Adetokun Bukola Babatunde, Muriithi Christopher Maina
Electrical Engineering Department, Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-aran, Nigeria.
Heliyon. 2021 Mar 11;7(3):e06461. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06461. eCollection 2021 Mar.
This paper presents a comprehensive review on the application and control of Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices in order to improve voltage stability of power grid with high share of renewable energy systems. The rise in the development of renewable energy technologies is driven by the attempts to mitigate the effects of global warming. In addition, global energy demand continues to rise as new electricity-driven systems such as electric vehicles are being developed and as remote locations are being connected to the grid. These changes in the power grid formation comes with attendant challenges which must be addressed. One of these challenges is voltage stability issues. This paper therefore explores the applications of FACTS devices for voltage stability improvement and points out the future research direction in the area of voltage stability enhancement by FACTS devices for modern power grids characterized by increasing levels of renewable energy penetration.
本文对灵活交流输电系统（FACTS）装置的应用与控制进行了全面综述，旨在提高含高比例可再生能源系统的电网电压稳定性。可再生能源技术发展的兴起是由减轻全球变暖影响的努力所推动的。此外，随着电动汽车等新型电力驱动系统的发展以及偏远地区接入电网，全球能源需求持续增长。电网构成的这些变化带来了一系列必须解决的挑战。其中一个挑战就是电压稳定性问题。因此，本文探讨了FACTS装置在改善电压稳定性方面的应用，并指出了在可再生能源渗透率不断提高的现代电网中，FACTS装置增强电压稳定性领域的未来研究方向。
