Modelling, simulation and optimal tuning of TCSC controller

A systematic procedure for modeling, simulation and optimal tuning the parameters of a Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC) controller, for the power system stability enhancement is presented in this paper. For the simulation purpose, the model of singlemachine infinite bus (SMIB) power system with TCSC controller is developed in MATLAB/SIMULINK. The design problem of TCSC controller is formulated as an optimisation problem and genetic algorithm (GA) is employed to search for the optimal TCSC controller parameters. By minimizing a time-domain based objective function, in which the oscillatory rotor speed deviation of the generator is involved; stability performance of the power system is improved. The results obtained from simulations validate the effectiveness of proposed modelling and tuning approach for power system stability improvement. The simulation results also show that the proposed TCSC controller is effective in damping a range of small disturbance conditions in the power system. (Received in October 2006, accepted in February 2007. This paper was with the authors 1 month for 1 revision.)

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