Editing Saturable reactor (section)

==Obsolete technology==
Saturable reactors designed for mains (power-line) frequency are larger, heavier, and more expensive than electronic power controllers developed after the introduction of [[semiconductor electronics|semiconductor electronic components]], and have largely been replaced by [[thyristor]] [[dimmer]]s using [[TRIAC|triac]]s or [[Silicon-controlled rectifier|SCRs]].

However, as of 2015, there has been renewed interest in using these devices for control of "smart grids" with multiple current tested installations in [[California]], as well as the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Young-2015">Young, Marcus Aaron II, "Saturable Reactor for Power Flow Control in Electric Transmission Systems: Modeling and System Impact
Study. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2015.
[https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/3377] Retrieved on Jun 19 2020.</ref>