WSEAS Transactions on Power Systems
Print ISSN: 1109-9445, E-ISSN: 2415-1513
Volume 11, 2016
Optimal Placement Of Statcom Using Gravitational Search Algorithm for Enhanced Voltage Stability
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Abstract: STATCOM is a FACTS device used for shunt compensation in transmission lines to maintain bus voltages within prescribed tolerance band. In this paper, a STATCOM is used to improve bus voltages and minimize transmission line losses by optimal placement in a standard power network. Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) has been tried to optimally place STATCOM by optimizing power losses and cost of STATCOM. The GSA generates good quality solutions achieves faster convergence.