HVDC-nät kräver snabb feldetektering samt bortkoppling av fel på grund av att strömmen skenar när ett fel uppstår i en HVDC-länk. Felet bör kopplas bort inom ett par millisekunder för att minimera risken för följdfel. Projektgruppen har implememnterat feldetektering med hjälp av dv/dt i ett fyra-terminals HVDC-testnät i PSCAD. Feldetekteringen används för att detektera spänningskollapsen som sker i en HVDC-länk när ett fel inträffar. I studien undersöks hur tillverkningstoleransen för kablars XLPE-isolering påverkar spänningar och strömmar i testnätet när ett fel inträffar. Två tänkbara fel som kan uppkomma i en HVDC-länk simulerad i PSCAD, det ena felet var kortslutning mellan polerna och det andra var kortslutning från positiv pol mot jord. Båda felfallen testades på fyra olika avstånd från brytaren för att undersöka kabelns inverkan på strömmarna och spänningarna när ett fel uppstår. Samtliga felfall simulerades med sju olika tjocklekar på XLPE-isoleringen i kabeln. Resultatet visar att tillverkningstoleransen för XLPE-isoleringen har relativt låg inverkan på felströmmarna och felspänningarna och bör därför inte ha någon avgörande roll vid dimensionering av skydden till testnätet.

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As an important part of robust design of an HVDC station, all HVDC equipmentshould stay safe and sound during steady state mode as well as transientcondition. In order to have a proper dimensioning for the equipment,maximum transient stress and current should be derived and calculated byperforming transient current studies.The transient current studies should be done twice during the project process,tender and delivery phase. Based on the nature of these two phases, simplifiedformulas derived from Thevenin circuit is used during tender work whilecomprehensive HVDC models and simulation in PSCAD is used in deliveryphase of a project.The scope of the Exam work is to derive formulas for the dimensioning transientcurrents for asymmetric VSC monopoles and create a calculation tool. In orderto have a better platform for future developments such as optimizeddimensioning of equipment vs transient current, the result is a calculation toolin Matlab with the collected formulas derived from Thevenin voltage andimpedances of the equivalent circuit for decisive faults cases. / Som en viktig del av en robust design av en HVDC-station bör alla HVDCutrustningarvara säker under normal och transient drift. Maximal överströmnivå borde beräknas för varje utrustning för att få korrekt dimensionering avvarje utrustning. Denna brukar utföras i transient överström studier.De transient överström studier brukar göras två gånger under varjeprojektprocessen, anbuds- och leveransfasen. Baserat på karaktären av dessatvå faser används förenklade formler från Thevenin-kretsen underanbudsarbete, medan omfattande HVDC-modeller och simulering i PSCADanvänds i leveransfasen av ett projekt.Exjobb arbetet här visar hur förenklade formler för dimensionering av transientströmmar för asymmetriska VSC-monopoler skapas.För att få en bättre plattform för framtida utvecklingar såsom optimeraddimensionering av utrustning vs transient ström har ett verktyg som baserat påMatlab skaffats.

Due to the increased consumption of energy in the modern era, many new installations of different energy solutions are required. One of the more preferred is the renewable category, which governs vast technologies ranging from wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear power. One major issue is that they are usually located up to thousands of kilometers away from the load source. Thus, a reliable transmission system is a must. For such applications, a high-voltage direct current power transmission system (HVDC) is the favorable option, most of the modern types use a modular multilevel voltage source converter (MMC) to execute the AC/DC conversion and vice versa. The control of such devices is ultimately dependent on the modulation method, it serves as a key component of the stability of the whole system. Four different variants of description for such a control method are found in the published literature, as more methods can be found, but the focus is on the four introduced. Therefore, the aim of this master's thesis is to investigate how the highlighted standard modulation methods affect the total system's behavior. Note that the implementation by the company, referred to in this context as the benchmark method, is being compared to assess its efficacy against established standard modulation methods. Detailed comparison involving this method is intentionally omitted. First, the underlying system components are described using circuit topology, which serves as the first course before the analytical derivation using dynamic modeling. By obtaining the final dynamic expression and equation for the insertion index, a detailed control strategy is displayed. The total control system is separated into two parts, one governed by the higher-level controllers and one governed by the modulation methods. As the former is predefined and given, therefore, it will be referred to as the "black box." Then a comprehensive method regarding the implementation of modulation methods is provided, serving as the most crucial part of the work. Several different studies are conducted, including harmonic analysis, fault studies, impedance scanning, and screening studies of torsional interaction. The result indicated that some degree of differences can be concluded between the modulation methods, several cases showed that controlling done in a closed loop manner is the preferred option due to its accuracy and robustness. Some of the investigated modulation methods showed severe oscillations in circumstances where the connected grids were weak. Due to the complexity of the overall system, including higher-level controllers, no direct conclusion can be drawn to definitively say whether any of the modulation methods have a clear advantage in every tested aspect. But at least, based on the results obtained in this work, in this specific simulation set-up, the closed loop method is indeed the preferred option.

