A novel placement strategy for FACTS controllers

Author

Sharma, Nikhlesh Kumar ; Ghosh, Arindam ; Varma, Rajiv Kumar

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Kanpur, India

Volume

18

Issue

3

fYear

2003

fDate

7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

982

Lastpage

987

Abstract

In this paper, a new method called the extended voltage phasors approach (EVPA) is proposed for placement of FACTS controllers in power systems. While the voltage phasors approach (VPA) identifies only the critical paths from the voltage stability viewpoint, the proposed method additionally locates the critical buses/line segments. The results of EVPA are compared with the well-established line flow index (LFI) method for nine-bus, 39-bus, and 68-bus systems. It is shown that the EVPA provides accurate indication for the placement of FACTS controllers.

Keywords

flexible AC transmission systems; power system control; power system dynamic stability; 39-bus system; 68-bus system; 9-bus system; FACTS controllers; critical buses/line segments; critical paths; eigenvalue studies; extended voltage phasors approach; line flow index method; maximum loading condition; placement strategy; power systems; voltage phasors approach; voltage stability; Control systems; Equations; Flexible AC transmission systems; Load flow; Power system control; Power system security; Power system stability; Power transmission; Reactive power; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2003.813874

Filename

1208387