CAPACITOR COMPENSATED THYRISTOR CONTROLLED BRAKING RESISTOR

A system () for stabilising a power grid (), comprising a generator (), configured to provide power to the power grid (), the power having an active power component and a reactive power component, and a power line (), configured to transmit power from the generator () to the power grid (). The system () comprises a thyristor controlled braking resistor (TCBR) () arranged on the power line (), and a capacitor () electrically connected in series with the TCBR (). The TCBR () absorbs at least a portion of the reactive power component from the generator () during a fault on the power line () and the capacitor () is configured to compensate for the at least a portion of the reactive power component absorbed by the TCBR ().