Single-phase STATCOM for feeding system of Tokaido Shinkansen

In the Tokaido Shinkansen, SVCs (static var compensators) have been installed at the single-phase feeder side in select substations to reduce the descent in the feeding voltage. A single-phase STATCOM (static synchronous compensator), called an RPC (railway static power conditioner), consists of a b...

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Main Authors: Horita, Yasuhisa, Morishima, Naoki, Kai, Masahiko, Onishi, Mitsuru, Masui, Takeshi, Noguchi, Masaki
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Automatic voltage control
Control systems
Power system simulation
Power systems
Rail transportation
RPC
Shinkansen
STATCOM
Static power converters
Static VAr compensators
Substations
SVC
Testing
Voltage control
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Summary:In the Tokaido Shinkansen, SVCs (static var compensators) have been installed at the single-phase feeder side in select substations to reduce the descent in the feeding voltage. A single-phase STATCOM (static synchronous compensator), called an RPC (railway static power conditioner), consists of a back-to-back converter whose AC terminals are connected to the two power systems of a Scott transformer. When the two terminals of the RPC are connected to a single power system, the RPC can operate as an SVC. RPCs can both control the feeder voltage and equalize the unbalanced power flow between the two single-phase power systems. In this paper, we present the simulator test and field test results of the RPCs installed in select substations of the Tokaido Shinkansen.
DOI:10.1109/IPEC.2010.5544532