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Flexible AC transmission systems: A status review

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With the availability of high power semiconductor switches with turn-off capability, voltage source converter based controllers for power transmission system applications have become a reality. Prototypes of some second generation Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) controllers like TCSC and STATCON have been installed. This paper presents a review of the progress in FACTS. A generalized description of FACTS controllers is also presented.

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Padiyar, K.R., Kulkarni, A.M. Flexible AC transmission systems: A status review. Sadhana 22, 781–796 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02745845

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