FACTS device benefit assessment studies on Commonwealth Edison`s power system. Volume 2, A study of STATCON use to improve voltage stability and power quality at Schaumburg substation: Final report
Under EPRI project RP3022-12, Ontario Hydro studied various solutions to improve the stability of the Byron plant; a nuclear plant located in north central Illinois, and owned by Commonwealth Edison (CE). The stability limitation, as identified by CE, is loss of synchronism under certain second local transmission contingencies, with both Byron units operating at full capacity during light system load levels. The identified stability limitation can be solved by the addition of a 345 kV circuit. However, a new circuit may not be a feasible solution. A braking resistor, switched shunt or series capacitors can also solve the stability problem. Shunt or series capacitors, or fast static exciters can improve the voltage dip which follows the fault clearing. More detailed technical and economic studies are needed to determine the preferred solution.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States). Power Systems Engineering Dept.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10161934
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-101933-Vol.2; ON: UN93014709; TRN: 93:001529
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Apr 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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