WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 18, 2003 — American Superconductor Corp. announced that AMSC’s D-VAR® (Dynamic Volt-Ampere-Reactive) transmission grid reliability system will be used by wind farm developer ...

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 14, 2004 — American Superconductor Corp., an electricity solutions company, announced that it is providing its D-VAR® (Dynamic Volt- Ampere-Reactive) reactive power ...

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for dynamic volt/volt-ampere reactive (VAR) solutions and components, including global market forecasts for revenue, segmented by ...

The Siemens static volt ampere reactive (VAR) compensation system (SVC) has strengthened the transmission path from Arizona to California since its completed installation in September 2006. The ...

According to a Norwegian group of researchers, the reactive power capability of three-phase voltage source inverters can help to reduce problems caused by the intermittent nature of solar power on ...

An unreleased Energy Department chronology of the Aug. 14 blackout suggests that a dearth of energy called "reactive power" may have been an important factor in the huge electrical disturbance.

Fundamentally, electrical power is developed, delivered, and consumed as voltage and current. In a simple direct current (DC) device such as a flashlight, the power (the brightness of the bulb) is the ...

Correctly installing capacitors at the terminals of your motors can lower reactive power requirements and increase system power factor. Induction motors are the primary source of rotary power in the ...