POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT USING SOLID STATE SWITCHING DEVICES

Abstract

A system for providing power control for power transmission equipment may include multiple solid state on-load tap changers (SSOLTCs) electrically coupled to a phase of the power transmission equipment. The system may also include a sensor device configured to measure a parameter associated with power flowing through the phase of the power transmission equipment. The system may further include a controller communicably coupled to the SSOLTCs and the sensor device, where the controller is configured to obtain a measurement of the parameter from the sensor device at a point in time; determine that the parameter falls outside an acceptable operating range based on a current state of the SSOLTCs; determine a configuration of the SSOLTCs that, when implemented, results in the parameter returning to the acceptable operating range; and operate one or more of the SSOLTCs to achieve the configuration at the point in time.

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