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G7: Power Electronics for the Smart Grid
This course discusses the applications of power electronics for the smart grid focusing on the FACTS devices. These include HVDC transmission, static compensation, series and shunt filters. This course will also discuss modeling and control of such devices.
Photo by ABB. It shows converter station in an HVDC application. Each tower, which is hanging from the ceiling, is one leg of a three-leg converter. Compare their size to the man standing below one of the towers.
