Performance of Oman transmission system with the 400kV Gulf Cooperation Council electricity interconnection

Author

Abdalla, Omar H. ; Al-Badwawi, Rashid ; Al-Hadi, Hilal S. ; Al-Riyami, Hisham A.

Author_Institution

Oman Electr. Transm. Co., Muscat, Oman

fYear

2011

fDate

19-22 Feb. 2011

Firstpage

601

Lastpage

604

Abstract

The paper describes the static and dynamic performances of the main transmission system of Oman with the 400kV Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) electricity interconnection between Oman and Abu Dhabi. A detailed model of the transmission system of Oman is obtained to simulate the steady-state and dynamic system performances using the DIgSILENT software. The model includes simulation of the generating units at power plants with their turbines, speed governors, exciters and voltage regulators. The UAE system is represented by an external source. Simulation results are presented to show the feasibility of successful operation with exchange of up to 400MW between Oman and UAE in either direction in 2014. The results include line and transformer loadings, voltage profiles, fault currents, and dynamic system responses to tripping the 400 kV interconnector.

Keywords

power system interconnection; power transmission; DIgSILENT software; Gulf Cooperation Council electricity interconnection; Oman transmission system; dynamic system responses; exciters; fault currents; power plants; speed governors; transformer loadings; turbines; voltage 400 kV; voltage regulators; Companies; Electricity; Fault currents; Loading; Power generation; Propagation losses; Rotors; GCC interconnection; steady-state and transient analyses; transmission system;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCC), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Dubai

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-118-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752599

Filename

5752599