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Optimal Location of Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) for Loss Minimization in Power System using Optimal Power Flow

Author(s):

Kalpesh N.Thakkar , Lukhdhirji Engineering College, Morbi; Dr. I. N. Trivedi, Lukhdhirji Engineering College, Morbi

Keywords:

Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) Thyristor controlled series capacitor (TCSC) Optimal Power Flow (OPF)

Abstract

Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices signify a modern technological advance in electrical power systems. FACTS devices offer so many benefits like transient stability improvement, sub-synchronous resonance (SSR) mitigation, damping of power swings, avoiding voltage collapse, enhancing power system reliability, minimize the loss in power system. Though FACTS controllers offer many advantages, their installation cost is very high. Hence the ideal placement and the optimal parameter settings of these devices in the power system are of key issues. In this paper OPF method is proposed to find optimal location and optimal parameter setting considering power loss minimization in power system. The proposed method is carried out on IEEE-30bus power system.

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Paper ID: IJSRDV2I5198
Published in: Volume : 2, Issue : 5
Publication Date: 01/08/2014
Page(s): 221-224

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