A Probe into Reactive Power Management in Renewable Energy System using Facts Devices
Honey Baby1, J. Jayakumar2
1Honey Baby*, Research Scholar, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India.
2J. Jayakumar, Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India.
Manuscript received on September 16, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 26 September, 2019. | Manuscript published on October 10, 2019. | PP: 619-626 | Volume-8 Issue-12, October 2019. | Retrieval Number: J92550881019/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.J9255.1081219
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Abstract: In the modern era, most of the utility grid is connected with Renewable Energy resources (RERs). In addition to this, many power electronic converters and reactive power compensating devices are also incorporated into the existing grid. This makes the system complicated. Penetration of renewable energy resources affect many power system parameters like grid stability, quality of power, reactive power balance and Sufficient energy utilization. However, the Distributed Generation (DG) towards the power electronic interface creates some critical power quality events such as reactive power management, harmonics and voltage profile which makes the distributed system become a polluted one. This paper depicts the review of modelling and incorporation of various reactive power compensating devices like TCSC, SVC and STATCOM into RES. Power generation model of solar, wind and fuel farm is discussed in this paper. Reactive power compensating devices and its location and sizing are important for the stable and secure operation of the electric grid. Consequently, power quality issues, real-time interconnection issues and policies related to reactive power management are in this paper.
Keywords: Reactive Power Management, Renewable Energy Resources, Distributed Generation, Power Quality, FACTS devices.
Scope of the Article: Renewable Energy