A Comparative Study of Static VAR Systems for ImprovingVoltage Stability in Expansion of Mining Projects with Gearless Motor Drives

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Types of reactive power compensator</td><td class="align_center">Costs</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mechanically switched capacitor (MSC)</td><td class="align_center">10–20 €/kVAr</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Static VAR compensator (SVC)</td><td class="align_center">35–50 €/kVAr</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Static synchronous compensator (STATCOM)</td><td class="align_center">50–75 €/kVAr</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Cost of reactive power compensators (€/kVAr).</div>

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Table 1: A Comparative Study of Static VAR Systems for ImprovingVoltage Stability in Expansion of Mining Projects with Gearless Motor Drives 