TY - GEN
T1 - Applications of saturable-core reactors (SCR) in power systems
AU - Dimitrovski, A.
AU - Li, Z.
AU - Ozpineci, B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014/7/23
Y1 - 2014/7/23
N2 - The study of the saturable-core reactor (SCR) can be traced back to 1900's. Although commonly used in electronic circuit applications, SCR has seldom been used in power system applications. In recent years, power engineers have raised interest in exploring applications of SCR in power systems. The SCR is low-cost and durable. Its nature of using the magnetic field as control medium makes it more familiar and, perhaps, more easily accepted by power utilities. In this paper, the basic concept of SCR and some existing or potential applications of SCR in power systems are introduced. A project on the R&D of a SCR-based power flow controller has been funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. since early 2012. Some technical details of the project are presented and some preliminary results are highlighted.
AB - The study of the saturable-core reactor (SCR) can be traced back to 1900's. Although commonly used in electronic circuit applications, SCR has seldom been used in power system applications. In recent years, power engineers have raised interest in exploring applications of SCR in power systems. The SCR is low-cost and durable. Its nature of using the magnetic field as control medium makes it more familiar and, perhaps, more easily accepted by power utilities. In this paper, the basic concept of SCR and some existing or potential applications of SCR in power systems are introduced. A project on the R&D of a SCR-based power flow controller has been funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc. since early 2012. Some technical details of the project are presented and some preliminary results are highlighted.
KW - Fault current limiter
KW - Power electronics
KW - Power flow control
KW - Saturable-core reactor
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84908432066
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission and Distribution Conference
BT - Proceedings of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Transmission and Distribution Conference
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2014 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, T and D 2014
Y2 - 14 April 2014 through 17 April 2014
ER -