Case Study
Karavia: SVC for dynamic voltage control of a 220 kV transmission system fed by the Inga-Kolwesi HVDC link
Karavia: SVC for dynamic voltage control of a 220 kV transmission system fed by the Inga-Kolwesi HVDC link
Karavia: SVC for dynamic voltage control of a 220 kV transmission system fed by the Inga-Kolwesi HVDC link A Static Var Compensator (SVC) rated at 75 Mvar inductive to 75 Mvar capacitive (-75/+75 Mvar) at 220 kV supplied by ABB came on line at the end of 2013 as a Turn-key installa- tion at the Karavia substation of the state utility SNEL (Société Nationale d’Electricité) of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three MSC (Mechanically Switched