Line Compensation

Introduction
The modern technique of artificially reducing the series reactance and shunt susceptance of the lines by using series capacitors and shunt susceptance of the lines by using series capacitors and shunt reactors is called compensation.

 Series compensation Shunt compensation

Series compensation

Advantages of series compensation

Increase in power transmission capacity of the line Improvement in system stability Improved voltage regulation Load division between parallel circuits Damping effect

Disadvantages of series compensation

Increases the fault current level Changes the natural resonant frequency of the transmission system High voltages may appear across the capacitor terminals Hunting increases Need of protection circuitry Increase in overall cost