scholarly journals Optimal placement of facts devices to reduce power system losses using evolutionary algorithm

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1271
Author(s):  
Mahmood Khalid Zarkani ◽  
Ahmed Sahib Tukkee ◽  
Mohammed Jasim Alali
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Evolutionary Algorithm ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Test System ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Unified Power Flow Controller ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Facts Devices

<p>The rapid and enormous growths of the power electronics industries have made the flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices efficient and viable for utility application to increase power system operation controllability as well as flexibility. This research work presents the application of an evolutionary algorithm namely differential evolution (DE) approach to optimize the location and size of three main types of FACTS devices in order to minimize the power system losses as well as improving the network voltage profile. The utilized system has been reactively loaded beginning from the base to 150% and the system performance is analyzed with and without FACTS devices in order to confirm its importance within the power system. Thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC), unified power flow controller (UPFC) and static var compensator (SVC) are used in this research work to monitor the active and reactive power of the carried out system. The adopted algorithm has been examined on IEEE 30-bus test system. The obtained research findings are given with appropriate discussion and considered as quite encouraging that will be valuable in electrical grid restructuring.</p>

scholarly journals Dynamic Power Oscillation Reduction using PSOA-PI in UPFC

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 3046-3050
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Test System ◽  
Pi Controller ◽  
Settling Time ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Unified Power Flow Controller ◽  
Facts Devices ◽  
Power Oscillations

The power flow control is one the important part of power system to maintain power system stability. If the real power and reactive power can be controlled then the automatic control of the power system gives numerous possibilities. The Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTs) are the devices meant for this operation. There are series and shunt type of FACTs devices available. The Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is one of the best devices in FACTs devices in AC power system. The power flows can be controlled in series and shunt connections using the two converters. The power oscillations are common in UPFC when the reference powers are changed. The PI controllers are replaced with PSOA tuned PI controller to reduces the power oscillations and reduces the settling time. The problem is formulated to minimize the settling time of the power value. The series and shunt controllers are tuned with particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSOA) to tune the PI controller parameters available in it. The MATLAB Simulink version 2017b is used here for the analysis and well known UPFC test system with three generators are used here for testing the proposed method. The results show PSOA tuned PI controller provides better oscillation damping with reduced settling time.

Application of UPFC for enhancement of voltage profile and minimization of losses using Fast Voltage Stability Index (FVSI)

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kumar ◽  
P. Renuga
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Voltage Stability ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Test System ◽  
Unified Power Flow Controller ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Voltage Stability Index

Application of UPFC for enhancement of voltage profile and minimization of losses using Fast Voltage Stability Index (FVSI)Transmission line loss minimization in a power system is an important research issue and it can be achieved by means of reactive power compensation. The unscheduled increment of load in a power system has driven the system to experience stressed conditions. This phenomenon has also led to voltage profile depreciation below the acceptable secure limit. The significance and use of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices and capacitor placement is in order to alleviate the voltage profile decay problem. The optimal value of compensating devices requires proper optimization technique, able to search the optimal solution with less computational burden. This paper presents a technique to provide simultaneous or individual controls of basic system parameter like transmission voltage, impedance and phase angle, thereby controlling the transmitted power using Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) based on Bacterial Foraging (BF) algorithm. Voltage stability level of the system is defined on the Fast Voltage Stability Index (FVSI) of the lines. The IEEE 14-bus system is used as the test system to demonstrate the applicability and efficiency of the proposed system. The test result showed that the location of UPFC improves the voltage profile and also minimize the real power loss.

