The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Control strategies for reactive shunts to improve long-term voltage stability

På svenska

Author

Summary, in English

Voltage collapse was one of the main causes for many recent blackouts. The direct link between voltage stability and reactive power balance in the system leads to more attention toward reactive power resources in the power systems. Shunt reactors and capacitors are used to balance reactive power in the power systems. The strategy to control them in both normal and emergency conditions is an important issue. This paper deals with two different strategies for automatic switching of shunt reactors and capacitors in the power systems. The first control strategy, called the local scheme, switches the shunt when the voltage at the local bus is outside the tolerance band. In the second control strategy, called neighboring scheme, local voltage as well as voltage at neighboring buses are used. Dynamic simulations of the NORDIC 32 test system show that the neighboring scheme improves voltage compared to the local one. In the simulated scenario a blackout is avoided by using the neighboring scheme. This is explained using PV curves for a new test system reflecting the key behavior of NORDIC 32.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Publication/Series

Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2013 48th International Universities

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Topic

  • Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

Keywords

  • power capacitors power system dynamic stability NORDIC 32 test system automatic switching capacitors control strategies long-term voltage stability neighboring scheme reactive power balance reactive shunts shunt reactors voltage collapse

Conference name

48th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2013)

Conference date

2013-09-02 - 2013-09-05

Conference place

Dublin, Ireland

Status

Published