Optimal Allocation of STATCOM to Enhance Transient Stability Using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm

With the daily expansion of global energy consumption, developing power grids is uttermost importance. However, building a new transmission line costly and time-consuming, so utilizing same lines with possible higher capacity very cost-effective. In this regard, to increase lines, flexible alternating current system (FACTS) has been widely used in recent years by industrialized countries. One essential topics electrical systems reactive compensation, FACTS plays significant role controlling grid voltage oscillations stability. When static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) embedded bus voltage, supplementary damping controller can be designed enhance oscillation damping. Given system, complexity their optimization extraordinary ability imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA) for solving such problems, paper, ICA determine optimal position size devices.