Distributed FACTS for Power System Transient Stability Control

Distributed FACTS for Power System Transient Stability Control

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The high penetration of renewable energy sources, combined click here with a limited possibility to expand the transmission infrastructure, stretches the system stability in the case of faults.For this reason, operators are calling for additional control flexibility in the grid.In this paper, we propose the deployment of switchable reactors and capacitors distributed on the grid as a control resource for securing operations during severe contingencies and avoiding potential blackouts.According to the operating principles, the line reactance varies by switching on or off a certain number of distributed series reactors and capacitors and, therefore, the stabilizing control rule is based on a stepwise time-discrete control action.

A control strategy, based here on dynamic optimization, is proposed and tested on a realistic-sized transmission system.