IEEE Seminar: Distribution VAR Compensator (D-SVC) System Technical Talk

Please join IEEE Richland Power and Energy (and WSUTC IEEE student section) Chapter for a technical talk and appetizers
Title: Distribution VAR Compensator (D-SVC) System
Day:   Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
Time:  Social 5:30pm-6:00pm
Talk 6:00pm-7:00pm
Place: WSU-TC, Room 252 West Building
2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354

Abstract
Power quality has become a major utility issue as they seek to isolate the customers who cause voltage sags and flicker from other utility customers on the same circuits. Voltage sags, transients and voltage flicker are the most common power quality problems. Sags, temporary reductions in voltage, will cause loss of motor capacity and can interrupt sensitive customer operations, interfering with variable-speed drives, relays and robotics. Sags and flicker are not isolated to the facility that causes it; others miles away from the source of the problem but on the same circuit can be adversely affected.
The AMSC D-SVC systemís advanced design utilizes solid state switching for fast accurate VAR compensation connected at the distribution voltage level and provides a cost-effective, highly reliable solution that allows large electric loads to operate on the AC power system while minimizing the impacts of voltage sags and flicker problems. AMSCís D-SVC system automatically applies VARs on a cycle-by-cycle basis to maintain steady line voltages adjacent to large inductive loads such as motors, welders, arc furnaces, and pipeline pumping stations. The D-SVC uses AMSCís proven transmission-level D-VARÆ STATCOM control platform to bring a transmission-level solution to the distribution environment.