Recently, Brushless Cascaded Doubly Fed Induction Generator (BCDFIG) has been considered as an attractive choice for grid-connected applications due to its high controllability and reliability. In this paper, a Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control (FCS-MPC) method with active and reactive power control capability in grid-connected mode is proposed for controlling the BCDFIG in a way that...

In this paper, a model for hybrid transmission expansion planning (TEP) and reactive power planning (RPP) considering demand response (DR) model has been presented. In this study RPP considered by TEP for its effects on lines capacity and reduction of system expansion costs. On the other hand the expansion of the transmission system is an important subject, especially dealing with the new i...

In the new electricity grid code, reactive power generation by wind farms, which must operate similarly to other conventional power plants, is a major concern during both steady-state and fault conditions. This article presents the reactive power capability of a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) through the use of performance capability curves. The real and reactive power capability of conv...

To achieve accurate reactive power sharing and voltage frequency and amplitude restoration in low-voltage microgrids, a control strategy combining an improved droop control with distributed secondary power optimization control is proposed. The active and reactive power that each distributed generator (DG) shares is calculated by extracting load information and utilizing a power sharing ratio, a...

This paper presents an efficient and reliable Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm for solving Reactive power optimization including voltage deviation in Power System. Voltage deviation is the capability of a power system to maintain up to standard voltages at all buses in the system under standard conditions and under being subjected to a disturbance. Reactive power optimization is a co...

It has recently been shown that using battery storage systems (BSSs) to provide reactive power provision in a medium-voltage (MV) active distribution network (ADN) with embedded wind stations (WSs) can lead to a huge amount of reverse power to an upstream transmission network (TN). However, unity power factors (PFs) of WSs were assumed in those studies to analyze the potential of BSSs. Therefor...

The quantity of installed photovoltaic (PV) systems in the German distribution grid is still increasing. In some areas the installed PV capacity exceeds 5.0 kWp [1] per house connection (HC). Therefore the load flow changes its characteristics and leads to new requirements for grid dimensioning. Additionally, the feed-in is carried out via inverter systems and a lot of power electronics have to...

Injection of wind power into an electric grid affects the power quality and reactive power issues at the connected electric network. Power quality problems such as voltage sag are some major concern. In this paper these issues are analyzed. Wind turbine connected to squirrel cage induction generator is modeled using PSCAD simulation software to analyze the said issues where STATCOM is introduce...