A Comprehensive Analysis of DSTATCOM-Based Power Improvement

Power quality became one of the most critical challenges in today’s modern power system. Utmost primary factors of power quality issues are non-linear fluctuating loads, system interruption, load variances, infrequent loads, and arc furnaces. As a matter of fact, there is occurrence of various electrical distortions, along with voltage spikes, voltage sags, and so forth. Several innovative techniques were employed for the development of circuits which resulted in minimised voltage stability as well as reliability. Utility companies which are electrical are receiving a large quantity of complaints because of these challenges. An approach is required now to explore the power quality challenges in industrial sector, corporate sector, municipal, or domestic sites. Therefore, a few techniques known as Flexible AC transmission system (FACTs) are used to enhance power quality. It is divided into two categories: namely series-FACTs and shunt-FACTS. As name itself define its architecture that in series-FACTS comprised of transmission line which is connected in series with module and connected in parallel in shun-FACTs. We can alleviate the problems related to power quality with the help of these FACTS devices. D-STATCOM is one of the better devices available. D-STATCOM is a shunt-connected solid-state device employed at the distribution network to maintain load-side disturbances. It has exceeded the traditional capacitor being used improve power quality with it's lower upfront investment, outstanding dynamics, absence of static, and lower operational expenses. The sorts, architectural style, operating, control systems, and AI are all described in this article.

POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT USING CUCKOO SEARCH BASED MULTI-LEVEL FACTS CONTROLLER

Nowadays, the improvement of power quality is the major concern in power system scenario. These problems mainly caused due to utilization of different load conditions to the power system. To mitigate these problems different methods are implemented in literature. As per literature analysis the one of the Flexible AC Transmission System called as unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) plays a key role. The series and shunt controllers of UPQC designed with 9-level inverters to reduce the harmonic distortions. An instantaneous PQ theory is used to generate the reference signals required for series and shunt controllers along with dq-transformation analysis. A Cuckoo optimization technique is used to tune the parameters of PI controller in shunt controller to achieve better harmonic distortions and improve power quality. This proposed system is to be tested and verified in MATLAB/SIMULINK.

Intuitive Multiphase Matrix Converter Control Procedures Applied to Power-System Phase Shifters

The article presents the concept of application of a multiphase matrix converter (MMC)-based device working as a phase-shifting control device in a power system. A matrix M × M multiphase converter is a simple structure incorporating M × M bidirectional switches, connecting M input phases to M output phases (a square structure is used). The device, in this research and under proposed control, is able to build M output sinusoidal-shape phases (desired output) from parts of input voltages. The proposed MMC-based device can be considered as a new flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) apparatus. Three basic control systems that enabled the creation of output waveforms as the combination of input ones were presented. Both 6 × 6 and 12 × 12 matrix structures were introduced, since 3 × 6 and 3 × 12 transformers are already in use. The mathematical, Simulink, and laboratory models were built to extract characteristic features of the MMC. The chosen “area-based” control procedure was based on finding a common point of area representing a certain switch (connecting a certain input and a certain output) and a time-dependent trajectory. Practical application of the MMC in a power system involves not only MMC analysis, but also the study of application requirements, possible converter topologies, and the development of new, reliable control algorithms. Particular consideration was given to the simplicity of the control and the analysis of the converter properties. The proposed control procedure did not use the PWM technique, but created output in similar way to a multilevel converter.

An efficient NSCE algorithm for multi-objective reactive power system compensation with UPFC

<span id="docs-internal-guid-a50ef6a8-7fff-b6d7-8e58-d434be6097d4"><span>This paper proposes a novel approach based on the NSCE (elitist non dominated sorting cross entropy), for the optimization of the location and the size of a flexible AC transmission system device (FACTS) namely: unified power flow controller (UPFC) to achieve the optimal reactive power flow (ORPF). In the present work, the main objective is to minimize the real power losses, the cost investment of several UPFC and the deviation voltages using intelligent algorithms. The proposed study is multiobjective, in which, the power generator buses, the control voltages, the ratio tap changer of transformers and the reactive power injections from installed UPFC are considered as control variables. The proposed NSCE algorithm is validated on IEEE 30-bus test system. A comparison with elitist non dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) and a regularity model-based multiobjective estimation of distribution algorithm (RM-MEDA) is done and completed with hybridization of them.</span></span>

Power and energy system oscillation damping using multi-verse optimization

Power system oscillations are the primary threat to the stability of a modern power system which is interconnected and operates near to their transient and steady-state stability limits. Power system stabilizer (PSS) is the traditional controller to damp such oscillations, and flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices are advised for the improved damping performance. This paper suggests a technique for controller parameters tuning of PSS and a shunt connected FACTS device to be operated in coordination. A static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) connected in a two-machine system is considered as a test power system for the system studies. A recent meta-heuristic algorithm, Multi-Verse optimizer (MVO) has been suggested and compared with the other state-of-the-art algorithms. Improvement in system damping has been achieved by minimizing the oscillating nature of the system states by framing the objective function as a function of damping ratio and location of poles of the system. The Phillips-Heffron model of the test system has been designed by considering the system dynamics. The coordinated system behavior under the perturbation in system parameters has been observed satisfactory with the tuned controller parameters obtained from the suggested algorithm.

FACT Controllers and their Optimal Location: An Extensive Review

Background: The power industry has been evolving continuously and influenced by a competitive deregulated market. The crucial demand to maximize the efficiency of the existing equipment requires it’s proper management. Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) are flexible devices, which provide dynamic control over the power system to cope with its dynamic nature. Methods: An extensive review is carried out on FACT devices covering its classification, importance, optimal placement and influence on the power systems. Results: In this paper, different techniques to identify the optimal location of placing FACT devices have been discussed and compared, as the placement of these devices in the power system is of utmost importance for its efficiency. Conclusion: This paper summarizes techniques available for optimal placement of FACTS devices in order to improve power system performance. It will serve as a ready reference for the future researchers in this field and help them in selecting the proper devices to carry out their work.

Performance Analysis of IEC 61850 Messages in LTE Communication for Reactive Power Management in Microgrids

Reactive power management in microgrids with high penetration of distributed renewable energy sources (DRESs) is challenging. The intermittent generation of DRES makes the power management cumbersome. Generally, Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices such as Distribution Static Compensator (DSTATCOM) are employed for reactive power compensation in microgrids. However, for effective results in microgrids, coordinated operation between DSTATCOM and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) is required. In this paper, IEC 61850 communication is proposed for realizing coordinated operation between microgrid controller (MGCC), DSTATCOM and DERs. In microgrids, there may be large number of DERs dispersed over a large area. Hence, the underlying communication network technology for IEC 61850 communication must be highly scalable with wide range. Recently developed communication technology Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a promising solution since it offers high data rates, reliability, scalability and longer range. In this paper, the developed IEC 61850 based reactive power management system is tested with the LTE technology and the performance evaluation tests have been performed. Firstly, IEC 61850 messages have been mapped on LTE stack to enable their transmission. Then, simulations over a network emulator have been performed to evaluate the performance of IEC 61850 communication message exchanges over LTE network in terms of End to End (ETE) delays.