Les avions du futur auront une topologie tout électrique. Pour cela, les constructeurs augmentent la puissance et la tension d'utilisation du réseau d'énergie embarqué. Cependant, le défaut d'arc électrique est un risque qui est souvent la cause d'incidents d'exploitation voire de crash. La contribution de cette thèse porte sur la problématique de l'identification et la détection de défauts électriques sur un réseau de distribution d'énergie de type HVDC ±270VDC destiné à l'aéronautique. Dans ce manuscrit, le premier axe suivi est exploratoire. Il porte sur l'observation du comportement et de la phénoménologie d'arc dans le milieu proche de l'aéronautique (notamment par l'émulation de l'altitude par la pression). Le second axe de recherche porte sur l'analyse, la mise au point et le développement de méthode de détection fiable d'un défaut d'arc électrique par un coeur de distribution d'énergie (SSPC) sur charges résistive et légèrement inductive. Cinq méthodes ont été développées au cours de ce travail de thèse. Elles sont basées sur l'analyse des caractéristiques temporelles, fréquentielles et temps-fréquence du courant de ligne. À l'issue de chaque méthode est produit un indicateur qui est ensuite utilisé par une logique de discrimination dépendant de chaque critère. Le comportement non-déterministe des arcs notamment aux conditions d'expérimentation (courant, tension, matériaux des électrodes, longueur de l'arc, etc.) rendent la détection difficile par un simple seuil sur le résultat des critères. Dans ces travaux, une approche proportionnelle au défaut est proposée pour la discrimination à l'aide de seuils variables selon le courant, la variation de charge ou le bruit électrique du système. Le résultat combiné des méthodes aboutit à une décision de mise en protection. Pour valider expérimentalement les algorithmes proposés, une vaste base de données a été constituée comprenant aussi bien des signaux de nature résistive que selfique avec à la fois des arcs et des variations de charges sans arcs afin de vérifier qu'aucune détection n'opère à tort. Le fruit de ces travaux a été en partie implémenté dans un prototype d'analyse en temps réel de la ligne de distribution / Tomorrow’s aircraft will have an all-electric topology. This mean, manufacturers boost power and voltage of the embedded energy network. Nevertheless, the lack of an electric arc is a risk that is often the cause of the crash or operated occurrences. This thesis contributions concerns identification issue and electric arc fault detection on an energy distribution smart grid of HVDC network dedicated to avionic. The first line of this manuscript is exploratory. It covers behavioural observation and arc phenomenology in the grounded sphere of aeronautic (in particular emulated altitude by pressure). The second line of research deals with analysis, clarification and development of reliable approach of electric arc default detection through a central energy distribution on resistive charges. Five methods have been initiated throughout this thesis paper. They are based on several characteristic (time, frequency and time-frequency) of the line current. An indicator is produced at the end of each method. Subsequently, the indicator is used by a logic of discrimination according to each criterion. The non-deterministic behaviour of arc notably testing conditions (current, voltage, electrode materials, etc. makes detection difficult by a simple threshold on result of criteria. In this work, a new approach of arc fault discrimination is proposed. This used a proportional and variable threshold according to the current, load or noise variations from the system. The combined outcome of method results to a decision providing protection. To confirm experimentally proposed algorithms, a wide range database has been established. That included equally resistive and inductive signals with both arcs and load variations without arc fault so as to ensure that any detection is not mistakenly occurring. The upshot of this research work has been implemented in real time protection device prototype for HVDC +-270V smart-grid

Ces dernières années, les technologies à courant continu haute tension (en anglais, HVDC) basées sur les convertisseurs modulaires multiniveaux (MMC) sont adoptées comme solution pour l'intégration efficace des énergies renouvelables dans les réseaux électriques. Cependant, ces technologies présentent de nouveaux défis dans la façon dont les systèmes de transmission de puissance sont contrôlés et exploités, car des stratégies de contrôle plus rapides et plus complexes seront nécessaires dans un domaine qui repose aujourd'hui fortement sur la décision humaine. Dans ce contexte, la modélisation des systèmes à événements discrets (SED) et la théorie du contrôle par supervision (TCS) sont des outils puissants pour la synthèse de superviseurs qui assurent que le système à contrôler respecte un ensemble de spécifications comportementales, imposées par le concepteur, dans ses limites physiques. Ce travail propose une méthode pour le développement complet, de la conception à la mise en œuvre, du contrôle par supervision d'un système Multi-Terminal DC (MTDC). Une analyse du système considéré a été effectuée afin d'identifier les principaux composants et modes de fonctionnement du réseau. La solution proposée repose sur la modélisation par événements discrets du comportement en temps continu des composants du système. A partir de là, les concepts de la TCS sont appliqués