comes up quite often in terms of its various mathematical definitions, but people seem to overlook its real-world relevance. Though there are some regulations governing power factor, the way residential users are billed for electricity often leaves us in blissful ignorance of the importance of power factor. [...]
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A Quick Primer on Power Factor
Posted in Electrical Engineering, tagged Economics, Electrical Engineering, Infrastructure, Power Factor, Power Systems, Synchronous Machines on 27 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FACTS: Thyristor-Controlled Series Compensation
Posted in Electrical Engineering, tagged Power Systems, FACTS, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Infrastructure on 6 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thyristor-Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC) is used in power systems to dynamically control the reactance of a transmission line in order to provide sufficient load compensation. The benefits of TCSC are seen in its ability to control the amount of compensation of a transmission line, and in its ability to operate in different modes. These traits [...]
FACTS: Series Compensation
Posted in Electrical Engineering, tagged Power Systems, FACTS, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Infrastructure on 30 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The main purpose of series compensation in power systems is to decrease the reactive impedance of the transmission line to reduce voltage drop over long distances and to reduce the Ferranti effect. By adding series capacitors to the line, engineers can compensate for the physical inductance inherent in the transmission line. The voltage drop across the [...]
