FACTS PARA MEJORAR LA EFICACIA Y LA CALIDAD DE LOS SISTEMAS DE TRANSMISIÓN DE CORRIENTE ALTERNA

FACTS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF ALTERNATING CURRENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

Abstract

The power supply industry is un-dergoing change as a result of dereg-

ulation and political and economical détente in many parts of the world.

This new market environment puts growing demands for flexibility and

power quality into focus. Also, trade of electric power between countries is

gaining momentum, and wind power is starting to yield serious contribu-

tions to the generation balance.With FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems), more power can be transmitted with unimpeded availability at an invest-ment cost and time expenditure low-er, or in cases even far lower than it would cost to achieve the same with more extensive grids. Also, in many cases, money can be saved on a de-crease of power transmission losses.From an environmental point of view, FACTS enables the transmis-sion of power with less right-of-way impact than would otherwise be pos-sible. Furthermore, the saving in transmission losses may well bring

about a corresponding decrease in need for power generation.