IIUM Engineering Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2020 Mohammed et al.

https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v21i2.1273

IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POWER

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING THE GENETIC
ALGORITHM TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM
LOCATION AND FACTS DEVICES

HUSAM HASAN MOHAMMED1*, HIBA ZUHAIR ABDUL KAREEM1,

AND WAFAA MOHAMMED RIDHA2
1
Department of Electronic Technologies,
2
Department of Computer Systems,
Babylon Technical Institute,
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University,51015, Babylon, Iraq

*Corresponding author: husam171984@gmail.com

Husam10@atu.edu.iq
(Received: 23 October 2019; Accepted: 4th January 2020; Published on-line: 4th July 2020)
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ABSTRACT: As the world's energy consumption increases, the expansion of the energy
system becomes increasingly important. However, the creation of new transmission lines
requires excessive costs and time if the same transmission capacity is to be added to the
existing network. Today's electrical networks are faced with high risks of voltage
instability and real power losses. This development tends to occur due to the lack of
reactive control power (RPL) in heavily stressed operating conditions caused by
increased demand for loads and the rapid development of power systems worldwide.
This paper has adopted the setting of FACTS (flexible AC transmission system) devices
as additional control parameters for reducing transmission losses in power system static
types of two FACTS devices consisting of SVC (static VAR compensators) while the
TCSC (thermistor controlled series compensator) is included in the issue
formulation. During this paper, the proposed algorithm was to determine the optimal
placement of power network devices by genetic algorithm to manage reactive power,
reduce losses, increase the transmission capacity and power lines, and help simulate the
IEEE 24 bus control system and also the position of FACTS devices.
ABSTRAK: Apabila penggunaan tenaga dunia semakin meningkat, penambahan sistem
tenaga sangat penting. Walau bagaimanapun, penciptaan talian penghantaran terkini
memerlukan kos yang berlebihan dan had masa jika kapasiti penghantaran yang sama
digunakan dengan lebih tinggi. Dalam rangkaian elektrik hari ini, unit ini berhadapan
dengan risiko ketidakstabilan voltan dan putus bekalan tenaga. Penambahan sistem
tenaga ini cenderung berlaku disebabkan kekurangan kuasa kawalan reaktif (RPL) dalam
keadaan beban operasi yang besar disebabkan oleh peningkatan beban permintaan dan
perkembangan pesat sistem kuasa di seluruh dunia. Kertas ini telah mengguna pakai
peranti FACTS (sistem penghantaran AC fleksibel) sebagai parameter kawalan tambahan
bagi mengurangkan kehilangan penghantaran dalam sistem kuasa statik dua peranti
FACTS yang terdiri daripada SVC (pemampas VAR statik) manakala TCSC (pemampas
siri termistor kawalan) adalah termasuk dalam perumusan isu. Dalam kertas kerja ini,
algoritma yang dicadangkan adalah penempatan optimum peranti rangkaian kuasa oleh
algoritma genetik bagi mengurus kuasa reaktif juga mengurangkan kerugian dan
meningkatkan kapasiti penghantaran dan kabel elektrik dan membantu menyerupai

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https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v22i1.1276

ROBUST TUNING OF POWER SYSTEM STABILIZER

PARAMETERS USING THE MODIFIED HARMONIC
SEARCH ALGORITHM

HIBA ZUHAIR ABDUL KAREEM1, HUSAM HASAN MOHAMMED1*,

AND AMEER AQEEL MOHAMMED 2
1
Department of Electronic Technologies,
2
Department of Computer Systems,
Babylon Technical Institute,
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University,51015, Babylon, Iraq

*Corresponding author: husam171984@gmail.com

Husam10@atu.edu.iq

(Received: 24th October 2019; Accepted: 18th March 2020; Published on-line: January 2021)

ABSTRACT: Power System Stabilizer is used to improve power system low frequency
oscillations during small disturbances. In large scale power systems involving a large
number of generators, PSSs parameter tuning is very difficult because of the oscillatory
modes’ low damping ratios. So, the PSS tuning procedure is a complicated process to
respond to operation condition changes in the power system. Some studies have been
implemented on PSS tuning procedures, but the Harmony Search algorithm is a new
approach in the PSS tuning procedure. In power system dynamic studies at the first step
system total statues is considered and then the existed conditions are extended to the all
generators and equipment. Generators’ PSS parameter tuning is usually implemented
based on a dominant operation point in which the damping ratio of the oscillation modes
is maximized. In fact the PSSs are installed in the system to improve the small signal
stability in the system. So, a detailed model of the system and its contents are required to
understand the dynamic behaviours of the system. In this study, the first step was to
linearize differential equations of the system around the operation point. Then, an
approach based on the modified Harmony Search algorithm was proposed to tune the
PSS parameters.
ABSTRAK: Penstabil Sistem Kuasa digunakan bagi meningkatkan sistem kuasa ayunan
frekuensi rendah semasa gangguan kecil. Dalam sistem kuasa berskala besar yang
melibatkan sebilangan besar penjana, penalaan parameter PSS adalah sangat sukar
kerana nisbah corak ayunan redaman yang rendah. Maka, langkah penalaan PSS adalah
satu aliran rumit bagi mengubah keadaan operasi sistem kuasa. Beberapa kajian telah
dilaksanakan pada prosedur penalaan PSS, tetapi algoritma Harmony Search merupakan
pendekatan baru dalam prosedur penalaan PSS. Dalam kajian sistem kuasa dinamik ini,
langkah pertama adalah dengan memastikan status total sistem dan keadaan sedia ada
diperluaskan kepada semua penjana dan peralatan. Parameter penalaan generator PSS
biasa dilaksanakan berdasarkan titik operasi yang dominan di mana nisbah corak ayunan
redaman dimaksimumkan. Malah PSS dipasang di dalam sistem bagi meningkatkan
kestabilan isyarat kecil dalam sistem. Oleh itu, model terperinci sistem dan
kandungannya diperlukan bagi mengenal pasti perihal sistem dinamik. Kajian ini,
dimulai dengan melinear sistem persamaan pembezaan pada titik operasi. Kemudian,
pendekatan berdasarkan algoritma Harmony Search yang diubah suai telah dicadangkan
bagi penalaan parameter PSS.