AEP UPFC Project: Installation, Commissioning and Operation of The ±160 MVA STATCOM[
作者:
C.Schauder, M.Gerhardt, E.Stacey,T.Lemark, L.Gyugyi. and etc.
所属专业方向:
电力电子与电力传动
摘要:
American Electric Power (AEP) has selected its Inez Substation in eastern Kentucky for the location of the world’s first Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) installation. Comprising two ±160MVA voltage-sourced GTO-thyristor-based inverters, this installation is not only the first practical demonstration of the UPFC concept, but also by far the highest power GTO-based Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) equipment ever installed. The installation will be the first demonstration of this type of this type of equipment connected in series with a transmission line. The project is a collaborative effort between divided into two connected inverters respectively. Phase I (installation and commissioning of the shunt inverter (STATCOM)) was completed successfully in July, 1997, and the STATCOM is now operational. Phase II is scheduled for completion in early 1998. This paper gives a brief background to the project, describes the installation and special features of the equipment, and reports on the Phase I commissioning and STATCOM operation.