de manière à obtenir une architecture de contrôle hiérarchique prenant en compte la priorité de certaines actions de contrôle à traiter au niveau local. De plus, les contrôleurs discrets obtenus présentent une structure de commutation de mode afin de réaliser une gestion de mode pendant le fonctionnement du réseau MTDC. Enfin, une méthode pour la mise en œuvre des contrôleurs obtenus dans un logiciel de simulation de système électrique répandu est proposée. L'ensemble dutravail a été validé par la simulation d'une étude de cas impliquant la gestion des modes d'un système MTDC bipolaire à trois terminaux. / The growth of renewable energy production is changing the future of power transmission systems. In recent years, High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technologies based on Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) are embraced by industry and academia as a solution for the efficient integration of renewable energies into electrical grids. However, this type of technology introduces new challenges in the way power transmission systems are controlled and operated, as faster and more complex control strategies will be needed in a domain which nowadays relies heavily on human decision. In this context, Discrete Event Systems (DES) modeling and Supervisory Control Theory (SCT) are powerful tools for the synthesis of supervisors ensuring that the system to be controlled respects a set of behavioral specifications, imposed by the designer, within its physical limitations. This work proposes a method for the full development, from conception to implementation, of the supervisory control of a multi-terminal DC (MTDC) system. A functional analysis on the considered system has been done so as to identify the main components and operational modes of the grid. Then, the proposed solution is based on the discrete-event modeling of the continuous-time behavior of the components in the system. From there, SCT concepts are applied so as to obtain a hierarchical control architecture taking into account the priority of some control actions that should be treated at the local level. Furthermore, the obtained discrete controllers present a mode-switching structure in order to realize mode management during the operation of the MTDC grid. Finally, a method for the implementation of the obtained controllers in widespread power system simulation software is proposed. The whole work has been validated through the simulation of a case study, involving the mode management of a 3-terminal bipolar MTDC system.

L'intégration des liaisons à courant continu dans les systèmes électriques permet d’accroitre les possibilités de pilotage des réseaux, ce qui permet d’en améliorer la sûreté et de raccorder de nouveaux moyens de production. Pour cela la technologie VSC-HVDC est de plus en plus plébiscitée pour interconnecter des réseaux non synchrones, raccorder des parcs éoliens offshore, ou contrôler le flux d’énergie notamment sur des longues distances au travers de liaisons sous-marines (liaison NorNed). Les travaux de cette thèse portent sur la modélisation, la commande non-linéaire et la stabilisation des systèmes VSC–HVDC, avec deux axes de travail. Le premier se focalise sur la conception et la synthèse des lois de commandes non-linéaires avancées basées sur des systèmes de structures variables (VSS). Ainsi, les commandes par modes glissants (SMC) et le suivi asymptotique de trajectoire des sorties (AOT) ont été proposées afin d’assurer un degré désiré de stabilité en utilisant des fonctions de Lyapunov convenables. Ensuite, la robustesse de ces commandes face à des perturbations et/ou incertitudes paramétriques a été étudiée. Le compromis nécessaire entre la robustesse et le comportement dynamique requis dépend du choix approprié des gains. Ces approches robustes, qui sont facile à mettre en œuvre, ont été appliquées avec succès afin d’atteindre des performances dynamiques élevées et un niveau raisonnable de stabilité vis-à-vis des diverses conditions anormales de fonctionnement, pour des longueurs différentes de liaison DC. Le deuxième vise à étudier l’influence de la commande du convertisseur VSC-HVDC sur l'amélioration de la performance dynamique du réseau de courant alternatif en cas d’oscillations. Après une modélisation analytique d’un système de référence constitué d’un groupe connecté à un convertisseur VSC-HVDC via un transformateur et une ligne, un contrôleur conventionnel simple PI est appliqué au niveau du convertisseur du système pour agir sur les oscillations rotoriques de la machine synchrone. Cette commande classique garantie une amélioration acceptable des performances dynamiques du système; surtout pour l'amortissement des oscillations de l'angle de puissance de la machine synchrone lors de défauts. / The integration of nonlinear VSC-HVDC transmission systems in power grids becomes very important for environmental, technical, and economic reasons. These systems have enabled the interconnection of asynchronous networks, the connection of offshore wind farms, and the control of power flow especially for long distances. This thesis aims the non-linear control and stabilization of VSC-HVDC systems, with two main themes. The first theme focuses on the design and synthesis of nonlinear control laws based on Variable Structure Systems (VSS) for VSC-HVDC systems. Thus, the Sliding Mode Control (SMC) and the Asymptotic Output Tracking (AOT) have been proposed to provide an adequate degree of stability via