The STATCOM is one of the shunt type FACTS controllers which can supply reactive power and improve bus voltage. STATCOM has advantages like transient free switching and smooth variation of reactive power. This paper deals with the comparison of five level and seven level based STATCOM systems. Usually DC output from the PV source is amplified using a single boost converter. The output of the bo...

This paper deals with the modeling and simulation of Distribution Static Compensator (D-STATCOM) for voltage sag mitigation. The D-STATCOM simulation model consists of 12-pulse inverter, which is connected in shunt with the system. A generalized sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) technique was developed in the proposed controller for fast control action of the D-STATCOM. Simulations of th...

This paper deals with simulation of STATCOM used for harmonic reduction with the aid of multilevel VSI circuit. The harmonics in STATCOM due to the voltage ripple are reduced. As a result, the size of inductor and DC capacitor can be reduced. The STATCOM has the great advantage of a fewer number of devices. The VSI is extremely fast in response to reactive power change. The simulation of the ST...

In this study, the performance of supplementary stabilizer for static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) tuned based on particle swarm optimization method in order to improvement of dynamic stability is studied. Since STATCOM is usually used for damping Low Frequency Oscillations (LFO), a supplementary stabilizer is incorporated with STATCOM to reach the mentioned purpose. As a heuristic optimiz...

In this study, the performance of supplementary stabilizer for static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) tuned based on simulated annealing in order to improvement of dynamic stability is studied. Since STATCOM is usually used for damping Low Frequency Oscillations (LFO), a supplementary stabilizer is incorporated with STATCOM to reach the mentioned purpose. Simulated Annealing (SA) as a heurist...

This paper presents the comparison of Push-Pull Inverter and Z-Source Inverter based Static Compensators (STATCOM).The closed loop system with STATCOM is modeled and simulated using the blocks of MATLAB/SIMULINK.Voltage sag mitigation using Push-Pull Inverter and ZSource Inverter are presented. The present work proposes Z-Source Inverter and Push-Pull Inverter based STATCOM for the control of r...

Problem statement: The critical clearing time provides very important role of the robustness in power system. The Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) has been accepted to be equipped in modern power system. This study presents the method to evaluate the Critical Clearing Time (CCT) of the system equipped with a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM). Approach: The parameter on STATCOM is...

A current source converter (CSC) based static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) is a shunt flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) device, which has a vital role as a stability support for small and large transient instability in an interconnected power network. A robust linear quadratic regulator (LQR) based controller for CSCSTATCOM is proposed. In this paper, LQR based CSC-STATCOM is designe...

A hybrid-STATCOM in three-phase power system is proposed and discussed as a costeffective reactive power compensator for medium voltage level application is proposed in this paper. Because of these prominent characteristics, the system costs can be greatly reduced. Its V-I characteristic is then analyzed, discussed, and compared with traditional STATCOM and capacitive-coupled STATCOM (C-STATCOM...

The D-STATCOM is a shunt connected FACTS device which supplies reactive power to the load to improve the voltage stability of the load busses. The D-STAT COM in multi bus system is capable of reducing the losses and improving the voltage regulation.This work deals with comparison of Push Pull and Voltage Inverter based D-STATCOM for multi bus system. Eight bus system is modeled using the elemen...