In recent years, non-linear loads on the distribution side are increasing rapidly. Notably, electric arc furnace (EAF) is most used load due to its diverse applications for industrial needs. However, EAF has some disadvantages like uneven of heat inside furnace, release unwanted gases, increased level harmonics, and Flickers in voltages. Specifically, power quality concerns more need comprehens...

Measurement of magnitude and frequency of the voltage flicker is very important for monitoring andcontrolling voltage flicker efficiently to improve the network power quality. This paper presents twonew methods for measurement of flicker signal parameters using Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm(SFLA) and Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA). This paper estimates fundamental voltage andflicker ...

This paper presents the improvement of transient stability of a multi-machine power system with a STATCOM. Transient stability improvement is essential from the view point of maintaining system security that is the incidence of a fault should not lead to tripping of generating unit due to loss of synchronism. Static synchronous compensator is widely used in power system to control power by inje...

This paper mainly studies the main circuit topology, the working principle, modulation technique and control strategy of the STATCOM based on H-bridge. The STATCOM direct power control algorithm based on the virtual flux is used to control the AC side reactive power compensation, and in accordance with the principle of conservation of power, the DC side voltage imbalance factors are analyzed, a...

This Paper presents the orientation procedure for diagnosing the power quality problems in different fault occurring conditions by using Distribution STATCOM (DSTATCOM) with linear loads. Here the resistance switching is used to get the pure sinusoidal voltage compensation. This modelling and simulation of D-STATCOM is achieved by using pure sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation Technique. The majo...

FACTS technology has considerable applications in power systems, such as; improving the steady stateperformance, damping the power system oscillations, controlling the power flow, and etc. STATCOM is oneof the most important FACTS devices used in the parallel compensation, enhancing transient stability andetc. Since three phase fault is widespread in power systems, in this paper STATCOM is used...

A current source converter (CSC) based static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) is a shunt flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) device, which has a vital role in stability support for transient instability and damping support for undesirable interarea oscillations in an interconnected power network. A robust pole-shifting based controller for CSC-STATCOM with damping stabilizer is proposed. ...

Flexible ac transmission systems (FACTS) controller can provide better control than conventional control and achieve fast control response time. Static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) is one of the key FACTS devices based on voltage source converter (VSC) technology whose capacitive or inductive output current can be controlled independent of the ac system voltage. In this review paper, the a...

A delta-connected STATCOM with cascade multilevel full H-bridge (FHB) converter has been applied for phase balancing and power factor correction of unbalanced load in a three-phase, three-wire power distribution system. In this paper, a feedforward compensation formula is presented for the STATCOM by using the symmetrical components method to compensate unbalanced load. Computer simulation is p...