August 14th Blackout in the US and Propose for Chinese Power System to Improving Stability and Security

This paper introduces August 14th blackout in the United States and Canada, its reference for Chinese Power System is indicated. Important Propose has been presented in this paper about how to increase the stability and security of Chinese Power System. Dynamic reactive power compensation like STATCOM/SVC is the key point to increase voltage stability. PMU based stability and security system is described, which is the basis for a nation wide anti - blackout safety operation system.