Improvement of Power System Transient Stability Using a Controllable Resistor Type Fault Current Limiter

In this paper a variable and controllable resistor type fault current limiter (FCL) is introduced for enhancement of transient stability of single machine infinite bus (SMIB) system with a double circuit transmission line. The optimal value of resistor during fault to reach the maximum stability of power system is computed. It is shown that, this optimal value depends on the fault location and the pre-fault active power of synchronous generator considering power demand changing. To show the effectiveness of the proposed FCL, analytical analysis including transient stability study and optimum resistor value calculation are presented. In addition, simulation results using PSCAD‎/EMTDC software are included to confirm the analytical analysis accuracy.

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