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  • pbk. International Edition. Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 FACTS Concept and General System Considerations 2 Power Semiconductor Devices 3 Voltage-Sourced Converters 4 Self- and Line-Commutated Current-Sourced Converters 5 Static Shunt Compensators SVC and STATCOM 6 Static Series Compensators GCSC TSSC TCSC and SSSC 7 Static Voltage and Phase Angle Regulators TCVR and TCPAR 8 Combined Compensators Unified Power Flow Controller UPFC and Interline Power Flow Controller IPFC 9 Special Purpose Facts Controllers NGH-SSR Damping Scheme and Thyristor-Controlled Braking Resistor Application Examples IndexThe Flexible AC transmission System FACTS a new technology based on power electronics offers an opportunity to enhance controllability stability and power transfer capability of AC transmission systems Pioneers in FACTS and leading world experts in power electronics applications Narain G Hingorani and Laszio Gyugyi have teamed together to bring you the definitive book on FACTS technologyDrs Hingorani and Gyugyi present a practical approach to FACTS that will enable electrical engineers working in the power industry to understand the principles underlying this advanced system Understanding FACTS will enhance your expertise in equipment specifications and engineering design and will offer you an informed view of the future of power electronics in AC transmission system This comprehensive reference book provides in depth discussions on Power semiconductor devices Voltage sourced and current sourced converters Specific FACTS controllers including SVC STATCOM TCSC SSSC UPFC IPFC plus voltage regulators phase shifters and special controllers with a detailed comparison of their performance attributes Major FACTS applications in the US Understanding FACTS is an authoritative resource that is essential reading for electrical engineers who want to say on the cusp of the power electronics revolution 452 pp.