Application of HGSO to security based optimal placement and parameter setting of UPFC

Abstract This paper presents a novel method to solve security based optimal placement and parameter setting of unified power flow controller (UPFC) problem based on hybrid group search optimization (HGSO) technique. Firstly, HGSO is introduced in order to solve mix-integer type problems. Afterwards, the proposed method is applied to the security based optimal placement and parameter setting of UPFC problem. The focus of the paper is to enhance the power system security through eliminating or minimizing the over loaded lines and the bus voltage limit violations under single line contingencies. Simulation studies are carried out on the IEEE 6-bus, IEEE 14-bus and IEEE 30-bus systems in order to verify the accuracy and robustness of the proposed method. The results indicate that by using the proposed method, the power system remains secure under single line contingencies.

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