Allocation of Reactive Power Compensation Devices within the Electricity Network
The definition of a mathematical basis and the development
of an associated software package for the
most favourable allocation of a reactive power compensation
device in the electricity network are the most
important objectives of this project.
By applying modified dynamic programming methods,
it is necessary to determine the most favourable location
and size for a compensation device from three
independent standpoints: fulfilment of voltage condition
criteria; minimisation of active power loss and
avoidance of voltage collapse. With the transition to
an electricity market, rules for the regulation of reactive
power in electric power system become, partly,
influenced by the conditions on the market itself. At
the same time, power system planning methodology
continues to include solutions for the problem of reactive
power compensation. A software package
- OPTLOK, which automates the entire procedure, is
being developed in-house under the framework of this
project.