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... In addition, the mechanical damping of the generator was analyzed in advance. Figure 6 shows a simplified single-line diagram of the East Coast for relocation review [24][25][26][27][28]. Table 1 shows the impedance changes due to line impedance. ...
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Owing to geographical and political influences, Korea has an independent electric power system and the highest density of electric power facilities in the world. Large-scale base power generation complexes are located in non-metropolitan coastal areas, while the most expensive combined cycle power plants are operating or under construction in the metropolitan areas, which have the largest electricity demand. It has become difficult to secure a site for power plants, and the existing power transmission network is insufficient because of the additional construction of generators in existing power generation complexes, the increase in capacity of facilities, and the rapid increase in new and renewable energy. In particular, the East Coast region has a problem of transient stability for this reason, which is being addressed in advance through power generation restrictions. In addition, TCSC (Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor) is installed and operated to expand the capacity of existing power transmission lines and improve stability in the failures of nearby high-voltage lines until new transmission lines that take more than 10 years are installed to resolve power generation restrictions. However, after the construction of a new transmission line, the efficiency of the existing TCSC is degraded, and for efficient use, it is necessary to rearrange the installation location to utilize the optimal TCSC according to changes in the configuration of the nearby power system. Moreover, a detailed analysis is needed on whether the TCSC designed according to the existing grid configuration exhibits accurate control performance even after the relocation and whether it interferes with nearby generators. In addition to the dynamic performance based on real-time simulations, it is necessary to study the control performance and interaction for this power electronic equipment. This study verified the need to change controller parameters, the interaction effect with nearby generators for stable operation, and the system effect of TCSC relocation using the same replica controller as the actual field controller, as well as RTDS (Real Time Digital Simulation) simulating the entire power transmission system.
... Power electronics-based Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) can be used to change the effective transmission line reactance and control the active and reactive power through the line. A Thyristor-Controlled-Series-compensator (TCSC) was discussed in [14] which was used to improve the voltage profile of the system, transmission capability, and reduce transmission congestion. Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC) was introduced to control the power flow of multiple transmission lines for congestion management [15]. ...
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This paper presents a game-theoretic approach for solving network congestion in the Smart Grid. A smart grid environment with high penetration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) for a bidirectional power trade provides an opportunity to use the EVs for congestion management. Optimal power injected or drawn by the EV charging stations can be obtained to mitigate the congestion problem by solving a constrained optimization problem to minimize the change in the power injected at every bus while satisfying several constraints. EV charging stations will be requested to inject or draw optimal power as obtained from the optimization problem. This paper proposes a game-theoretic approach (Greed Game) to develop a smart pricing model and design a mechanism to remove congestion in the network. A unique Nash equilibrium is achieved in the game, which optimally fulfills the line power congestion management problem and yields maximum benefit for the EVs. The algorithm was applied to 16-machine 68-bus test systems, and it has been found that the proposed mechanism maximizes the gain of the EVs and solves the congestion problem in the Grid.
... The optimal placement and size of TCSC in power systems to reduce the risks in power grid operation is discussed in [19]. The optimal allocation of TCSCs for congestion management is also studied in [20][21][22][23] for different applications. ...
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Electricity demand has been growing due to the increase in the world population and higher energy usage per capita as compared to the past. As a result, various methods have been proposed to increase the efficiency of power systems in terms of mitigating congestion and minimizing power losses. Power grids operating limitations result in congestion that specifies the final capacity of the system, which decreases the conventional power capabilities between coverage areas. Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) can help to decrease flows in heavily loaded lines and lead to lines loadability improvements and cost reduction. In this paper, total power loss reduction and line congestion improvement are assessed by determining the optimal locations and compensation rates of Thyristor-Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) devices using the Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA). The results of applying the proposed method on the IEEE 30-bus test system confirmed the efficiency of the proposed procedure. In addition, to check the performance, applicability, and effectiveness of the proposed method, different heuristic algorithms, such as the multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm, Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm, and Mixed-Integer Non-Linear Program (MINLP) technique, are used for comparison. The obtained results show the accuracy and fast convergence of the proposed method over the other heuristic techniques.