A review of reactive compensation in the Main Interconnected System of Oman

Author

Peng, Jimmy C.-H ; Al-Hinai, Amer ; Al-Busaidi, Adil ; Al-Riyami, Hisham ; Al-Nadabi, Ahmed ; Abdalla, Omar H. ; Fronius, Rainer ; Miksa, Predrag

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Masdar Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

fYear

2015

fDate

1-4 Feb. 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Overvoltage is a concerning issue among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations during the winter light load period. This paper presented a review of the recent reactive compensation studies conducted by Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) for the Main Interconnected System (MIS) of the Sultanate of Oman, regarding to its new 400 kV transmission systems. Discussions about challenges and possible solutions were outlined to highlight the unique operating nature of Middle East electrical infrastructures. Simulation results were presented to demonstrate the impact of 400 kV systems on the existing MIS grid. This paper serves as a contrasting example of voltage stability issues encountered by western utilities.

Keywords

electricity supply industry; load management; overvoltage protection; power grids; power system interconnection; reactive power; GCC; Gulf Cooperation Council; OETC; Oman MIS grid; Oman electricity transmission company; Oman main interconnected system; middle east electrical infrastructure; reactive power compensation; winter light load period; Companies; Inductors; Power system stability; Shunts (electrical); Substations; Voltage control; GCC; OETC review; power systems; voltage stability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCCCE), 2015 IEEE 8th

Conference_Location

Muscat

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEEGCC.2015.7060096

Filename

7060096