Placement of UPFC for Improvement of Voltage Stability by Current based Model

The objective of this paper is to reduce the power loss and to improve the voltage profile in radial distribution system. Fuzzy and particle swarm optimization algorithm is a two-stage methodology used for placement and sizing of UPFC in this paper. To show the effectiveness of the same a complete result analysis is carried out on 33 and 69 bus systems. Power loss and voltages are calculated for the optimal locations based on fuzzy system. 50%, 80% 150%, overloading cases are also considered in this paper. The result analysis shows that the two-stage methodology effectively improves the voltages and reduces the power loss of the system.

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