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The chapter starts with a brief introduction of the SVC technology and then provides a number of typical applications of the Static Var Compensator (SVC) from around the world. Some application examples are general transmission system applications, where the purpose of the SVC is to regulate and support the AC voltage and to minimize the over- and undervoltages that may occur during various faults and events in the network. Some examples demonstrate the ability to improve the power quality, e.g., due to disturbing loads such as arc furnaces, wind farms, traction loads, etc. Some SVC applications demonstrate the capability of the SVC to damp power system oscillations and to increase the power transmission capabilities of the AC system.
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Rao, H. et al. (2019). Application Examples of SVC. In: Nilsson, S. (eds) Flexible AC Transmission Systems . CIGRE Green Books. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71926-9_12-1
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