{"product_id":"9780470478752","title":"Introduction to FACTS Controllers Theory, Modeling, and Applications","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIEEE Press Series on Power and Energy Systems\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIntroduction to FACTS Controllers\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTheory, Modeling, and Applications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKalyan K. Sen | Mey Ling Sen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Power Resources \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemystifies FACTS controllers, offering solutions to power control and power flow problems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) controllers represent one of the most important technological advances in recent years, both enhancing controllability and increasing power transfer capacity of electric power transmission networks. This timely publication serves as an applications manual, offering readers clear instructions on how to model, design, build, evaluate, and install FACTS controllers. Authors Kalyan Sen and Mey Ling Sen share their two decades of experience in FACTS controller research and implementation, including their own pioneering FACTS design breakthroughs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders gain a solid foundation in all aspects of FACTS controllers, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic underlying theories\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep-by-step evolution of FACTS controller development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuidelines for selecting the right FACTS controller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample computer simulations in EMTP programming language\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey differences in modeling such FACTS controllers as the voltage regulating transformer, phase angle regulator, and unified power flow controller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling techniques and control implementations for the three basic VSC-based FACTS controllers—STATCOM, SSSC, and UPFC\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition, the book describes a new type of FACTS controller, the Sen Transformer, which is based on technology developed by the authors. An appendix presents all the sample models that are discussed in the book, and the accompanying FTP site offers many more downloadable sample models as well as the full-color photographs that appear throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for practitioners and students of power engineering around the world, offering viable solutions to the increasing problems of grid congestion and power flow limitations in electric power transmission systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKalyan K. Sen, PhD, PE,\u003c\/b\u003e was a key member of the FACTS development team at Westinghouse Science \u0026amp; Technology Center, where he developed some of the basic concepts of FACTS technology. With more than twenty years of experience in academia and industry, he has twenty-five patents and publications in the areas of FACTS and power electronics. He served as the technical program chair of the 2008 Power \u0026amp; Energy Society General Meeting. He has been serving as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer since 2002.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMey Ling Sen, Mee,\u003c\/b\u003e was a consultant engineer at the Westinghouse Electro-Mechanical Division Technology Center. Currently, she is the President of SEN Engineering Solutions. 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