International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science (IJLTEMAS)

Volume VII, Issue III, March 2018 | ISSN 2278-2540

Power System Stability Improvement Using

STATCOM
Komal Kale*, Abijeet Meshram*, Rajjat Sathawane*, Sneha Jethani#
*
UG Student, Department of Electrical Engineering, Guru Nanak Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur-441501, India
#
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, GNIET, Nagpur-441501, India

Abstract: This present the model of STATCOM which controllers transmission capacity is increases due to adding of power but
the rotor angle deviation, voltage stability, transient stability for the losses are more.as increases in demand the system has
the improvement of power system stability. The development of been more affected[10].a STATCOM control has been found
the Morden power system has led to increase the complexity in to increases the damping of the system and is used to
the study of power system and also present new challenges to
enhanced the small and large system stability performance of
power system. The stability plays an important role to ensure the
stable operation of power system in the occurrence of large system during source or stressed operating condition. This
disturbances and faults. The role of STATCOM will be mitigate paper consist of following parts. The first part consist of
the voltage problem like voltage sag, voltage swell which are different FACTS controllers the second part is the operation
generally occurs in power system during high voltage and low and application of STATCOM is required.in third part the two
voltage condition. A power system network is considered which area power system represent. The fourth part represent the
is simulated in phase simulation method and the network is model of the system which is suitable for stability analysis
simulated in 3 steps i.e. with and without STATCOM and with system is developed, the effectiveness of proposed techniques,
PSS. When the load increases suddenly the system has been various simulation result using matlab Simulink are shown
disturbed so for greater performance STATCOM will be used.
under both change in parameter are discussed in the last part.
Keywords: MATLAB Simulink STATCOM, PSS, Voltage
Regulator, Two Area Power System, FACTS Devices. II. CONTROL CONCEPT OF STATCOM

I. INTRODUCTION STATCOM is the shunt connected solid state switching

computer capable of generating or absorbing independently

F ACTS controller have the flexibility of controlling the real

and reactive power, which can used for different kind of
application to improve power system performance. The major
controllable real and reactive power of its output terminal.
When it is fed form energy source or storage device at its
input terminal the simplified diagram and equivalent model of
contribution of FACTS device, the FACTS controller have STATCOM connected to the power system. Which this
been addressing various kind of issue is like system stability STATCOM is modelled Xs the STATCOM is a shunt
increasing power transmission capacity, damping power compensation component which injects leading or lagging
oscillations ,rotor angle deviation.[1].the shunt FACTS current into the ac system .it is originally designed for voltage
devices is an important role for active and reactive power maintained in power system by reactive power short circuit. It
compensation. A static synchronous compensator is used for is based on a prerogative electronics voltage-source converter
reactive power compensation [2].the various paper informs and be capable of show as both a track down and sink of
about modelling, operation and control of various FACTS imprudent AC dominance to an electricity network. If linked
devices and their applications [3] [4].in the recent year the to a fund of sway it be able to moreover bestow on the go AC
power system groans continuously due to the requirement of power. Mostly a STATCOM is installed to endorse electricity
power. The role of long distance and large power transmission networks that partake of a bad muscle cause and habitually
are important but the construction of new transmission line are bad voltage regulation. A STATCOM is a voltage cause
difficult due to economic and environmental problems [5] converter (VSC)-based device, with the voltage spokesperson
[6].the active power injection controls function has best behind a reactor. The voltage track down is produced from a
performance about power swing damping but the STATCOM DC capacitor and consequently a STATCOM has enormously
cannot control itself the active power injection or abortion due modest full of zip state capability. However, it’s in force
to this producing more flexible and reliable operation [7] [8].a strength capability preserve be bigger if an apt energy cargo
power system is composed of many devices connected buses space emblem is tied across the DC capacitorr. The reactive
and loads. Power system controllers are often used to stability power at the terminals of the STATCOM depends on the
and transfer capability improvement[9].in the area of power amplitude of the voltage source [5]A STATCOM is an
system the two generating stations are providing power to the electrical device for providing fast acting reactive power
area where large no of power are required.in these system the compensation on high voltage transmission network and it can

