Authors : D. Chaithanya; G. Harika; D. Niranjan; P. Sowjanya; B. Praveen; K. Anvesh

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 11 - November

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Abstract : Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) controllers are advanced power electronic devices employed in electrical power systems to enhance system stability, reliability, and power transfer capabilities. These controllers enable dynamic and flexible control of various transmission parameters such as voltage, current, impedance, and phase angle, thereby improving the overall power system performance. FACTS devices are broadly classified into series, shunt, series- series, and series-shunt configurations, each designed to manage reactive power and regulate voltage either by injecting voltage in series or current in shunt with the transmission line. Well-known FACTS devices include Static Var Compensators (SVC), Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOM), Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitors (TCSC), Static Synchronous Series Compensators (SSSC), and Unified Power Flow Controllers (UPFC), each serving specific roles in power flow control, voltage regulation, and transient stability enhancement. The integration of these controllers provides significant benefits such as increased transmission line capacity, improved voltage stability, minimized transmission losses, and damping of power system oscillations. They are capable of rapid response during transient disturbances, effectively mitigating voltage collapses and enhancing system resilience against faults and contingencies. FACTS controllers not only improve steady-state operational parameters but also address dynamic stability and transient conditions, enabling power systems to operate closer to their stability limits while maintaining security. Their deployment helps avoid costly infrastructural expansions by optimizing existing transmission assets, which is critical given environmental and economic constraints. Recent advances in semiconductor technologies and control algorithms have made FACTS devices more reliable, efficient, and adaptable to modern grids, including renewable integration and deregulated power markets. In summary, FACTS controllers play a vital role in modern power systems by providing flexible, efficient, and reliable solutions for power flow management, voltage control, and system stability enhancement, thereby supporting the evolving demands of today's complex electrical networks.

Keywords : Power Systems, FACTS, Voltage Sourcs Converters, Shunt Controllers, Series Controllers.

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