Static VAR Compensator

As electricity demand continues to rise rapidly, there is an immediate need to increase the quality and reliability of power supplying today’s highly complex and digital economy. Environmental concerns, permitting issues and high costs have slowed the expansion and rebuilding of the current power network. Solution options such as FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) devices can optimize new and existing transmission and distribution lines, making them highly efficient and capable of reliably delivering better quality power to satisfy rapidly growing energy demands.

AMSC is North America’s only static VAR compensator (SVC) manufacturer.

Our SVC is a solid-state FACTS device that provides dynamic reactive power compensation based on proven thyristor technology. The SVC provides many benefits at the transmission, distribution and even end-user level. As the transmission networks of the world trend toward higher power transfers and longer lines, they will be driven to become more efficient to meet rising energy demands.

Installing an SVC at appropriate locations in the network can help stabilize weak systems, minimize line losses, increase power transfer capability and can provide greater dynamic voltage control.

Benefits provided by AMSC’s SVC:

• Dynamic reactive power compensation
• Steady-state and transient stability enhancement
• Voltage regulation
• Power transfer capacity increase
• Three-phase voltage balancing
• Reduced transmission losses
• Flicker mitigation
• Oscillation damping
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