World Journal of Science and Technology Research

ISSN: 2329 - 3837 (Online)

Vol. 4, No. 1, May 2016

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Articles

OPTIMAL LOCATION OF UNIFIED POWER FLOW CONTROLLER USING ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION

Authors: Dr. T. Manigandan , Ms. B .Brindha Sakthi,  Mr. P. Mariaraja

Abstract

In this paper, Ant colony optimization isproposed for optimizing the power system losses and optimal setting of FACTS device. Flexible Alternating Current transmission System (FACTS) devices plays vital role in improving system performance and increasing transmission capacity without adding any new lines. Proposed system uses Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) technique for finding out the optimal number, the optimal locations, and the optimal parameter setting of UPFC (Unified Power Flow Controller) device to achieve maximum system load ability in the system with minimum installation cost. The voltage limits for the buses and lines thermal limits are taken as constraints during the optimization. For validate the proposed system IEEE 30 and 14-bus system is considered for finding the optimal location and size of UPFC device.

Keywords: Optimal location; UPFC; Ant ColonyOptimization (ACO); Cost function of UPFC

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