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Static Synchronous Series Compensator

The SSSC, or Static Synchronous Series Compensator, is a series-connected voltage source that can vary the effective impedance of a transmission line by injecting a voltage with an appropriate phase angle relative to the line current. It works similarly to a STATCOM by having a voltage source converter connected in series through a transformer, with a capacitor to provide a continuous voltage and compensate losses. The SSSC can exchange both real and reactive power, and impart enhanced damping during power swings by modulating the line reactance and resistance. It operates by injecting a quadrature voltage proportional to the line current to reduce the line inductance, similar to a series capacitor. The SSSC can control the line current

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Static Synchronous Series Compensator

The SSSC, or Static Synchronous Series Compensator, is a series-connected voltage source that can vary the effective impedance of a transmission line by injecting a voltage with an appropriate phase angle relative to the line current. It works similarly to a STATCOM by having a voltage source converter connected in series through a transformer, with a capacitor to provide a continuous voltage and compensate losses. The SSSC can exchange both real and reactive power, and impart enhanced damping during power swings by modulating the line reactance and resistance. It operates by injecting a quadrature voltage proportional to the line current to reduce the line inductance, similar to a series capacitor. The SSSC can control the line current

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STATIC SYNCHRONOUS SERIES COMPENSATOR

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The SSSC, sometimes called the S3C, is a series-connected synchronous-voltage source that can vary the effective impedance of a transmission line by injectinga voltage containing an appropriate phase angle in relation to the line current.

This device work the same way as the STATCOM. It has a voltage source converter serially connected to a transmission line through a transformer. It is necessary an energy source to provide a continuous voltage through a condenser and to compensate the losses of the VSC.

WHY SSSC?
It has the capability of exchanging both real and reactive power with the transmission system. For instance, if the injected voltage is in phase with the line current, then the voltage would exchange real power. On the other hand, if a voltage is injected in quadrature with the line current, then reactive powereither absorbed or generatedwould be exchanged. The SSSC emerges as a potentially more beneficial controller than the TCSC because of its ability to not only modulate the line reactance but also the line resistance in consonance with the power swings, thereby imparting enhanced damping to the generators that contribute to the power oscillations.

SSSC Equivalent circuit

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION-SSSC
A series capacitor compensates the transmission-line inductance by presenting a lagging quadrature voltage with respect to the transmission-line current. This voltage acts in opposition to the leading quadrature voltage appearing across the transmission-line inductance, which has a net effect of reducing the line inductance. Similar is the operation of an SSSC that also injects a quadrature voltage, VC, in proportion to the line current but is lagging in phase:

MODES OF OPERATION
Depending upon Vc the line current can be changed in amplitude and phase and hence the power transmitted can also be controlled. The current in a line compensated at the mid point by a SSSC is given by the equation.

MODES OF OPERATION (contd.)


The effects of the compensating reactance on the normalized power flow in the transmission line are as follows: when the emulated reactance is inductive, the active and reactive power flow decrease and the effective reactance increases as the reactance compensation increases in the negative direction, and when the emulated reactance is capacitive the active and reactive power flow increases and the effective reactance decreases as the reactance compensation increases in the positive direction.

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