TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) on Voltage Stability and Transmission Losses of Electric Power Systems
AU - Mark Ndubuka, Nwohu 
JO  - International Journal of Electrical and Power Engineering
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
SP  - 13
EP  - 17
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1990-7958
DO  - ijepe.2011.13.17
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijepe.2011.13.17
KW  - voltage stability
KW  -Nigeria
KW  -transmission losses
KW  -STATCOM
KW  -FACTS devices
KW  -Electric power systems
AB  - This study investigates the effects of applying Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) to electric power systems with losses. The northeast and part of northwest of the Nigerian grid system is chosen for a case study in order to characterize the performance of the entire power systems and infer at what point or under what condition, the system can suffer from emergency voltage instability. The intent is to examine whether such FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission System) device can be effective in minimizing the transmission losses and improve the voltage stability. Simulation results carried out in the PSCAD/EMTDC environment are presented to show the significant reduction of power losses in transmission lines and improvement of voltage stability with STATCOM.
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