Modelling STATCOM into Power Systems
H. [Link], Member, IEEE
University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
Abstract - This paper establishes the linearized PhillipsHeffron model of a power system installed with a STATCOM
and demonstrates the applications of the model in analysing
the damping effect of the STATCOM and designing
STATCOM stabilizer to improve power system oscillation
stability. Both cases of single-machine infinite-bus and multimachine power systems are studied and an example power
system is presented, which show the negative damping
influence of STATCOM DC voltage regulator on power
system oscillations and effectiveness of STATCOM stabilizer
superimposed on STATCOM AC voltage regulator to
counterattack the negative damping effect.
Fig. 1 is a single-machine infinite-bus power system
installed with a STATCOM. Its full linearized PhillipsHefli-onmodel is
11. PHILLIPS-HEFFRONMODEL
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The Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) is
based on the principle that a voltage source inverter
generates a controllable AC voltage source behind a
transformer leakage reactance so that the voltage difference
across the reactance produces active and reactive power
exchange between the STATCOM and the transmission
network. In [l] and [2], a unified Phillips-Hefion model of
a power system is established for three major types of
FACTS devices installed in the system, Static Var
Compensator(SVC),
Thyristor-Controlled
Series
Compensator (TCSC) and Thyristor-Controlled Phase
Shifter (TCPS). Subsequently, the model has been used for
the analysis and design of damping functions of these three
FACTS devices. Hence in this paper, the Phillips-Heffkon
model of power systems installed with a STATCOM is
derived, which turns out to have the same configuration of
the unified model for SVC, TCSC and TCPS. Thus the
STATCOM is added into the category of FACTS devices to
be described by the unified Phillips-Heeon model.
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Keyword: STATCOM, power system oscillation stability,
damping control
I. INTRODUCTION
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For a multi-machine power system installed with a
STATCOM, the full linearized model obtained has the same
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111. APPLICATIONS
The DC voltage regulator of the STATCOM controls
the DC voltage across the DC capacitor of the STATCOM.
which adopts PI control. Simple analysis based on the
linearized model of the power system presented above
indicates that the proportional control of the DC voltage
regulator of the STATCOM provides the power system with
negative damping torque. Whilst the integral control of the
DC voltage regulator contributes no damping to system
oscillations. This application of the linearized PhillipsHeffion model is confirmed by the computational and
simulation results in an example power system.
IV. REFERENCES
[l] [Link] and [Link], 'An unified model for the
FACTS devices in damping power system
oscillations Part I: single-machine infinite-bus power
systems', IEEE Trans. on Power Delivery, V01.12, No.2,
pp94 1-926,1997
[2] [Link], [Link] and [Link], 'An unified model for
the analysis of FACTS devices in damping power system
oscillations Part 11: multi-machine power systems', IEEE
Trans. on Power Delivery, Vo1.13, No.4, 33131355-1362,
1998
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Fig. 1 A STATCOM installed in a single-machine infinite-bus
power system
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