1. Study Committee A3 HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT Working Group Activity ReportWG A3.33 2014Page No.: 1 Activity Report 2014 WG A3.33 Experience with equipment for Series / Shunt Compensation Convener: Guofu Li (China)Year of Kick-off: 2013 Number of Members:21 (According approval of the last SC meeting see last page) Regular Members: 17Corresponding Members:4 Retiring Members: None New Members: 2 Proposed for approval by SC A3 WG title and general information A3-14(AG01)021-IWD

2. Study Committee A3 HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT Working Group Activity ReportWG A3.33 2014Page No.: 2 Membership Proposed for approval by SC A3 National CommitteeMember NameCompany / University ChinaGuofuLiChina Electric Power Research InstituteRM ChinaZutaoXiangChina Electric Power Research InstituteRM JapanHirokiItoMitsubishi ElectricCM ChinaJianbinFanState Grid Corporation of ChinaCM ChinaXiaogangWangState Grid Corporation of ChinaRM ChinaZhibingLiChina Electric Power Research InstituteRM ChinaChaoboDaiChina EPRI Science & Technology Co. LTDRM The NetherlandsAntonJanssenLianderRM CanadaFrancineRochon Hydro Quebec TransEnergieRM BrazilJorgeAmonFURNAS Centrais ElectricasRM GermanyReinhardGoehlerSiemens AGRM GermanyFrankRichterSiemens AGRM GermanyDaoxiongZhangSiemens AGRM FranceFrançoisGallonAlstom GridRM South AfricaNeelsvan StadenEskom Holdings SOC Ltd.RM South AfricaChrisvan der MerweTrans-Africa Projects (Pty) LtdCM USBharatBhargavaElectric Power GroupRM IrelandRobertle RouxElectricity Supply Board International (ESBI)RM JapanMasayukiKosakadaToshiba CorporationCM AustriaPeterDopplmairCoil Innovation GmbHRM SwitzerlandManuelGottiABB Siemens AGRM USRoderickJason MacLeodBurns & McDonnellCM JapanSHIKEN(Zhixian) Ka (He) Mitsubishi ElectricRM

3. Study Committee A3 HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT Working Group Activity ReportWG A3.33 2014Page No.: 3 Technical activities & discussion items Progress of work, documents to be discussed during the SC A3 meeting and future program The kick-off meeting of WG A3.33 had been held on the 14th and 15th of September, 2013. There were brief introductions and discussions to the experiences of series and shunt compensation applications in several countries by members from those countries.

4. Study Committee A3 HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT Working Group Activity ReportWG A3.33 2014Page No.: 4 Technical activities & discussion items Progress of work, documents to be discussed during the SC A3 meeting and future program The second meeting of WG A3.33 will be held on the 15th and 16th of April. The experiences of series and shunt compensation applications in several countries will be discussed further. A technical visit to an UHV substation with series capacitors is scheduled on the 14 th, also. A questionnaire draft will be prepared before the second WG meeting, and will be discussed and supplemented in the meeting. The questionnaire will be distributed among the WG members as homework and used for investigations of series/shunt compensation applications in words and figures after the second meeting.

5. Study Committee A3 HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT Working Group Activity ReportWG A3.33 2014Page No.: 5 Publications Publication on behalf of the WG (Title, way of publication, stage of preparation, approximate date of final version Cigre Technical Brochure Title/Working title: “Experience with equipment for Series / Shunt Compensation” Draft ready for circulation within the SC: March 2016 Aim for final version for approval: September 2016