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ORION, minimizing reactive compensation on the electricity transmission system

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This paper describes the need for a tool for reactive power planning and the consequent development of the program ORION. This program optimizes the cost of providing reactive compensation on the transmission network to ensure that voltage level requirements are met.

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  1. The National Grid Company plc, National Grid Research and Development Centre, Kelvin Avenue, KT22 7ST, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK

    J. D. Thorp, R. M. Dunnett & A. M. Dixon

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Thorp, J.D., Dunnett, R.M. & Dixon, A.M. ORION, minimizing reactive compensation on the electricity transmission system. Ann Oper Res 43, 467–476 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02024843

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