Title :
Technical challenges of computing available transfer capability (ATC) in electric power systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
A key concept in the restructuring of the electric power industry is the ability to accurately and rapidly quantify the capabilities of the transmission system. Transmission transfer capability is limited by a number of different mechanisms, including thermal, voltage, and stability constraints. This paper discusses the ATC definitions and determination guidelines approved by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) and presents several concepts for dealing with the technical challenges of computation
Keywords :
power system analysis computing; power system stability; power transmission; ATC definitions; North American Electric Reliability Council; available transfer capability; electric power industry restructuring; electric power systems; power transmission system; stability constraints; thermal constraints; transmission transfer capability; voltage constraints; Guidelines; Load flow; Power generation economics; Power system interconnection; Power system reliability; Power system stability; Power transmission lines; Thermal stability; Transmission line theory; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1997, Proceedings of the Thirtieth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7743-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1997.663220
