A J. F. Gronquist Dept. of Elec. and Comp. Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison 1415 Johnson Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, US jim~uludag.ece.wise.edu Abstract: This paper studiesthe effectsof applying controls for FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission System) devices derived from energy functions for losslesssystems to systems with losses. The intent is to examine whether such controls can be eff...

This work investigates the effects of the STATCOM (Static Synchronous Compensator), a FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) device, on small-signal power system angle stability. This investigation is carried out for a single machine connected to an infinite bus via a loss-less transmission line. The study is based on investigation of the eigenvalues of the linearized power system model in th...

In emerging power systems, enlarged communication often lead to the situations where the structure no longer remains in secure operating region. The flexible Ac transmission system (FACTS) controllers can take part in an important role in the power system security enhancement. However, due to high capital investment, it is necessary to locate these controllers optimally in the power system. Sta...

Increased demands on transmission, absence of long-term planning and the need to provide open access to generating companies and customers have created tendencies toward less security and reduced quality of supply. The FACTS technology is essential to alleviate some but not all of these difficulties. The FACTS technology opens up new opportunities for controlling power and enhancing the usable ...

In a deregulated electricity market, it may always not be possible to dispatch all of the contracted power transactions due to congestion of the transmission corridors. This paper presents a transmission lines congestion management in a restructured market environment using a combination of demand response and Thyristor controlled series compensators (TCSCs). The overall objective of FACTS devi...

In the proposed work, authors have applied swarm intelligence based algorithms for the effective Co-ordination of Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices with other existing Var sources present in the network. IEEE 30 and IEEE 57 bus systems are taken as standard test systems. SPSO (Simple Particle Swarm Optimization) and other two swarm based intelligence approaches like APSO (Adaptive...

Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTs) play a vital role in minimizing the power losses and improving voltage profile transmission system. These increase real transfer capacity of However, optimal location sizing FACTs devices determines extent benefits provided by to Non-optimal solution terms may possibly lead under-compensation or over-compensation phenomena. Thus, robust optimization is p...

This paper presents the performance comparison of meta– heuristics algorithms such as DE (Differential Evolution), PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) and GA (Genetic Algorithm for the problem of Transmission Power Loss (TPL) minimization using Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices. In addition to that a novel power flow method is proposed using Broyden – Shamanski method with Sherman –...

Phase locked loop and synchronization techniques are one of the most important issues for operating grid-interfaced converters in practical applications, which involve Distributed Power Generation Systems, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission, and so on. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the recently developed phase locked loo...

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...