Power flow control and power flow studies for systems with FACTS devices

Author

Gotham, Douglas J. ; Heydt, G.T.

Author_Institution

State Utility Forecasting Group, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA

Volume

13

Issue

1

fYear

1998

fDate

2/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

65

Abstract

In this paper, the modeling of flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices for power flow studies and the role of that modeling in the study of FACTS devices for power flow control are discussed. FACTS devices are solid-state power converters that have the capability of control of various electrical parameters in transmission circuits. A number of power flow study programs were developed in order to model various types of FACTS devices. Three main generic types of FACTS devices are suggested and the integration of those devices into power flow studies, studies relating to wheeling and interchange power flow control are illustrated

Keywords

control system analysis computing; flexible AC transmission systems; load flow; load regulation; power convertors; power system analysis computing; power system control; power system interconnection; FACTS devices; computer simulation; control simulation; flexible AC transmission system; interchange power flow control; power flow studies; solid-state power converters; wheeling; Circuits; Impedance; Jacobian matrices; Load flow; Load flow analysis; Load flow control; Power capacitors; Reactive power control; Regulators; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.651614

Filename

651614