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Photo courtesy of Xcel Energy.
The AVSO controller helps to maintain healthy voltages at the generation facilities and substation busses, such as at the Xcel Energy Cheyenne Ridge Substation. As the scale and number of closely coupled wind farms increase, the controls needed to maintain system integrity become more complex. An Xcel Energy team developed the innovative control device to automatically perform voltage adjustments.

Scott Ghiocel

Scott Ghiocel ([email protected]) is a Managing Principal Consultant for Mitsubishi Electric Power Products. He specializes in electric power systems, including modeling, monitoring, stability, and control of transmission systems and smart grids. He has designed and deployed real-time energy management software applications for power system operations and control using synchronized phasor measurements, including state estimation, voltage stability, and reactive power dispatch using flexible AC transmission system controllers.