A. Excitation control
B. Synchronous condenser
C. Booster transformers
D. Auto-transformer tap changing
Answer: B. Synchronous condenser
Explanation:
The power transfer capability of EHV transmission lines can be increased by maintaining the loaded voltage within specified limits.
The following methods are used for maintaining the voltage within limits:
Shunt capacitor bank
Shunt reactors
Synchronous condensers
Static VAR compensators at heavy loads
Series compensation
A synchronous condenser is not a static compensation. A synchronous condenser is a synchronous motor running at no load and taking leading current.
A synchronous condenser is an overexcited synchronous motor, which draws leading currents from the system and hence compensates for lagging vars. It is used as a reactive power compensator in some systems for power factor correction purposes.
Important Point:
Whenever an inductive load is connected to the transmission line, power factor lags because of lagging load current. To compensate this, a shunt capacitor is connected which draws current leading the source voltage. The power factor can be improved.
Series capacitors are used to compensate for the inductance of the transmission line. They will increase the transmission capacity and the stability of the line. These are also used to share the load between parallel lines.
Series reactors are used as current limiting reactors to increase the impedance of a system. They are also used to limit the starting currents of synchronous electric motors and to compensate reactive power in order to improve the transmission capacity of power lines.
A shunt reactor is an absorber of reactive power, thus increasing the energy efficiency of the system.
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