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be contribute to improve the voltage and power stability after MW both plant feed load. The distance between equivalent
fault in these study a phasor STATCOM without controller load to area of power system 1 and 2 is 100 KM.to maintained
and STATCOM with controller is simulated with a view to system stability after fault, the transmission line is shunt
get better performance, a new PSS has been designed and compensated at its centre by 1000 MVA STATCOM with
proposed for STATCOM to inject voltage externally for the power system stabilizer. Any disturbances occurred in power
improvement of power system stability thyristor based system due to fault can result in including electromechanical
STATCOM with PSS controller has been used to oscillations of the electrical generator are discussed in [9]
improvement the performance of power system is such oscillating swing must be effectively damped to
discussed[1] [10] in PSS controller is used then any rating of maintained system stability. A STATCOM has been used to
STATCOM is enough for stabilization of different type of improve transient stability, rotor angle deviation, transmission
condition. efficiency, power system oscillation damping.
B1 B2
35 KM
TRANSMISSION LINE

A1 A2
1000 MW 1200MW

1000MVA 800MVA
230KV/500KV 230KV/500KV

B3

50 KM
TRANSMISSION LINE

EQUIVALENT
SHUNT FACTS LOAD
DEVICE 500KV

1000MVA

IV. LITERATURE REVIEW

The stability of an interconnected power system of its ability
Fig: block diagram of STATCOM to return to normal or stable operation after having been
subjected to some form of disturbance. Conversely, flux
Power System stabilizer income a shape up denoting bereavement of synchronism or
The action of a PSS is to extend the angular stability limits of diminishing out of step. Accordingly power system stability
a power system by providing supplemental damping to the problems are classified into three basic type’s steady state,
oscillation of synchronous machine rotors through the dynamic and transient. The study of steady state stability is
generator excitation. This damping is provided by an electric basically concerned with the determination of the upper limit
torque applied to the rotor that is in phase with the speed of machine loading before losing synchronism, provided the
variation. Once the oscillations are damped, the thermal limit loading is increased gradually. Dynamic instability is more
of the tie-lines in the system may then be approached. This probable than other kind of instability. Small disturbances are
supplementary control is very beneficial during large power continually occurring in a power system which excite the
transfers. However, power system instabilities can arise in system into the state of natural oscillation. This kind of
certain circumstances due to negative damping effects of the instability behaviour constitutes a serious threat to system
PSS on the rotor. The reason for this is that PSSs are tuned security and creates very difficult operating conditions.
around a steady-state operating point; their damping effect is Following a sudden to disturbance on a power system rotor
only valid for small excursions around this operating point. speeds, rotor angular differences and power transfer undergo
During severe disturbances, a PSS may actually cause the fast changes that cause the machines to fall out of step. This
generator under its control to lose synchronism in an attempt type of instability is known as transient instability. The
to control its excitation field. indispensable skin texture of the whole story controllers and
their prospective to build up system stability is the superlative
III. TWO AREA POWER SYSTEM MODLE disquiet for in force & lucrative action of the brawn system.
The location and feedback signals used for FACTS- based
Fig shows the single line diagram of two area system (area 1 damping controllers were discussed. The coordination
and area 2). Area 1 (1000 MW) connected to area 2(1200 problem along different types of control schemes was also
MW) through 500 KV, 100MVA, 35KM double circuit considered. Performance comparison of different FACTS
transmission line. The system critical load capacity is 1250 controllers has been reviewed. The future direction of FACTS

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technology, was discussed in it. A brief review of FACTS of maintaining voltage, power and current under fault
application to optimal power flow and deregulated electricity condition. Real powerflow control by reactive voltage
market has been presented. Voltage profile improvement and injection. Indirect reactive power flow control by control of
stability enhancement of power system using STATCOM is voltage at the two ports of the STATCOM. The controllers are
presented in the paper. Simulink models of three bus test designed independently and it use locally for the
system and STATCOM are developed. The test system was inmplementation. The simulation results for a case study
analyzed with and without incorporating STATCOM. Thus, it indicate that this is a viable control scheme. By modulating
was concluded that stability of power system and voltage the transmitted power it is possible to bring a vast
profiles improves with incorporation of STATCOM. When an improvement in power system stability stability and damping.
LLG fault is considered under different cases i.e. sending end,
receiving end and midpoint of transmission line it is observed V. MATLAB SIMULATION MODEL
that STATCOM improves the system performance by the way

Fig a: Simulation model of STATCOM

VI. RESULT

Fig b: Rotor angle deviation STATCOM without PSS

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Fig c: Rotor angle deviation STATCOM with PSS

VII. CONCLUSION [4]. Shenglong Yu, Tyrone Fernando, Tat Kei Chau, and Herbert Ho-
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