Abstract
Demands for electricity had increased tremendously over the years and subsequently power systems need to be augmented in size and performance. One possible way of enhancing the performance of power systems is through transmission lines performance upgrading. Series compensation technique is found to be very effective in heightening the power transmission line’s loadability; hence it is practiced widely due to its cost effectiveness. In this research paper, a percentage compensation software package has been developed to illustrate the benefits of series compensation. This package consists of various compensation configurations such as: single capacitor configuration, twin capacitors-optimum configuration, twin capacitors-optional capacitors configuration and twin capacitors-optional placement configurations. The MATLAB GUI platform is used for the development of the software package.
Highlights
Due to the growth in population, industrialization and the change in living culture, the demand for electricity has become higher and it is going to continue in the future too
Series compensation technique is found to be very effective in heightening the power transmission line’s loadability; it is practiced widely due to its cost effectiveness
A sample power transmission system has been considered to demonstrate the suitability of the software package developed and the results are compared for the various options of series capacitor configurations
Summary
Due to the growth in population, industrialization and the change in living culture, the demand for electricity has become higher and it is going to continue in the future too. There is a need for adding new electric power stations that involves a mammoth amount of investments and time for enactment[1,2,3]. Even if the power generating sources are newly added, the generated power has to be delivered to the customers through transmission and distribution networks, which needs a colossal investment. Investments on both new generating facilities and power transmission systems at the same time will be a burden for electric utilities. The applications of the knowledge through a software package developed exclusively by the authors are discussed here
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