ew 21(34): e9

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Evaluation of Static Synchronous Compensator and Rail Power Conditioner in Electrified Railway Systems Using V/V and Scott Power Transformers

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.29-3-2021.169164,
    author={Luis A. M. Barros and Mohamed Tanta and Antonio P. Martins and Joao L. Afonso and J. G. Pinto},
    title={Evaluation of Static Synchronous Compensator and Rail Power Conditioner in Electrified Railway Systems Using V/V and Scott Power Transformers},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web},
    volume={8},
    number={34},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={EW},
    year={2021},
    month={3},
    keywords={Electrified Railway System, Power Quality, Rail Power Conditioner, Scott Power Transformer, STATCOM, V/V Power Transformer},
    doi={10.4108/eai.29-3-2021.169164}
}
  • Luis A. M. Barros
    Mohamed Tanta
    Antonio P. Martins
    Joao L. Afonso
    J. G. Pinto
    Year: 2021
    Evaluation of Static Synchronous Compensator and Rail Power Conditioner in Electrified Railway Systems Using V/V and Scott Power Transformers
    EW
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-3-2021.169164
Luis A. M. Barros1,*, Mohamed Tanta1, Antonio P. Martins2, Joao L. Afonso1, J. G. Pinto1
  • 1: Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal
  • 2: SYSTEC Research Center, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
*Contact email: lbarros@dei.uminho.pt

Abstract

In this paper a comprehensive review of electrified railway systems is carried out, identifying the electric power quality deterioration which may appear due to nonlinear dynamic traction loads. Following this topic, a computational simulation of Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) and Rail Power Conditioner (RPC) are presented, making a comprehensive analysis of each of these solutions regarding the power quality improvement in electrified railway systems. Four case studies are presented: (i) STATCOM evaluation when a traction power system is fed by a V/V power transformer; (ii) STATCOM evaluation when a traction power system is fed by a Scott power transformer; (iii) RPC evaluation when atraction power system is fed by a V/V power transformer; (iv) RPC evaluation when a traction power system is fed by aScott power transformer.

Keywords
Electrified Railway System, Power Quality, Rail Power Conditioner, Scott Power Transformer, STATCOM, V/V Power Transformer
Received
2020-09-05
Accepted
2021-02-08
Published
2021-03-29
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.29-3-2021.169164

Copyright © 2021 Luis A. M. Barros et al., licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license, which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.