electric arc furnace (eaf) is one of the largest loads in electric power systems. it is highly time varying and nonlinear. its reactive power variations cause voltage fluctuations in nearby system which is known as flicker. on the other hand the nonlinear voltage-current characteristic causes strong voltage and current harmonics in eaf. to this end flexible ac transmission systems (facts) techn...

This paper presents a novel approach to determinethe power system stability using resistive superconducting faultcurrent limiter (SFCL) of an electric power grid (EPG). Inaddition, the electric railwaysystem has rapidly changing loadcharacteristics in time. An unbalance is generated owing to therapidly changing large single-phase loads. Subsequently, the unbalanced load causes an unbalanced tra...

Modern power systems involve large amount of investment. An electric power system comprises of generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy. Growth of power systems has lead to very complex networks extended across large areas. In such situations, the proper functioning of a modern power system is heavily dependent upon the healthy operation of the transmission lines within it. ...

Creating successful competitive electric power markets requires transmission pricing reform. Due to the physics of power transmission networks, efficient transmission prices must incorporate two types of loop flow externalities, and must be determined jointly with efficient power (nodal) prices. Prior proposed market schemes all involve an approximation to the efficient prices. I propose a real...

This is a project report from the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC). PSERC is a multi-university Center conducting research on challenges facing a restructuring electric power industry and educating the next generation of power engineers. More information about PSERC can be found at the Center's website: The project has been carried out in collaboration between the Washington St...

Restructuring and liberalization of electric power markets in recent years present new challenges to network operators. Existing transmission assets are being pushed to their physical limits in order to increase overall utilization of transmission networks. Additionally, demand for electric energy is steadily increasing, which further stresses network components. This leads to congested transmi...

The integration of wind power into power grid will bring some impacts on the multiple subjects of electric power system. Economic impacts of wind power integration on multiple subjects of China’s electric power system were quantitatively assessed from Quasi-public goods property perspective in this paper. Firstly, the Quasi-public goods property of transmission services provided by power grid c...

with the development of restructured power systems and increase of prices in some hours of day and increase fuel price, demand response programs were noticed more by customers. demand response consists of a series of activities that governments or utilities design to change the amount or time of electric energy consumption, to achieve better social welfare or some times for maximizing the benef...

Electric power consumption, has been increasing uninterruptedly, being this increase specially accelerated in the last years. New power generators are been built, the installed power increases each year, thus it is necessary a way to transmit the bulk energy. Nowadays electric lines are saturated, they are reaching critical values of ampacity and sag. Therefore building new lines is necessary t...

Renewable energy policies, such as the Renewable Portfolio Standard, arising from increasing environmental concerns have set very ambitious targets for wind power penetration in electric power systems throughout the world. In many cases, the geographical locations with good wind resources are not close to the main load centers. It becomes extremely important to assess adequate transmission faci...