Pulse Width modulated based Series Compensator (PWMSC), a newly FACTS device, can modulate the impedance of a transmission line through the variation of the duty cycle of a train of pulses with fixed frequency, resulting in improvement of system performance. In this study, a current injection model of PWMSC is proposed and incorporated in the transmission system model. The purpose of the work r...

This paper explores the use of a Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) for global power system control. Coordinated control schemes are assigned to the UPFC, Power System Stabilizer (PSS) and generator excitation to maintain transient stability and voltage stability following a disturbance. The extension to use of UPFC in damping inter-area oscillation is also considered. Under the proposed coor...

Among stability issues, the damping of electromechanical oscillations has been recognized as an important issue in electrical power system operation. This paper investigates the ability of Genetic Algorithm (GA) to design power system stabilizer (PSS) to damp the inter area oscillation. For this the parameter of the PSS are determined by GA using a phased-based objective function. The numerical...

This paper investigates and compares performance of various conventional and fuzzy logic based controllers at generator locations for oscillation damping. Performance of combination of conventional and fuzzy logic based controllers also studied by comparing overshoot on the active power deviation response for a small disturbance and damping ratio of the critical mode. Fuzzy logic based controll...

Dynamic reactive power compensation is used to a n increasing extent to improve voltage and reactive power conditions in ac s stems. Additional tasks can also be performed by the i ta t ic Var Compensators (SVC) to increase the transmission capacity as result of employment of SVCs for power oscillation damping. This is of particular importance in the case of weakly coupled power systems. A new ...

AC SYSTEM OSCILLATIONS? J. D. Mountford During the 1960's many HVDC applications were developed throughout the world but these , were surrounded by a certain aura of evan, gel ism. Now HVDC has indeed become recognized as an invaluable, if very specialized, system design recourse. However, there still remains a tendency to overestimate its advantages in service. One of the conceptual advantages...

In this work, real-time evaluation and steps towards implementation of three different types of power oscillation damping controllers (POD) for fast power electronic devices such as FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems) have been done. The performance of classical POD controllers (lead-lags and phasor estimators) are compared with an advanced adaptive approach. The prerequisite for achieving...

The supplementary control of the UPFC can significantly enhance the damping of interconnect power systems. However, the conventional controller designed based on a linearized model cannot provide adequate damping signal over a wide range of operation points. In this paper, a fuzzy controller is designed as the substitute of the conventional controller. The parameters of the fuzzy controller are...

Since Electric Power Systems are constantly subjected by perturbations, it is necessary to insert controllers for damping electromechanical oscillations originally from these perturbations. The Power System Stabilizer (PSS) and Power Oscillation Damper (POD) are two of the most common damping controllers used by the industry. However, just the inclusion of these controllers does not guarantee a...