A Generalized Newton’s Optimal Power Flow Modelling with Facts Devices

Abstract

In this paper, a fully fledged optimal power flow (OPF) algorithm with flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices has been developed and presented aiming at the advancement of how FACTS equipment impacts on the security and economy of the wider power network. The proposed modelling uses Newton’s method along with Lagrangian multipliers, leading to an ecient algorithm that can handle practical power networks independence of initial settings of FACT controllers parameters. Newton’s method provides a suitable vehicle for incorporating the newly developed nonlinear, linearized FACTS models. In this paper, mainly a firing angle-based thyristor controlled series compensators (TCSC) model, a coordinated two-voltage source unified power flow controller (UPFC) model have been developed and presented in details and can easily be extended to other modern FACTS devices such as interline power flow controller (IPFC) and generalized unified power flow controller (GUPFC). The proposed model has capability of converting multi-objective functions into single objective and also can be extended to multiple multi-type FACTS devices. The performance of the proposed model has been validated for IEEE 30 bus system and the solutions so obtained are presented in detail.