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This glossary of power electronics is a list of definitions of terms and concepts related to power electronics in general and power electronic capacitors in particular. For more definitions in electric engineering, see Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering .
A system that adjusts reactive power flow without moving parts, such as an electronically controlled capacitor bank. stator That part of a rotating electrical machine that remains stationary. steady-state The condition of a control system where changes due to some disturbance are no longer occurring at a significant rate. steam turbine
The graph on the right describes an extremely simplified system, with three committed generator units (fully dispatchable, with constant per-MWh cost): [7] unit A can deliver up to 120 MW at the cost of $30 per MWh (from 0 to 120 MW of system power); unit B can deliver up to 80 MW at $60/MWh (from 120 to 200 MW of system power);
Power system protection is a branch of electrical power engineering that deals with the protection of electrical power systems from faults [citation needed] through the disconnection of faulted parts from the rest of the electrical network. The objective of a protection scheme is to keep the power system stable by isolating only the components ...
shunt capacitors are used in power systems since the 1910s and are popular due to low cost and relative ease of deployment. The amount of reactive power supplied by a shunt capacitor is proportional to the square of the line voltage, so the capacitor contributes less under low-voltage conditions (frequently caused by the lack of reactive power).
The term “power system” describes the collection of devices that make up the physical systems that generate, transmit, and distribute power. The term “instrumentation and control (I&C) system” refers to the collection of devices that monitor, control, and protect the power system. Many power-system automation are monitored by SCADA.
Due to energy stored in the load and returned to the source, or due to a non-linear load that distorts the wave shape of the current drawn from the source, the apparent power may be greater than the real power(pf ≤0.5). In an electric power system, a load with a low power factor draws more current than a load with a high power factor for the ...
A continual power system is a system for reliably supplying uninterrupted power. Examples of a continual power system include uninterruptible power supplies and emergency power systems . The need for continual power systems has risen because more and more essential services depend on consistent power, such as lighting, computing, and ...