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• TITLE: Firefly Algorithm in Determining Maximum Load Utilization Point and Its Enhancement through Optimal Placement of FACTS Device

  AUTHORS: S. Rajasekaran, Dr. S. Muralidharan

  KEYWORDS: FACTS, Maximum Loadability, Firefly Algorithm (FFA)

  JOURNAL NAME: Circuits and Systems, Vol.7 No.10, August 19, 2016

  ABSTRACT: In a Power System, load is the most uncertain and extremely time varying unit. Hence it is important to determine the system’s supreme acceptable loadability limit called maximum loadabilitypoint to accommodate the sudden variation of load demand. Nowadays the enhancement of themaximum loadability point is essential to meet the rapid growth of load demand by improvising the system’s load utilization capacity. Flexible AC Transmission system devices (FACTS) with their speed and flexibility will play a key role in enhancing the controllability and power transfer capability of the system. Considering the theme of FACTS devices in the loadability limit enhancement,in this paper maximum loadability limit determination and itsenhancement are prepared with the help of swarm intelligence based meta-heuristic Firefly Algorithm(FFA) by finding the optimal loading factor for each load and optimally placing the SVC (Shunt Compensation) and TCSC (SeriesCompensation) FACTS devices in the system. To illuminate the effectiveness of FACTS devices inthe loadability enhancement, the line contingency scenario is also concernedin the study. The study of FACTS based maximum system load utilization acceptability point determination is demonstrated with the help of modified IEEE 30 bus, IEEE 57 Bus and IEEE 118 Bus test systems. The results of FACTS devices involvement in determining the maximum loading point enhance the loadutilization point in normal stateand also help to overcome the system violation in transmissionline contingency state. Also the firefly algorithm in determiningthe maximum loadability point provides better search capability with faster convergence rate compared to that of Particle swarm optimization (PSO) and Differential evolution algorithm.