Recently, genetic algorithms (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique have attracted considerable attention among various modern heuristic optimization techniques. Since the two approaches are supposed to find a solution to a given objective function but employ different strategies and computational effort, it is appropriate to compare their performance. This paper presents the appl...

In this paper a novel method for finding the fault zone on a Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) incorporated transmission line is presented. The method makes use of the Support Vector Machine (SVM), used in the classification mode to distinguish between the zones, before or after the TCSC. The use of Discrete Wavelet Transform is made to prepare the features which would be given as th...

In this paper a novel method for finding the fault zone on a Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) incorporated transmission line is presented. The method makes use of the Support Vector Machine (SVM), used in the classification mode to distinguish between the zones, before or after the TCSC. The use of Discrete Wavelet Transform is made to prepare the features which would be given as th...

This paper gives a brief review of fast and flexible control of power flow in transmission lines. Special emphasis is on SVC, TCSC and UPFC looking towards their benefits for improving the operation of an electrical power system. Performance comparison of these FACTS controllers has been discussed. In addition, some of the utility experience have been reviewed and summarized. Applications of FA...

Design of an optimal controller requires optimization performance measures that are often noncommensurable and competing with each other. Design of such a controller is indeed a particle swarm optimization (PSO) problem. This paper investigates the comparison of application of PSO based optimization technique and Differential Evolution (DE) for the design of a Thyristor Controlled Series Compen...

The paper reviews modeling of thyristor–controlled series capacitors (TCSC) which are highly nonlinear systems with continuous and discontinuous states, and proposes three nonlinear controllers for it: (1) An approximate feedback linearization control (FLC) (2) A sliding surface–like design (3) Control in transformed coordinates. Detailed (switched) time– domain simulations are used to verify t...

This paper presents a methodology to assess the voltage stability status combined with optimal power flow technique using an instantaneous two-bus equivalent model of power system incorporating static var compensator (SVC) and thyristor controlled series compensator (TCSC) controllers. There by, a generalized global voltage stability indicator being developed has been applied to a robust practi...

The process of selecting optimal settings for directional over-current relays (DOC relays) is a selection time dial setting (TDS) and IP (backup current), So that changes in the system electrical power distribution. In this work, breeder genetic algorithm (BGA) has been applied to DOC with multisystem D-FACTS devices. simulation consists two network operation scenarios, scenario without which c...