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Design, Fabrication and Implementation of Microcontroller Controlled Static Var Compensator

by G. Premkumar, B. Muthukumar
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 81 - Number 19
Year of Publication: 2013
Authors: G. Premkumar, B. Muthukumar
10.5120/14275-2433

G. Premkumar, B. Muthukumar . Design, Fabrication and Implementation of Microcontroller Controlled Static Var Compensator. International Journal of Computer Applications. 81, 19 ( November 2013), 43-50. DOI=10.5120/14275-2433

@article{ 10.5120/14275-2433,
author = { G. Premkumar, B. Muthukumar },
title = { Design, Fabrication and Implementation of Microcontroller Controlled Static Var Compensator },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { November 2013 },
volume = { 81 },
number = { 19 },
month = { November },
year = { 2013 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 43-50 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume81/number19/14275-2433/ },
doi = { 10.5120/14275-2433 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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Abstract

Power factor correction is vital in present society. The two key benefits of power factor correction, which includes reduced power costs and higher system capacity. Implementation of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) improves the power factor, power transfer capability and voltage stability. The shunt type of FACTS controller is used to either absorb or inject VARs into the system, thereby compensating reactive power. The design, fabrication and testing of microcontroller controlled Static VAR Compensator (SVC) consisting of Thyristor Controlled reactor (TCR) and Thyristor Switched Capacitor (TSC) are dealt with in this paper. A microcontroller is used to calculate the load displacement power factor (DPF) and for executing the fuzzy logic control scheme for TCR branch. The details of the design, fabrication, test results of Thyristor Controlled Reactor and Thyristor Switched Capacitor and their capability to improve their power factor performance are the main aim of this paper.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Displacement power factor Firing angle Fuzzy logic Harmonics Reactive load microcontroller Residential load Static var compensator Triac True power Factor.