Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS), Volume I

In Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS), Volume I, you'll learn ...

• Principles of operation for high voltage alternating current (HVAC) transmission lines
• Control of power flow in HVAC transmission lines
• How FACTS technology increases the steady-state and/or transient stability operating regions of the system
• Benefits of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) systems

Overview

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Credit: 4 PDH

Length: 52 pages

This course covers Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) devices, which can be employed to improve stability and increase the load-carrying capacity of a high-voltage electric system.

There are many types of FACTS devices, and several devices are discussed in this series. Volume I of this two-volume series explains the basics of electric power system operation and provides an overview of the FACTS controllers, and offers an in-depth look at one of the earliest FACTS devices, which is the Static Var Compensator (VAR).

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The concepts of FACTS devices
• How FACTS devices can increase power transfer
• The operational limitations of HVAC transmission systems
• The types of compensation techniques
• The operation of a static var compensator (SVC)

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 29 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.