Multi-type facts placement for loss minimization using biogeography based optimization

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Subramanian ◽  
G. Ravi
Keyword(s):  
Power Flow ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Unified Power Flow Controller ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Facts Devices ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Placement Type ◽  
Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator ◽  
Power Flow Controller

Abstract This paper presents a new strategy for optimal placement of multi-type FACTS devices with a view to minimize losses besides enhancing the voltage profile using biogeography based optimization. The strategy places three types of FACTS devices that include static VAR compensator, thyristor controlled series compensator and unified power flow controller; and offers optimal locations for placement, type and parameters of the FACTS devices. Test results on IEEE 14, 30 and 57 bus systems reveal the superiority of the algorithm.

scholarly journals Optimal Placement and Sizing of SVC for Improving Voltage Profile of Power System

2011 ◽  
pp. 146-150
Author(s):  
Shraddha Udgir ◽  
Sarika Varshney ◽  
Laxmi Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Test System ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Optimal Location ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Stability Margins

In emerging electric power systems, increased transactions often lead to the situations where the system no longer remains in secure operating region. The flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) controllers can play a vital role in the power system security enhancement. However, due to high capital investment, it is necessary to place these controllers optimally in a power system. FACTS devices can regulate the active and reactive power control as well as adaptive to voltage-magnitude control simultaneously because of their flexibility and fast control characteristics. Placement of these devices at optimal location can lead to control in line flow and maintain bus voltages in desired level and so improve voltage profile and stability margins. This paper proposes a systematic method for finding optimal location of SVC to improve voltage profile of a power system. A contingency analysis to determine the critical outages with respect to voltage security is also examined in order to evaluate the effect of SVC on the location analysis. Effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated on IEEE 30-bus test system.

scholarly journals Voltage Profile Improvement with Combined UPFC and IPFC Facts Devices: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Violet Kaswii ◽  
Michael Juma Saulo
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Voltage Control ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Transmission Systems ◽  
Facts Devices ◽  
Flow Controller ◽  
Power Flow Controller

The interline power flow controller (IPFC) and the unified power flow controller (UPFC) are both advanced types of flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS). These devices can provide the power system with control of voltage, and that of real and reactive power. This paper reviews the literature on UPFC and IPFC FACTS devices in voltage control and covers two main areas of research (i) voltage control using FACTS devices, and (ii) UPFCs / IPFCs and their applications in power systems. FACTs devices are applied in modern power system networks for the purpose of voltage control while at the same time providing enhanced power system stability. Research has shown that their benefits in the long run outweighs their high cost especially when they are optimally sized and located in the power network. Moreover, in the planning of power transmission systems, a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) technique can help in the incorporation of both the costs and technical viability. This approach provides techno-economic optimization and at the same time meeting environmental criteria.

scholarly journals Optimal Placement of Unified Power Flow Controller by TOPSIS Method for Loss Minimization

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-131
Author(s):  
Million Alemayehu Bedasso* ◽  
R. Srinu Naik
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Unified Power Flow Controller ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Active And Reactive Power ◽  
Flow Controller ◽  
Power Flow Controller

In order to eliminate active and reactive power losses in the power system, this paper proposes TOPSIS and DE algorithm for determining the best location and parameter settings for the Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC). To mitigate power losses, the best UPFC allocation can be achieved by re-dispatching load flows in power systems. The cost of incorporating UPFC into the power system. As a consequence, the proposed objective feature in this paper was created to address this problem. The IEEE 14-bus and IEEE 30-bus systems were used as case studies in the MATLAB simulations. When compared to particle swarm optimization, the results show that DE is a simple to use, reliable, and efficient optimization technique than (PSO). The network's active and reactive power losses can be significantly reduced by putting UPFC in the optimum position determined by TOPSIS ranking method.

A Multi-objective Hybrid Heuristic Approach for Optimal Setting of FACTS Devices in Power System Operation

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Sai Ram Inkollu ◽  
Venkata Reddy Kota
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Gravitational Search Algorithm ◽  
Test System ◽  
Optimal Location ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Loss Minimization ◽  
Facts Devices

