HVDC/FACTS for Grid Services in Electric Power Systems

• Other Authors: Maza-Ortega, José M. (Editor), Gómez-Expósito, Antonio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; VSC-HVDC; unbalanced grid conditions; double frequency ripples; power compensation; passive-based control; disturbance observer; dynamic capacitor; inductive unbalanced load; reactive power compensation; imbalance suppression; compensation ability; HVDC transmission; hybrid multi-terminal HVDC; LCC; MTDC; power system analysis; VSC; breakers; hybrid DC circuit breaker; fault current limiters; non-superconducting fault current limiters; current-limiting inductors; voltage source converter; FACTS; grid services; CHIL; PHIL; lab testing; field testing; standards; STATCOM; replica; review; korean power system; subsynchronous resonance (SSR); synchronous voltage reversal (SVR); thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC); test signal method; virtual synchronous machine; synchronous power controller; power quality; harmonics; hybrid power quality compensation system; the thyristor-controlled L and C-type filter (TCL-CTF); ancillary services; HVDC systems; loss management; frequency control; voltage and reactive power control; black start; congestion management; distribution networks; hybrid AC/DC networks; power systems; high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission; HVDC systems based on voltage source converters (VSC-HVDC); multi-terminal; transient stability; control strategies; communication latency; power oscillations; UPFC; non-linear control; neural network; model reference control; High voltage direct current (HVDC); continuous commutation failures; DC blocking; emergency power support; stability
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Electric power systems are headed for a true changing of the guard, due to the urgent need for achieving sustainable energy delivery. Fortunately, the development of new technologies is driving the transition of power systems toward a carbon-free paradigm while maintaining the current standards of quality, efficiency, and resilience. The introduction of HVDC and FACTS in the 20th century, taking advantage of dramatic improvements in power electronics and control, gave rise to unprecedented levels of flexibility and speed of response in comparison with traditional electromechanical devices. This flexibility is nowadays required more than ever in order to solve a puzzle with pieces that do not always fit perfectly. This Special Issue aims to address the role that FACTS and HVDC systems can play in helping electric power systems face the challenges of the near future.