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Optimal SSSC-based power damping inter-area oscillations using firefly and harmony search algorithms

Naderipour A 1 , Abdul-Malek Z 2 , Ramachandaramurthy VK 3 , Miveh MR 4 , Moghaddam MJH 5 , Guerrero JM 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam
  • 2 Institute of High Voltage & High Current, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. zulkurnain@utm.my
  • 3 Institute of Power Engineering, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000, Kajang, Malaysia. vigna@uniten.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Electrical Engineering, Tafresh University, 39518-79611, Tafresh, Iran
  • 5 College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, 3047, Australia
  • 6 Institute of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Alboorg, Denmark
Sci Rep, 2020 Jul 22;10(1):12176.
PMID: 32699210 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69123-7

Abstract

The static synchronous series compensator (SSSC) can add a series reactance to the transmission line, and when it is fed using auxiliary signals, it can participate in damping inter-area oscillations by changing the series reactance. In this paper, the effect of the SSSC on small-signal stability is investigated. The design of a controller for damping oscillations is designed and discussed. Moreover, using the firefly and the harmony search algorithms, the optimal parameters controlling SSSC are addressed. The effectiveness of these two algorithms and the rate of SSSC participation in damping inter-area oscillation are also discussed. MATLAB software was used to analyse the models and to perform simulations in the time domain. The simulation results on the sample system, in two areas, indicated the optimal accuracy and precision of the proposed controller.

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