<p>Improvement of power system performance in terms of increased voltage profile and decreased transmission loss is becoming one of the challenging tasks to the system operators under open access environment. Apart from traditional power flow controlling devices, use of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices can give an attractive solution for the operation and control of deregulated power system. The type, size, location and number of FACTS devices are to be optimized appropriately in order to get the targeted benefits. In this paper, two FACTS devices, Thyristor Controller Phase Shift Transformer (TCPST) and Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC) are selected to obtain the required performance such as improvement of voltage profile and loss minimization. To search the optimal location and optimal rating of the selected FACTS devices, a hybrid algorithm which formulated with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) is proposed. At the first step, the optimization problem is solved for finding the optimal location of FACTS devices using PSO with an objective of voltage profile maximization and later GSA is implemented to optimize their parameters with an objective of transmission loss minimization. The proposed method is implemented on IEEE 30-bus test system and from the simulation results it can be proved that this technique is well suited for real-time application.  </p><p align="center"><strong><br /></strong></p>

scholarly journals Voltage Stability Improvement with finest position of UPFC using GA &PSO

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (03) ◽  
pp. 280-285
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Voltage Stability ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Fitness Function ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Unified Power Flow Controller ◽  
Facts Devices

Power system is a largely inter connected network, due to this interconnection some of the lines may get over loaded and voltage collapse will occur , hence these lines are called weak lines, this causes serious voltage instability at the particular lines of the power system. The improvement of stability will achieve by controlling the reactive power flow. The Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices have been proposed to effectively controlling the power flow in the lines and to regulate the bus voltages in electrical power systems, resulting in an increased power transfer capability, low system losses and improved stability. In FACTS devices the Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is one of the most promising device for power flow control. It can either simultaneously or selectively control both real and reactive flow and bus voltage. UPFC is a combination of shunt and series compensating devices. Optimal location of UPFC is determined based on Voltage Stability Index (VSI). GA and PSO techniques are used to set the parameters of UPFC [6]. The objective function formulated here is fitness function, which has to be maximized for net saving. The results obtained using PSO on IEEE 14 Bus is compared with that of results obtained using GA, to show the validity of the proposed techniques and for comparison purposes

Power System Loadability Maximization by Optimal Placement of Multiple-Type FACTS Devices Using PSO Based GUI

2014 ◽  
Vol 984-985 ◽  
pp. 1286-1294
Author(s):  
R. Arun Prasath ◽  
M. Vimalraj ◽  
M. Riyas Ahamed ◽  
K. Srinivasa Rao
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Facts Devices ◽  
Ac Transmission ◽  
Multiple Type

This paper presents a graphical user interface (GUI) uses Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), which is used to find the optimal locations and sizing parameters of multi type Flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices in complex power systems. The GUI toolbox, offers user to choose a power system network, PSO settings and the type and number of FACTS devices for the selected network. In this paper, three different FACTS devices are implemented: SVC, TCSC and TCPST. FACTS devices are used to increase the system loadability, by reducing power flow on overloaded lines, transmission line losses, improving system stability and security. With this can make the transmission system more energy-efficient. PSO used here for optimally allocating and sizing the multiple type FACTS in a standardized power network (IEEE 30 bus system) in order to improve voltage profile, minimizing power system total losses and maximizing system loadability with respect to the size of FACTS.

Optimal Location of STATCOM, SSSC, and UPFC Devices for Solving OPF and ORPD Problem Using Different Evolutionary Optimization Techniques

2018 ◽  
pp. 274-317
Keyword(s):  
Power Flow ◽  
Optimal Power Flow ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Unified Power Flow Controller ◽  
Krill Herd Algorithm ◽  
Facts Devices ◽  
Bus Voltage ◽  
Evolutionary Optimization Techniques

The development of FACTS devices based on the advance of semiconductor technology opened up new opportunities for controlling the power flow and extending the load ability of the power transmission network. Amongst the various FACTS devices, the UPFC is considered the most versatile FACTS device that can simultaneously control bus voltage and both active and reactive power flow through the transmission line. This chapter discusses the implementation of grey wolf optimization (GWO), teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO), biogeography-based optimization (BBO), krill herd algorithm (KHA), chemical reaction optimization (CRO), and hybrid CRO (HCRO) approaches to find the optimal placement and parameter setting of unified power flow controller (UPFC) to achieve the optimal performance of optimal power flow (OPF) and optimal reactive power dispatch (ORPD) problems. Two test systems, namely IEEE 14-bus and IEEE 30 with valve-point non-linearity, are considered to demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed approaches.

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