Volt/var management? An essential “SMART” function

The SMART GRID (SG) is an all-encompassing term reflecting the broad objective of applying the latest technology to the overall power system. As it was designed to do, the SG philosophy and government backing has prompted an avalanche of ideas to be generated in every aspect of power system operation. The subject feature discussed in this paper is the VVMS (volt/var management system).

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