suitable Lyapunov functions. Then, the robustness of these commands has been studied in presence of parameter uncertainties and/or disturbances. The compromise between controller’s robustness and the system’s dynamic behavior depends on the gain settings. These control approaches, which are robust and can be easily implemented, have been applied to enhance the system dynamic performance and stability level in presence of different abnormal conditions for different DC link lengths. The second theme concerns the influence of VSC-HVDC control on improving the AC network dynamic performance during transients. After modeling the Single Machine via VSC-HVDC system in which the detailed synchronous generator model is considered, the conventional PI controller is applied to the converter side to act on damping the synchronous machine power angle oscillations. This simple control guarantees the reinforcement of the system dynamic performance and the power angle oscillations damping of the synchronous machine in presence of faults.

Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Technology: Electrical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2013 / The development of power electronics did remove most of technical limitations that high voltage direct current (HVDC) used to have. HVDC, now, is mostly used for the transmission of bulk power over long distances and for the interconnection of asynchronous grid. Along with the development of the HVDC, the growth of power demand also increased beyond the utilities capacities. Besides the on-going increasing of power demand, the reforms in electricity market have led to the liberalization and the incorporation of Independent power providers in power system operation. Regulations and rules have been established by regulating authority for grid integration of Independent power providers. With the expected increase of penetration level of those new independent power providers, result of economic reason and actual green energy trend, best method of integration of those new power plants are required. In this research HVDC technology, namely VSC-HVDC is used as interface for connecting independent power providers units to the grid. VSC-HVDC has various advantages such as short-circuit contribution and independent control of active and reactive power. VSC-HVDC advantages are used for a safe integration of IPPs and make them participate to grid stabilization. MATLAB/Simulink simulations of different grid connected, through VSC-HVDC system, IPPs technologies models are performed. For each IPP technology model, system model performances are studied and dynamics responses during the disturbance are analyzed in MATLAB/ Simulink program. The simulation results show that the model satisfy the standard imposed by the regulating authority in terms of power quality and grid support. Also the results show the effect of the VSC-HVDC in preventing faults propagation from grid to integrated IPPs units.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-02-11T10:37:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 leandroalmeidavasconcelos.pdf: 2921811 bytes, checksum: acf68048e9da96cbcc9355d4ebc70813 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-02-26T11:53:39Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 leandroalmeidavasconcelos.pdf: 2921811 bytes, checksum: acf68048e9da96cbcc9355d4ebc70813 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-26T11:53:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 leandroalmeidavasconcelos.pdf: 2921811 bytes, checksum: acf68048e9da96cbcc9355d4ebc70813 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-10-23 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A tecnologia HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) possui características que a tornam especialmente atrativa para determinadas aplicações em transmissão de energia elétrica. Além disso, pode-se verificar a partir do estudo de utilização desse tipo de tecnologia no mundo que existe uma tendência e perspectiva de utilização crescente nos Sistemas Elétricos de Potência. Desta forma, torna-se cada vez mais importante dispor de técnicas que possibilitem a inclusão dos modelos destes equipamentos em programas de análise de redes de forma eficiente, principalmente no fluxo de potência, com a finalidade de permitir a correta modelagem da rede como um todo nos estudos de planejamento da expansão e operação. A transmissão em corrente contínua vem se tornando amplamente reconhecida no que tange as suas vantagens no transporte de grandes blocos de energia a grandes distâncias, no transporte de potência entre parques eólicos offshore para terra, na interconexão de sistemas com frequências não compatíveis, em travessias subaquáticas, dentre outras questões que a tornam técnica e economicamente viável em algumas situações. Nesse contexto, este trabalho tem por principal objetivo desenvolver e implementar uma metodologia genérica para a representação de Sistemas de Transmissão HVDC Multiterminais no problema de fluxo de potência. Neste sentido, tal metodologia é baseada na solução simultânea de um sistema de equações não lineares composto pelas representações em regime permanente das redes C.C. e C.A., utilizando-se o método de Newton-Raphson para sua solução. A partir deste contexto, são apresentadas as equações que representam a resposta de regime permanente dos conversores, da rede C.C. e das estratégias de controle aplicáveis a esses sistemas. Além disso, são apresentadas