Performance of a TCSC for congestion relief

Author

Schaffner, Christian ; Andersson, Göran

Author_Institution

ETH Zurich, Zurich

fYear

2005

fDate

27-30 June 2005

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

This paper presents a method to determine the performance of relieving congestions using a thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC) in a transmission network by comparing locational marginal prices (LMP). The method allows to study different parameter variations - e.g. varying demand or size of the TCSC. A full AC Optimal Power Flow including transmission limits is used to model the underlying network. A case study shows the results of applying this method to a 10-bus network. The study is especially geared to-wards the economical evaluation of such an installation. However, the actual valuation is not part of this publication.

Keywords

flexible AC transmission systems; power markets; power transmission economics; thyristor applications; AC optimal power flow; congestion relief; locational marginal prices; thyristor controlled series capacitor; transmission limits; transmission network; Control systems; Environmental economics; Europe; Flexible AC transmission systems; Load flow; Power capacitors; Power generation economics; Power transmission lines; Production; Thyristors; FACTS; OPF; investment opportunities; liberalized electricity market; locational marginal prices (LMP);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Tech, 2005 IEEE Russia

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

978-5-93208-034-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-5-93208-034-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2005.4524675

Filename

4524675