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Realization of 5-bus System Using Soft Computing
Technique for Flexible Alternating Current
Transmission System (FACTS) Devices
Zade Ankit Ashokrao
Dept. of Electrical Engg.
Jagadambha College of Engineering and
Technology, Yavatmal, India.
Ankit.zade111@gmail.com
Pachagade Ruchi Machhindra
Dept. of Electrical Engg.
Jagadambha College of Engineering and
Technology, Yavatmal, India
ruchi.pachagade@gmail.com
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban
Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engg.
University of Johannesburg,
South Africa.
sanjeevi_12@yahoo.co.in
Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar
Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engg.
University of Johannesburg,
South Africa.
sagar25.mahajan@gmail.com
Luigi Martirano
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy.
luigi.martirano@uniroma1.it
Zbigniew Leonowicz
Faculty of Electrical Engg.,
Wroclaw University of Technology,
Wroclaw, Poland.
leonowicz@ieee.org
Abstract—Total transfer capability analysis of power system
is currently a critical issue in both planning & operating of
systems. These issues mainly occur due to increase in area and
interchanges among utilities. To reduce the flows in heavily
loaded lines, Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
(FACTS) devices is used, this results in increased transfer
capability, improve stability of the network, low system losses,
and fulfill contractual required by controlling the power flows in
the network. To achieve parameters FACTS devices are placed
optimally and is done with the help of reduction of total system
reactive power loss sensitivity indices analysis method and real
power flow performance index sensitivity indices analysis
method. Thyristor-Control-Series-Capacitor (TCSC) is used as a
FACTS device in the proposed sensitivity analysis method. To
decide priority of line for placing TCSC, soft computing
technique “Fuzzy logic method” is employed. The performance
evaluation of proposed sensitivity analysis methods is done using
electrical IEEE-5 bus system. The sensitivity indices are
programmed using Matrix Laboratory.
Keywords—Soft Computing Technique; Sensitivity Analysis
Method; Power System Stability; FACTS; TCSC; Fuzzy.
I. INTRODUCTION
A network comprising of electrical components use to
supply, transmit and use electric power is define as the power
system network. An important aspect of power system security
is the system’s ability to withstand the effects of contingencies
[1]. A contingency is basically an outage of a generator,
transformer or line, and its effects are monitored with
specified security limits [2]. Power system operation is said to
be normal, when power flows and the bus voltages are within
acceptable limits. From this perspective, security is the
probability of a power system’s operating point remaining in a
viable state of operation [3]. Recently loads on the power
system increases rapidly and power system network becomes
more complex hence it is difficult to transmit the more power,
leading the power system networks to its thermal limit. Due to
this, power system security problem arises. It is necessary that,
though load demand increases, the power system transmission
networks should work within their safe limits [4]. This
insecure problem of power system can be overcome by
optimally locating FACTS devices [5]-[6].
The most renowned power electronic based static FACTS
devices includes Static Synchronous Condenser (STATCOM)
[7]-[8], Static Var Compensator (SVC) [9], Unified Power
Flow Controller (UPFC), Thyristor Control Series
Compensator (TCSC), Thyristor Controlled Phase Shift
Transformer (TCPST), Interline Power Flow Controller
(IPFC) and Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC)
[10]. Out of these FACTS devices TCSC provides various
advantageous features which include mitigating distortions in
Fig. 1. Detail structure of fuzzy system and three essential segments used in Fuzzy Method