Reactive power compensation is one of the well-recognized methods for its contribution to the reduction of energy losses, along with other benefits; Such as power factor correction, increase of the transport and operation capacity of lines and devices of the grid, voltage stability and improvement of the voltage ...

What is compensation of reactive power?

Reactive power compensation in a power system is of two types—shunt and series. Shunt compensation can be installed near the load, in a distribution substation, along the distribution feeder, or in a transmission substation. Each application has different purposes.

What are the reactive power compensation methods?

There are different technologies for reactive power compensation, these includes; Capacitor Bank, Series Compensator, Shunt Reactor, Static VAR Compensator (SVC), Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), and Synchronous Condenser.