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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Lynn Johnson, Verona, WI (US);
Inventor:
Lynn Johnson, Verona, WI (US);
Assignee:
American Superconductor Corporation, Devens, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling a static VAR compensator includes providing a static VAR compensator having a capacitive component and a thyristor for switching the capacitive component into and out of a power distribution network; monitoring an electrical characteristic associated with the capacitive component; and controlling operation of the thyristor at least in part on the basis of the electrical characteristic associated with the capacitive component.