the Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) is a technology, which is based on power electronic devices, used to enhance the existing transmission capabilities in order to make the transmission system flexible and independent operation. The FACTS technology is a promising technology to achieve complete deregulation of Power System i.e. Generation, Transmission and Distribution as complete indiv...

Solid state power electronic devices or Flexible AC Transmission Systems technologies has brought an scope for electric utilities to operate their bulk power flow network close to their thermal limits while maintaining and/or improving network security or reliability. High-power electronic devices can provide unprecedented control over electricity flow in transmission networks. These devices re...

The Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) is one of the powerful Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) controller recognized for power flow, power oscillation damping and improving transient stability. This paper proposes controller that is a combination of Fuzzy Logic Power Oscillations Damping (FLPOD) controller with Proportional and Integral Power Flow (PIPF) controller for SSSC to ...

— The Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is a typical FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) device that is the most sophisticated and complex power electronic equipment and has emerged for the control and optimization of power flow and also to regulate the voltage in electrical power transmission system. This project propose the real, reactive power and voltage control through a transmissi...

In this paper, based on steady-state models of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices, the sizing of static synchronous series compensator (SSSC) controllers in transmission network is formed as an optimization problem. The objective of this problem is to reduce the transmission losses in the network. The optimization problem is solved using particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique....

This paper presents the use of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) for improving loadability of the system in deregulated electric power system.The optimallocation and parameter settingsof two types of FACTS devices have been investigated in this study. The Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) and Thyristor Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC) as two FACTS devices are considered i...

Increased electric power consumption causes transmission lines to be driven close to or even beyond their transfer capacities resulting in overloaded lines and congestions. Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) provide an opportunity to resolve congestions by controlling power flows and voltages. Main focus in this paper lies on the Thyristor Controlled Phase Shift Transformer (TCPST). IEEE ...

One of the major causes of voltage instability is the reactive power limit of the system. Improving the system's reactive power handling capacity via Flexible AC transmission System (FACTS) devices is a remedy for prevention of voltage instability and hence voltage collapse. In this paper, the effects of SVC and STATCOM in Static Voltage Stability Margin Enhancement will be studied. AC and DC r...

This paper proposes and validates models to accurately represent STATic Synchronous Shunt COMpensators (STATCOM) in voltage and angle stability studies of powers systems. The proposed STATCOM stability models are justified based on the basic operational characteristics of this Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) controller for both phase and PWM control strategies. These models are first va...

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...