Addressing voltage stability related reliability challenges of San Francisco Bay Area with a comprehensive reactive analysis

Author

Pourbeik, P. ; Koessler, R.J. ; Ray, B.

Author_Institution

ABB Inc., Raleigh, NC, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

13-17 July 2003

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a comprehensive voltage stability study to identify reactive compensation requirements in the San Francisco Bay Area for the purpose of maintaining desired load-serving capability. The study focused on both steady-state and mid-term time-domain dynamic simulations. While conducting mid-term stability simulations, a significant amount of load sensitivity analysis was performed in order to assess the need for a prudent mix of dynamic VArs (e.g. an SVC) versus static devices (e.g. mechanically switched capacitor banks).

Keywords

load flow; power system reliability; power system simulation; power system stability; static VAr compensators; time-domain analysis; voltage control; SVC; San Francisco Bay Area; dynamic VAr; load modeling; load sensitivity analysis; load-serving capability; mid-term stability simulation; mid-term time-domain dynamic simulation; optimal power flow; reactive compensation requirement; static device; steady-state analysis; voltage stability; Analytical models; Capacitors; Maintenance; Reactive power; Sensitivity analysis; Stability analysis; Static VAr compensators; Steady-state; Time domain analysis; Voltage;

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.2003.1271063

Filename

1271063