UPFC application on the AEP system: planning considerations

Author

Rahman, Manzar ; Ahmed, Mohammed ; Gutman, Richard ; O´Keefe, R.J. ; Nelson, Robert J. ; Bian, Jianhua

Author_Institution

American Electr. Power Service Corp., Columbus, OH, USA

Volume

12

Issue

4

fYear

1997

fDate

11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1695

Lastpage

1701

Abstract

In 1995, American Electric Power (AEP), an investor owned electric utility company, completed detailed planning studies to resolve voltage and thermal loading concerns in parts of its Kentucky/West Virginia service areas. These studies led to the initiation of a project including a unified power flow controller (UPFC), which is currently being developed through a tailored collaboration by AEP, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse). This paper describes the planning concerns, the study objectives, and the UPFC function in resolving these concerns. It also provides information on the UPFC modeling for system studies and its technical parameters that would be of interest to transmission system planners and other prospective users of this new technology

Keywords

load flow; load regulation; power control; power system control; power system planning; static VAr compensators; American Electric Power; EPRI; Electric Power Research Institute; Kentucky/West Virginia service areas; STATCOM; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; investor owned electric utility; power system planning; static compensators; transmission system planners; unified power flow controller; Control systems; Flexible AC transmission systems; Load flow; Power system planning; Power systems; Power transmission lines; Rivers; Static VAr compensators; Thermal loading; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.627878

Filename

627878