Line Stability Index Based Optimal Placement of Unified Power Flow Controller

Tin Nilar Aung; Kyaw Myo Lin; Khine Zin Oo

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Line Stability Index Based Optimal Placement of Unified Power Flow Controller

Tin Nilar Aung, Kyaw Myo Lin, Khine Zin Oo

Published in International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 6, Issue 4)

Received: 21 June 2017 Accepted: 10 July 2017 Published: 31 July 2017

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Abstract

Unified power flow controller (UPFC) is a powerful device which can control three power system parameters and it must be located optimally to obtain satisfactory performance due to excessive cost. This paper presents an approach to find the optimal placement of UPFC based on the line stability index. The line stability index can provide accurate information of the stability condition of the lines of the system and can also determine the weakest bus in the system. The index is evaluated for partial network of Myanmar National grid transmission network using MATPOWER Toolbox and a line having largest value of the index is the most critical line where the optimal location of UPFC. The proposed placement approach is shown to be effective for finding appropriate location of UPFC and the effects of UPFC allocation based on line stability index are also demonstrated using Power System Analysis Toolbox (PSAT). The optimal placement of UPFC based on the line stability index resulted in enhancing the power flow control of the system, reducing the system losses as well as improving the system voltage profile.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepe.20170604.11
Page(s)	47-52
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Line Stability Index, Optimum Location, Percentage of Series Compensation, PSAT, UPFC

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Tin Nilar Aung, Kyaw Myo Lin, Khine Zin Oo. Line Stability Index Based Optimal Placement of Unified Power Flow Controller. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2017;6(4):47-52. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20170604.11

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Tin Nilar Aung

Power System Research Unit, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar
Kyaw Myo Lin

Power System Research Unit, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar
Khine Zin Oo

Power System Research Unit, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar

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Tin Nilar Aung; Kyaw Myo Lin; Khine Zin Oo. Line Stability Index Based Optimal Placement of Unified Power Flow Controller. Int. J. Energy Power Eng. 2017, 6(4), 47-52. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20170604.11

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Tin Nilar Aung, Kyaw Myo Lin, Khine Zin Oo. Line Stability Index Based Optimal Placement of Unified Power Flow Controller. Int J Energy Power Eng. 2017;6(4):47-52. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepe.20170604.11

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