Voltage stability is a challenging problem in the design and operation of terrestrial and shipboard power systems. DC links can be integrated in the AC systems to increase the transmission capacity or to enhance the distribution performance. However, DC links introduce voltage stability issues related to the reactive power shortage due to power converters. Multi-infeed DC systems make this existing phenomenon more complicated. In addition, shipboard power systems have unique characteristics, and some concepts and methodologies developed for terrestrial power systems need to be investigated and modified before they are extended for shipboard power systems. One goal of this work was to develop a systematic method for voltage stability assessment of hybrid AC/DC systems, independent of system configuration. The static and dynamic approaches have been used as complementary methods to address different aspects in voltage stability. The other goal was to develop or to apply voltage stability indicators for voltage stability assessment. Two classical indicators (the minimum eigenvalue and loading margin) and an improvement (the 2nd order performance indicator) have been jointly used for the prediction of voltage stability, providing information on the system state and proximity to and mechanism of instability. The eliminated variable method has been introduced to calculate the partial derivatives of AC/DC systems for modal analysis. The previously mentioned methodologies and the associated indicators have been implemented for the application of integrated shipboard power system including DC zonal arrangement. The procedure of voltage stability assessment has been performed for three test systems, the WSCC 3-machine 9-bus system, the benchmark integrated shipboard power system, and the modified I RTS-96. The static simulation results illustrate the critical location and the contributing factors to the voltage instability, and screen the critical contingencies for dynamic simulation. The results obtained from various static methods have been compared. The dynamic simulation results demonstrate the response of dynamic characteristics of system components, and benchmark the static simulation results.

Due to growth of wind power, system operators are being challenged by the integration of large wind farms into their electrical power systems. Large scale wind farm integration has adverse effects on the power system due to its variable characteristic. These effects include two main aspects: voltage stability and active line flow. In this thesis, a novel techniques to forecast active line flow and select pilot bus are introduced with wind power integration. First, this thesis introduces a methodology to forecast congestion in the transmission line with high wind penetration. Since most wind resources tend to be located far away form the load center, the active line flow is one of the most significant aspects when wind farm is connected to electrical grid. By providing the information about the line flow which can contribute to transmission line congestion, the system operators would be able to respond such as by requesting wind power or load reduction. The second objective of this thesis is to select the weakest bus, called pilot bus, among all load buses. System reliability, especially voltage stability, can be adversely affected by wind variability. In order to ensure reliable operation of power systems with wind power integration, the index to select the pilot bus is developed, and further prediction of voltage profile at the pilot bus is fulfilled. The objective function to select the pilot bus takes account of the N-1 contingency analysis, loading margin, and reactive power sensitivity. Through on the objective function, the pilot bus is representative of all load buses as well as controllable by reactive power regulation. Predicting the voltage profile at the pilot bus is also useful for system operators to determine wind power output. / text

Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-03-02T12:45:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arleilucasdesouzarosa.pdf: 827143 bytes, checksum: 9b9df97bf2f2804c9287dcee04958895 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-03-06T19:38:30Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 arleilucasdesouzarosa.pdf: 827143 bytes, checksum: 9b9df97bf2f2804c9287dcee04958895 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-06T19:38:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arleilucasdesouzarosa.pdf: 827143 bytes, checksum: 9b9df97bf2f2804c9287dcee04958895 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-27 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Durante décadas, problemas relacionados à estabilidade de tensão ou, segurança de tensão, têm despertada a atenção crescente de pesquisadores do setor elétrico. O crescimento da economia e o aumento do consumo de energia elétrica, aliados à falta de investimentos nos setores de geração e transmissão, têm levado o sistema elétrico de potência a operar muito próximo de seus limites. Desta forma, a habilidade do sistema em manter um nível operacional satisfatório, após a ocorrência de alguma contingência, pode ficar comprometida. Este trabalho avalia a segurança de tensão através de um método simples, eficiente e rápido computacionalmente, além de propor ações de reforço para melhorar a margem de carregamento do sistema elétrico. A análise da rede é função dos caminhos de transmissão de potência ativa e um modelo matemático muito simples é utilizado. Quanto às ações de reforço, a análise de sensibilidade fornece as barras mais adequadas ao redespacho de potência ativa e reativa. Um processo iterativo é estabelecido com o intuito de recomendar ações de controle e fornecer condições de segurança de tensão menos severas. Os resultados apresentados para um sistema real de 34 barras demonstram a eficácia da metodologia desenvolvida. / Voltage stability or voltage security analysis has motivated an expressive attention of power systems researchers. The economy growth and the increased electric energy consumption, allied to the lack of investments in generation and transmission areas, have led electrical power systems to operate very close to their limits. Therefore, they cannot be able to operate in a secure way after some contingencies. In this work, a simple and fast method evaluates voltage security and proposes conditions to improve the loading margin. System analysis is carried out in terms of active power transmission path. Sensitivity analysis provides the most adequate buses to active and reactive power redispatch. A sequential iterative methodology to reinforce system conditions is presented. The results for a real 34-bus system demonstrate the efficiency of proposed methodology.