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    Sources and Sinks of Reactive Power

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    There are two types of reactive power sources: dynamic and static. Dynamic sources include synchronous generators, synchronous condensers, and solid state devices that can respond quickly to changes in reactive power. Static sources have a slower response and include capacitive and inductive compensators, overhead lines, underground cables, and PV systems. Reactive power generated by sources is absorbed by various sinks, including induction motors, transformers, under excited synchronous machines, and heavily loaded transmission lines, requiring compensation devices.

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    Sources and Sinks of Reactive Power

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    There are two types of reactive power sources: dynamic and static. Dynamic sources include synchronous generators, synchronous condensers, and solid state devices that can respond quickly to changes in reactive power. Static sources have a slower response and include capacitive and inductive compensators, overhead lines, underground cables, and PV systems. Reactive power generated by sources is absorbed by various sinks, including induction motors, transformers, under excited synchronous machines, and heavily loaded transmission lines, requiring compensation devices.

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    There are two types of reactive power sources: dynamic and static. Dynamic sources include synchronous generators, synchronous condensers, and solid state devices that can respond quickly to changes in reactive power. Static sources have a slower response and include capacitive and inductive compensators, overhead lines, underground cables, and PV systems. Reactive power generated by sources is absorbed by various sinks, including induction motors, transformers, under excited synchronous machines, and heavily loaded transmission lines, requiring compensation devices.

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    Sources and Sinks of Reactive Power

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    Sources and Sinks of Reactive Power

    Most of the equipments connected to the electric supply systems consume


    or produce apparent power but not all these control the voltage levels.
    Power plant generators generates both active and reactive power where as
    capacitors injects the reactive power to maintain the voltage levels. Some
    of the sources and sinks are given in below diagram.

    Sources and Sinks of


    Reactive Power
    2 Types of Sources
    Basically there are two types of reactive power sources namely dynamic
    and static reactive power sources.

    Dynamic Reactive Power Sources


    These include transmission equipments and devices, which are capable to
    respond to the reactive power changes quickly by injecting or providing the
    sufficient amount of reactive power into the electrical system. These are of
    high cost and some of these devices are given below.
    • Synchronous generators: Depending on the excitation voltage, active and
    reactive power generated is varied in synchronous machines. AVR’s
    (Automatic Voltage Regulators) are used to control the reactive power over
    an operating range in these machines.
    • Synchronous condensers: These are types of small generators, used to
    produce the reactive power without producing real power.

    • Solid state devices: These include power electronic converters and


    devices such as FACTS by SVC devices.
    Static Reactive Power Sources
    These are low cost devices and response to reactive power variation is
    somewhat less than the dynamic power devices. Some of the static
    resources are given below.
    • Capacitive and inductive compensators: These consist of some shunt
    capacitors and inductors connected to the system to adjust the system
    voltages. Capacitor generates the apparent power whereas inductor
    absorbs the reactive power.
    • Underground cables and overhead lines: Current flowing through the
    cables and overhead lines produces the net magnetic flux which generates
    the reactive power. A lightly loaded line acts as reactive power generator
    while heavily loaded line acts as absorber of reactive power.
    • PV systems: These are used for active power injection as well as
    harmonic and reactive power compensation in the grid systems by photo
    voltaic power.

    Various sinks of Reactive Power


    Reactive power generated by the generators and other sources is
    absorbed by some of the loads which are given below. It causes losses in
    these devices; hence compensation devices are necessary to be placed at
    these loads.

    • Induction motor (Pumps and Fans)


    • Transformers
    • Under excited synchronous machines
    • Heavily loaded transmission lines

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