D-STATCOM for Distribution Network
Compensation Linked with Wind
Generation
Ali M. Eltamaly, Yehia Sayed Mohamed, Abou-Hashema M. El-Sayed,
Amer Nasr A. Elghaffar, and Ahmed G. Abo-Khalil
Abstract Wind generation is considered as one of the optimum renewable energy
sources due to its more saving running cost, zero-emission, and friendly environ-
ment at comparing with the traditional power plants. Using the wind farms with the
utility grid can’t reach the optimum compensation during any abnormal condition
in the power system. Distributed Static Synchronous Compensators (D-STATCOM)
is a power electronic control system to be used with the distribution power network
for harmonics current elimination, reactive power compensation, voltage regulation,
voltage flicker mitigation, and frequency regulation. D-STATCOM provides effec-
tive compensation to the unbalance or the nonlinear loads by injecting the required
accurate value at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) depending on the Voltage
Source Converter (VSC). This chapter proposes a design procedure of a high-power
D-STATCOM with the distribution network linked with the wind generation for
enhancing the power system quality. The proposed simulation in this chapter has
been done using the MATLAB/Simulink software for distribution voltage control,
loadability, and power loss reduction using the D-STATCOM control techniques with
the electrical distribution network.
Keywords D-STATCOM · Voltage compensation · Distribution power networks ·
Power quality
A. M. Eltamaly (B )
Electrical Engineering Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
e-mail: eltamaly@ksu.edu.sa
Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, King Saud University, Riyadh11421, Saudi Arabia
K.A. CARE Energy Research and Innovation Center, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Y. S. Mohamed · A.-H. M. El-Sayed · A. N. A. Elghaffar
Electrical Engineering Department, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
A. G. Abo-Khalil
Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Majmaah University, Almajmaah
11952, Saudi Arabia
Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Assuit University, Assuit 71515,
Egypt
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