Notes for Flexible AC Transmission System - FACT by Mir Elahi

Transmission Interconnections, Flow of Power in an AC System, What limits the Loading Capability, Power Flow and Dynamic Stability Considerations of a Transmission Interconnection, Relative Importance of Controllable Parameters, Basic Types of FACTS Controllers, Basic Description and Definitions of FACTS Controllers.

Objectives of Shunt Compensation, Methods of Controllable VAR Generation, Static VAR Compensators, SVC and STATCOM.

Objective of Series Compensation (GCSC, TSSC, TCSC), Variable Impedance Type Series Compensators, Switching Converter Type Series Compensators (SSSC)

Introduction, Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC), The Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC)

Question for Practice