Placement of shunt reactors in high-voltage network using fuzzy constraints

Abstract

In recent years, controlled shunt reactors (CSR) relevant to the class of FACTS facilities have been widely used to control voltage modes and reactive power flows in the high-voltage electrical network. The selection of location, as well as the definition of the law of CSR control in the conditions of stochastic variability of the operation mode of high-voltage power transmission, are associated with numerous technical and economic factors. At the same time, such constraint conditions as ease of use, performance efficiency, purpose and location in the system, as well as the period of commissioning should be taken into account. In the proposed procedure these factors are considered as fuzzy constraints. The procedure of CSR placement in the 330 kV electrical network of Azerenergy system for control of reactive power flows taking into account the mentioned fuzzy constraints is proposed. The obtained simulation results confirm the advantage of the proposed procedure.