Difference between STATCOM and SVC?
STATCOM
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SVC
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Faster
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Slower than STATCOM
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Cost is high
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Cost is low
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Higher losses
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Less losses
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Better characteristics
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Not good as STATCOM
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Constant current characteristics
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Capacitive reactive current drops linearly
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Interfaced with real power sources like battery, Fuel cell or SMES. |
Not Interfaced with real power sources like battery, Fuel cell or SMES.
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Smaller in size
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Larger in size
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Controllable voltage source
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Dynamically controlled reactance |