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HVDC, FACTS and Power Electronic Links

ECE 529 Utility Applications of Power Electronics

Spring 2008

FACTS Links

IEEE Power Engineering Society DC and Flexible AC Transmission Subcommittee: http://www.ece.uidaho.edu/hvdcfacts/

IEEE Emerging Practices in Technology Report on VSI Based FACTS Devices (PDF Format): http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/ept/ac_transmission.pdf

ABB's Reactive Compensation Page: http://www.abb.com/powersystems

Mitsubishi Electric: http://www.meppi.com/eng_analysis.html

Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution USA: http://www.ptd.siemens.com/prods/FPQD/index.html

General Electric TCSC: http://www.geindustrial.com/industrialsystems/products/powertrans/cap_reactcompen.shtml

HVDC Links

Series of articles on HVDC transmission from IEEE Power and Energy Magazine (IEEE Power Engineering Society Membership required): http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pes/public/2007/mar/index.html>

IEEE Spectrum Article on HVDC Transmission Systems : http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/publicaccess/9604teaser/9604pow1.html>

ABB's HVDC Page: http://www.abb.com/powersystems

ABB's HVDC Light Page: http://www.abb.com/powersystems

Manitoba HVDC Reseasrch Centre: http://www.hvdc.ca

Custom Power and Power Quality Links

S&C Electric Company: http://www.sandc.com/applications/powerquality.asp
Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution USA: http://www.ptd.siemens.com/prods/FPQD/index.html
General Electric Devices: http://www.geindustrial.com/industrialsystems/products/powertrans/cap_reactcompen.shtml

IEEE Task Force on Distribution Custom Power http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1409/

IEEE Custom Power Panel Sessions http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1409/panels.html

Power Quality Assurance Magazine: http://www.powerquality.com/

Electrotek International: http://www.electrotek.com/

Distributed Generation and Storage

American Superconductor D-SMES: http://www.amsuper.com/utility.htm

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Docs: http://www.nrel.gov/publications/