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Optimal reactive power dispatch for improving voltage stability margin using a local voltage stability index

Rabiee, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2012

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.02.017
  3. Publisher: 2012
  4. Abstract:
  5. Management of reactive power resources is vital for stable and secure operation of power systems in the view point of voltage stability. This paper deals with the management of on-load tap changers (OLTCs) and dynamic VAR sources (including synchronous generators, synchronous condensers, and shunt reactive power compensators) to improve voltage stability margin (VSM) of power systems. This problem is usually called optimal reactive power dispatch (ORD) in the literature. The main contribution of the paper is to introduce a new objective function for the ORD problem. The proposed objective function is derived based on a local voltage stability index, called DSY, and has a strong correlation with VSM. This strong correlation makes the objective function effective for improving VSM, which is the main purpose of ORD. The proposed objective function is tested on the New England 39-bus test system and its performance is compared with some of the most common objective functions used in ORD. The obtained results show that solving ORD problem using the proposed objective function yields considerable increase in VSM
  6. Keywords:
  7. Optimal power flow (OPF) ; Optimal reactive dispatch (ORD) ; Voltage stability margin (VSM) ; New England ; Objective functions ; On-load tap changers ; Operation of power system ; Optimal power flows ; Optimal reactive power dispatch ; Power resources ; Reactive dispatch ; Reactive power compensator ; Strong correlation ; Synchronous condensers ; Test systems ; Voltage stability index ; Voltage stability margins ; Electric power systems ; Optimization ; Problem solving ; Synchronous generators ; Voltage control ; Voltage stabilizing circuits ; Reactive power
  8. Source: Energy Conversion and Management ; Volume 59 , 2012 , Pages 66-73 ; 01968904 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890412000805