To meet the ever increasing load demands in a power system and to satisfy the stability and reliability criteria, the existing transmission lines have been forced to operate closer to their security limits. As a result, several voltage instability incidents have been reported all over the globe. One of the major being the voltage collapse problems in power systems which have been a permanent co...

Optimal Power Flow (OPF) has been widely used in power system operation and planning. This paper presents Differential Evolution (DE) method to solve optimal power flow in power system incorporating a powerful and versatile Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) device such as Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC). Unlike other FACTS devices, UPFC has a great flexibility that can control the a...

The Static Var Compensator (SVC) and the Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), as two components of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices, play an important role in controlling the reactive power flow to the power network. Because of economic considerations, identifying the best location for installing the SVC and STATCOM is also important. The FACTS devices placement problem is c...

The increasing complexity of the conventional grid due to population growth, advancement in technology, and infrastructures are the factors that contribute immensely to instability, insecurity, and inefficiency of the use of electrical energy. To overcome the problems, the environmental energy sustainability calls for the use of renewable energy for sustainability of power supply. Intermittency...

The Static Var Compensator (SVC) and the Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), as two components of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices, play an important role in controlling the reactive power flow to the power network. Because of economic considerations, identifying the best location for installing the SVC and STATCOM is also important. The FACTS devices placement problem is c...

-In this paper, multi-objective optimal placement (MOOP) of multi-type flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices for Thailand power system is proposed. Four types of FACTS devices are used: thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC), thyristor-controlled phase shifter (TCPS), unified power flow controller (UPFC), and static var compensator (SVC). The problem is decomposed into the opti...

The evolution of current centralized generation in the form of distributed generation and Smart Grids provide a great opportunity to eradicate several issues associated with energy efficiency, energy security, power quality and the drawback of aging power system infrastructures. In order to meet the rising electrical power demand and increase service quality as well as reduce pollution, the exi...

<span lang="EN-US">Transmission systems are prone to contingency conditions that would either occur using a generator outage or line outage. Placing and sizing the flexible ac transmission (FACTS) devices appropriately can reduce effects of condition. This paper optimally locates FACTS in system under N-1 The genetic algorithm (GA) technique is used locate different, multiple (thyristor-c...

Multi Objective Optimal Power Flow including FACTS technology is one of the most important issues in power system planning and control. In this paper Artificial Intelligence techniques are used to solve the Multi Objective Optimum Power Flow incorporating FACTS devices with valve point effect. In this paper two objectives loss minimization and minimum voltage deviation are taken into considerat...

Considering aging power system infrastructures in conjunction with increased electricity trading activities, there is a strong need for future investments in electricity grids. Technological progress has made available a number of different investment alternatives, ranging e.g. from “standard” reinforcements of existing transmission capacities to the installation of Flexible AC Transmission Sys...