as principais configurações existentes de conversores HVDC, suas características e como é feita sua modelagem em regime permanente e no problema de Fluxo de Potência. A metodologia proposta é validada através do estudo de sistemas tutoriais e sistemas teste encontrados como referência na literatura especializada. Os resultados apresentados demonstram que a metodologia proposta é capaz de representar de forma satisfatória os modelos de sistemas HVDC Multiterminais nos estudos de regime permanente em Sistemas Elétricos de Potência. / High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology has characteristics that make it especially attractive for certain transmission applications. Furthermore, it is possible to notice that there is a trend and prospect of increased use of this technology in Electric Power Systems around the world. In this context, it has been increasingly important to have techniques that efficiently include these equipment models in network analysis programs, especially in power flow, in order to allow a correct modeling of the network in studies of expansion planning and operation. The direct current transmission is becoming widely recognized by their advantages in transporting large blocks of power over long distances, to transport power from offshore wind farms to land, in asynchronous interconnection of systems, in underwater crossings, and other issues that make it technically and economically feasible in some situations. In this context, this thesis has the objective to develop and implement a generic methodology for the representation of HVDC Multi-Terminal Systems in the power flow problem. In this sense, this methodology is based on the simultaneous solution of a system of nonlinear equations that represent, in steady state studies, the DC and AC networks, using the Newton-Raphson method to solve the problem. Equations that represent the steady state response of the converters, the DC network and control strategies are presented. In addition, it will be presented the main settings of HVDC converters, their characteristics and how their modelling are set forth in the Power Flow problem. The proposed methodology is validated by studying tutorial and test systems found in the literature. The results show that the proposed methodology is able to represent satisfactorily models of HVDC Multi-Terminal Systems in studies of steady state in Electric Power Systems.

Transmission pricing and congestion management are two important aspects of modern power sectors working under a deregulated environment or moving towards a deregulated system (open access) from a regulated environment. The transformation of power sector for open access environment with the participation of private sector and potential power suppliers under the regime of trading electricity as a commodity is aimed at overcoming some of the limitations faced by the vertically integrated system. It is believed that this transformation will bring in new technologies, efficient and alternative sources of power which are greener, self sustainable and competitive. There is ever increasing demand for electrical power due to the changing life style of human beings fueled by modernization and growth. Augmentation of existing capacity, siting of new power plants, and a search for alternate viable sources of energy that have lesser impact on environment are being taken up. With the integration of power plants into the grid depending upon the type, loca- tion and technology used, the cost of energy production also differs. In interconnected networks, power can flow from one point to other point in infinite number of possible paths which is decided by the circuit parameters, operating conditions, topology of network and the connected loads. The transmission facility provided for power transfer has to recover the charges from the entities present in the network based on the extent of utilization. Since power transmission losses account for nearly 4 to 8% of the total generation, this has to be accounted for and shared properly among the entities depending upon the connected generation/load. In this context, this thesis aims to evaluate the shortcomings of existing tracing methods and proposes a tracing method based upon the actual operating conditions of the network taking into account the network parameters, voltage gradient among the connected buses and topology of the network as obtained by the online state estimator/load flow studies. The concept proposed is relatively simple and easy to implement in a given transactional period. The proposed method is compared against one of the existing tracing technique available in literature. Both active and reactive power tracing is handled at one go. The summation of partial contributions from all the sources in any given line of the system always matches with that of the respective base case ow. The AC power flow equations themselves are nonlinear in nature. Since the sum of respective partial flows in a given branch is always equal to the original ow, these are termed as virtual flows and the effect of nonlinearity is still unknown. The virtual flows in a given line are complex in nature and their complex sum is equal to the original complex power flows as in the base case. It is required to determine whether these are the true partial flows. To answer this, a DC equivalent of the original AC network is proposed and is called as the R - P equivalent model. This model consists of only the resistances as that