Optimal placement of unified power flow controllers : an approach to maximize the loadability of transmission lines

الملخص EN

This paper deals with the optimal location and parameters of Unified Power Flow Controllers (UPFCs) in electrical power systems, using particle swarm optimization (PSO).

The objective is to maximize the transmission system load ability subject to the transmission line capacity limits and specified bus voltage levels.

Using the proposed method, the location of UPFCs and their parameters are optimized simultaneously.

PSO is used to solve the above non-linear programming problem for better accuracy.

The proposed approach is examined and tested on IEEE 30-bus system and IEEE 118-bus system.

The results obtained are quite promising for the power system operation environment.