Fixed Capacitor, Thyristor-

Controlled Reactor
(FC-TCR)
Dr. H.T. Jadhav
Professor Electrical
RIT
 FC-TCR
• FC-TCR consist of a variable reactor
(controlled by delay angle α) & a
fixed capacitor
• Fixed capacitive var generation (Qc)
of capacitor is opposed by variable
var absorption (QL) of TCR, to
produce net var output (Q) required
for compensation.
• At maximum capacitive var output,
TCR is off (α = 90°).
 FC-TCR
• To decrease Qc, IL(α) is increased by
decreasing α towards zero.
• Net var is zero when, IC = IL(α) since (QL
cancels out QC).
• With further reduction in α (if rating of L is
more than C), IL(α) becomes larger than
IC, resulting in a net inductive var output.
• At α = 0, TCR conducts current over full
180 degree interval and QL becomes
greater than Qc
 V-I operating area of the FC-TCR
• V-I operating area shows
maximum attainable capacitive
& inductive admittances which
depends on voltage & current
ratings of power components
(capacitor, reactor, and SCR).
 Loss versus var output characteristic
• There are 3 losses, (1) capacitor losses (constant),
(2) reactor losses (I2R), (3) thyristor losses
• Total losses increases with increasing TCR current
and, consequently, decreases with increasing
capacitive var output.
• In FC-TCR, zero output is obtained by canceling Qc
& QL vars, current in capacitor is circulated through
reactor SCRs, resulting no load or standby losses.
• These losses decreases with increasing capacitive
var output (reduced current in TCR) and, increases
with increasing inductive var output.