Damping potential of FACTS devices in the European power system

Author

Handschin, E. ; Schnurr, N. ; Wellssow, W.H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Dortmund Univ., Germany

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

13-17 July 2003

Abstract

The increasing extension of the European power system to the east and the large offshore wind power injections within the next years demand additional measures to improve the damping of inter-area oscillations. Multifunctional FACTS devices can provide an interesting contribution to the unavoidable reinforcement of the power system. A systematic examination of the damping potential of shunt and series FACTS devices in the transmission system is presented with the evaluation of new modeshapes indicating the sensitivity of voltages and currents to inter-area oscillations. By means of an exemplary scenario, the demanded quantity, rating and siting of shunt or series FACTS devices are determined and results of various examinations are summarized to general statements regarding the benefit of multifunctional FACTS devices in the UCTE.

Keywords

damping; flexible AC transmission systems; oscillations; power system stability; wind power; European power system; FACTS devices; PSS; damping potential; inter-area oscillations; modeshapes; wind power injections; Costs; Damping; Frequency; Investments; Power measurement; Power system interconnection; Power system measurements; Power system stability; Power systems; Rotors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2003, IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7989-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2003.1271001

Filename

1271001