of original network (the resistances of transformers and lines neglecting the series reactance and the shunt charging) only. The real power injections in a AC network i.e. sources into respective buses and loads (negative real power injections) are taken as injection measurements of this R P model and the bus voltages (purely real quantities) are estimated using the method of least squares. Complex quantities are absent in this model and only real terms which are either sums or differences are present. For this model, virtual flows are evaluated and it has been verified that the virtual real power contributions from sources are in near agreement with the original AC network. This implies that the virtual flows determined for the original network can be applied for day-to-day applications. An important feature of the virtual flows is that it is possible to identify counter ow components. Counter flow components are the transactions taking place in opposite direction to the net flow in that branch. If a particular source is produces counter flow in a given line, then it is in effect reducing congestion to that extent. This information is lacking in most of the existing techniques. Counter flows are useful in managing congestion. HVDC links are integrated with HVAC systems in order to transfer bulk power and for the additional advantages they offer. The incremental cost of a DC link is zero due to the closed loop control techniques implemented to maintain constant power transfer (excluding constant voltage or constant current control). Consequently, cost allocation to HVDC is still a problem. The proposed virtual power flow tracing method is extended to HVAC systems integrated with HVDC in order to determine the extent of utilization of a given link by the sources. Before evaluating the virtual contributions to the HVDC links, the steady state operating condition of the combined system is obtained by per-forming a sequential load flow. Congestion is one of the main aspects of a deregulated system, and is a result of several transactions taking place simultaneously through a given transmission facility. If congestion is managed by providing pricing signals for the transmission usage by the parties involved. It can also be due to the non-availability of transmission paths due to line outages as a result of contingencies. In such a case, generation active power redispatch is considered as a viable option in addition to other available controls such as phase shifters and UPFCs to streamline the transactions within the available corridors. The virtual power flow tracing technique proposed in the thesis is used as a guiding factor for managing congestions occurring due to transactions/contingencies to the possible extent. The utilization of a given line by the sources present in the network in terms of real power flow is thus obtained. These line utilization factors are called as T-coefficients and these are approximately constant for moderate increments in active power change from the sources. A simple fuzzy logic based decision system is proposed in order to obtain active power rescheduling from the sources for managing network congestions. In order to enhance the system stability after rescheduling, reactive power optimization has life systems to illustrate the proposed approaches. For secure operation of the network, the ideal proportion of active power schedule from the sources present in the network for a given load pattern is found from network [FLG] matrix. The elements of this matrix are used in the computation of static voltage stability index (L-index). This [FLG] matrix is obtained from the partitioned network YBUS matrix and gives the Relative Electrical Distance (RED) of each of the loads with respect to the sources present in the network. From this RED, the ideal proportion of real power to be drawn by a given load from different sources can be determined. This proportion of active power scheduling from sources is termed as Desired Proportion of Generation (DPG). If the generations are scheduled accordingly, the network operates with less angular separation among system buses (improved angular stability), improved voltage profiles and better voltage stability. Further, the partitioned K[GL] matrix reveals information about the relative proportion in which the loads should draw active power from the sources as per DPG which is irrespective of the present scheduling. Other partitioned [Y ′ GG] matrix is useful in finding the deviation of the present active power output from the sources with respect to the ideal schedule. Many regional power systems are interconnected to form large integrated grids for both technical and economic benefits. In such situations, Generation Expansion Planning (GEP) has to be undertaken along with augmentation of existing transmission facilities. Generation expansion at certain locations need new transmission networks which involves serious problems such as getting right-of-way and environmental clearance. An approach to find suitable generation expansion locations in different zones with least requirements of transmission network expansion has been attempted using the concept of RED. For the anticipated load growth, the capacity and siting generation facilities are identified on zonal basis. Using sample systems and real life systems, the validity of the proposed approach is demonstrated using performance criteria such as voltage stability, effect on line MVA loadings and real power losses.