Simulation study of the world's first distributed premium power quality park

• Published in: IEEE transactions on power delivery Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 1483 - 1492
• Main Authors: Domijan, A., Montenegro, A., Keri, A.J.F., Mattern, K.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01-04-2005; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Costs; Custom power; Devices; DVR; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Electric potential; Electric power generation; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electronic equipment manufacture; EMTP; Exact sciences and technology; FRIENDS; Industrial parks; Parks; Power electronics, power supplies; power park; Power quality; Power supplies; Power system dynamics; Power system restoration; Power system simulation; PPP; Semiconductor device manufacture; Simulation; Static VAr compensators; STS; SVC; Switches; Testing. Reliability. Quality control; Performance evaluation; DVR; SVC; EMTP; Measurement result; Three phase fault; Fast circuit; Custom power; PPP; Vacuum switches; STS; System performance; Static VAr compensators; Electrical transients; Field tests; Energy quality; Charge transfer; System response; Power electronics; power park; FRIENDS; power quality; Quality control; Power device; System simulation; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0885-8977; 1937-4208
• DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2004.839182

This paper describes the performance of the world's first premium power park (PPP) located at the Delaware Industrial Park in Delaware, Ohio. Issues such as the need for a supervisor system to coordinate the responses of the different power quality devices and the study of the combined operation or interaction of a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR), a static var compensator (SVC), and a transfer switch in close electrical proximity are discussed in this paper. The system response to different power disturbances is simulated in EMTP-ATPdraw and compared to field measurements. The PPP presented here is just an approach to a premium power system, which is considered the next step in the evolution of power quality.