Thyristor-based flexible ac transmission system for controlling the vanadium redox flow battery

The vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) is a large stationary energy storage system; which presents high-speed response and overload capacity characteristics. The VRB produces a dc voltage between two terminals; so a power conditioning system (PCS), composed principally by a dc/ac Flexible ac Transmis...

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Autores: Ontiveros, Leonardo Javier, Mercado, Pedro Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/24776
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/24776
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vanadium Redox Flow Battery
Energy Storage System
Power System
Power Conditioning System
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:The vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) is a large stationary energy storage system; which presents high-speed response and overload capacity characteristics. The VRB produces a dc voltage between two terminals; so a power conditioning system (PCS), composed principally by a dc/ac Flexible ac Transmission System (FACTS), is required in order to connect the battery to the power system. In this regard, this paper proposes a new FACTS compensator for controlling the VRB based in a 12-pulse thyristor converter with commutated capacitors on the ac side (TCCC). This type of compensator offers a good transient response with low power converter losses. Simulations of the FACTS compensator employing Matlab/Simulink software validate the proposal and show the good performance of the proposed device.