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Reactive compensation techniques for increasing loadability of long primary distribution lines

Mohagheghi, S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2005

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1109/NAPS.2005.1560530
  3. Publisher: 2005
  4. Abstract:
  5. Electric networks often consist of remote cities or villages with low population densities, which consume a considerably small amount of energy. This can be in the order of a few megawatts for places that are up to 100 km away from the source. Typical uncompensated primary distribution lines are not an effective option for these situations, since line loadability drastically decreases as the line length is increased. Increasing the voltage level, on the other hand, is not cost effective. This paper investigates different reactive compensation techniques for increasing the loadability of these lines. Effect of series capacitors, shunt capacitors and voltage regulating transformers in such systems, as separate or combined configurations, have been analyzed and compared
  6. Keywords:
  7. Capacitors ; Cost effectiveness ; Electric loads ; Electric power distribution ; Electric transformers ; Energy utilization ; Distribution system ; Line loadability ; Series compensation ; Shunt compensation ; Voltage regulating transformer ; Electric lines
  8. Source: 37th Annual North American Power Symposium, 2005, Ames, IA, 23 October 2005 through 25 October 2005 ; Volume 2005 , 2005 , Pages 233-237 ; 0780392558 (ISBN); 9780780392557 (ISBN)
  9. URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1560530