Short circuit level and loss reduction by allocating TCSC and UPFC using particle swarm optimization

Author

Baghaee, H.R. ; Kaviani, A.K. ; Mirsalim, Mojtaba ; Gharehpetian, G.B.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., Amirkabir Univ. of Technol., Tehran, Iran

fYear

2011

fDate

17-19 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Flexible alternative current transmission system (FACTS) devices can regulate the active and reactive power as well as voltage-magnitude. Placement of these devices in suitable locations can lead to the control of line power flow, bus voltages and short circuit currents at desired levels and as a result, improvement of power system security margins. This paper presents an optimal allocation algorithm for FACTS devices based on a novel particle swarm optimization method considering both power system costs and short circuit level. The proposed algorithm has successfully been applied to an IEEE 30-bus power system and the results are presented and discussed.

Keywords

flexible AC transmission systems; load flow control; particle swarm optimisation; power factor correction; power system security; reactive power; short-circuit currents; thyristor applications; voltage control; FACTS devices; IEEE bus power system; TCSC allocation; UPFC; active power; bus voltage control; flexible alternative current transmission system; line power flow control; loss reduction; optimal allocation algorithm; particle swarm optimization method; power system costs; power system security margins; reactive power; short circuit currents; short circuit level; FACTS Devices; Particle Swarm Optimization; Power System Security; Transmission Systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Engineering (ICEE), 2011 19th Iranian Conference on

Conference_Location

Tehran

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0730-8

Type

conf

Filename

5955871