A parallel tabu search based method for determining optimal allocation of FACTS in power systems

Author

Mori, Hiroyuki ; Goto, Yuichiro

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Meiji Univ., Kawasaki, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1077

Abstract

This paper presents a parallel-tabu-search based method for maximizing the available transfer capability with the FACTS devices. The competitive and deregulated power market needs more flexible system operation. To meet the requirements, the FACTS devices have been developed to smooth power system operation and planning. However, it is hard to determine the optimal allocation and parameters of FACTS devices due to the complicated combinatorial optimization. In this paper, the parallel tabu search is proposed to evaluate them efficiently. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated in a sample system

Keywords

combinatorial mathematics; flexible AC transmission systems; load flow; optimisation; power systems; search problems; FACTS optimal allocation; UPFC; available transfer capability maximisation; competitive and deregulated power market; complicated combinatorial optimization; flexible system operation; metaheuristics; parallel tabu search based method; power system operation; power system planning; power systems; unified power flow controller; Flexible AC transmission systems; Optimization methods; Phase shifters; Power markets; Power system planning; Power system stability; Power system transients; Power systems; Reactive power control; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power System Technology, 2000. Proceedings. PowerCon 2000. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Perth, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6338-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPST.2000.897170

Filename

897170