POWER FACTORS IN THE NSW HV

TRANSMISSION NETWORK
TEGAN DOBLINGER
SUPERVISOR: DR EVAN FRANKLIN
INTRODUCTION

The cost of electricity is rising

The demand for electricity is increasing
Power systems worldwide are heavily stressed causing them to be operated
closer to their stability limits
There is a push to reduce losses and improve the efficiency of high voltage
transmission networks
Cost effective solutions are preferred over network extensions
WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Network extension
Distributed generation
Power factor correction
Load control
THE NEW SOUTH WALES HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION NETWORK
THE NEW SOUTH WALES HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION NETWORK
THE NEW SOUTH WALES HIGH VOLTAGE
TRANSMISSION NETWORK
POWER FACTORS PRESENT IN THE NSW HV
NETWORK
MY RESEARCH QUESTION

Would improving power factors throughout the New South Wales high voltage
transmission network be beneficial in reducing network losses?
POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

Capacitor banks are used to improve the power factor of inductive loads in
order to reduce the reactive current carried by transmission lines and
transformers.
Power reactors, such as shunt reactors (that are commonly used in HV
transmission networks) compensate the capacitive reactive power of
transmission cables, in particular in networks with light loads or no load.
REACTIVE POWER CONTROL

Reactive power control increases the stability and security of a transmission

network.
Static VAr Compensators are shunt-connected static VAr generators or
absorbers with an adjustable output that allows the exchange of capacitive or
inductive current to allow the absorption or supply of reactive power from or
into a connected transmission line.
FACTS CONTROLLERS

Flexible AC Transmission System controllers can be impedance based or

converter based.
The impedance type of controller is based on thyristors without gate turn-off
capability and are called Static VAr Compensators (SVC).
Converter based controllers are usually Static Synchronous Compensators
(STATCOM)
INITIAL RESULTS
PROJECT PLAN
Finish calculating average losses within the NSW HV transmission network
Compare power factors to reactive power flow
Researching and discuss the idea that if all of the power within the network were to
be entirely generated from renewable sources is there a need to reduce the network
losses
Using optimal power flow calculations identify most likely target areas where power
factor correction could be applied, and the type of technology that is appropriate
Possibly look at modelling an ideal network with power factor at unity and look at
the stability of the network