500 kV transmission system in Egypt solving problem of voltage regulation by means of controlled shunt reactor transformer type (CSRT)

Abstract

This paper describes the configuration and main characteristics of the 500 kV grid in Egypt and presents an analysis for the problem of limitation the voltage drop along the transmission line connecting the southern and northern regions of Egypt with a length of 800 km during its loading from the maximum to the idle regime. It is shown that this problem can be solved by compensating the charging capacity of the line by utilization of controlled shunt reactors of a transformer type CSRT.