Application of advanced power electronics in smart grid

  • Wen Liang Zhang
  • , Guang Fu Tang
  • , Kun Peng Zha
  • , Zhi Yuan He

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Abstract

The major driving forces to construct smart grid are to increase the reliability, efficiency and safety of the power gird. Advancement in power electronics technology provides an important approach for such purpose. The demand of smart grid for advanced power electronics is analyzed from different perspectives, followed by the outlook for the research and development trend of the power electronics technology in China. Then the principle of power electronics technology and its applications in smart grid is presented, with emphasis on the flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) and high voltage DC (HVDC) transmission system technologies. The paper points out the research priorities in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalZhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering
Volume30
Issue number4
StatePublished - 5 Feb 2010

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Energy transformation
  • Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS)
  • High voltage DC (HVDC)
  • Power electronics
  • Power quality
  • Smart grid

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