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Design of multi-objective damping controller for gate-controlled series capacitor

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This paper proposes an optimization procedure based on eigenvalues to carry out the stabilization function of the Gate-Controlled Series Capacitor (GCSC) in a power system. It is aimed to provide a reliable damping framework by means of a GCSC based multi-objective damping controller. The proposed method employs Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to search for optimal parameter settings of a widely used multi-objective lead-lag damping controller. The eigenvalue analysis is considered as the cornerstone of the performed studies in order to investigate the multi-objective methodology in which the unstable or lightly damped modes are scheduled to effectively shift to some prescribed stability zones in the s-plane. The effectiveness of the suggested approach in damping local and interarea oscillations modes in a multi-machine power system, over a wide range of loading conditions, is confirmed through eigenvalue analysis and time simulation.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Ahar branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran

    AMIN SAFARI

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

    NAVID REZAEI

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SAFARI, A., REZAEI, N. Design of multi-objective damping controller for gate-controlled series capacitor. Sadhana 39, 363–376 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-013-0213-6

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