This report documents an MSc Thesis work of sub-transmission reliability study using PSS/Eperformed at Vattenfall. The network that is examined in this thesis is a sub-transmission network.Vattenfall Distribution Sweden is going to invest and rebuild the network in their 70 and 130 kVmeshed sub transmission network. To invest and rebuild in a network is very expensive. The gridowners want a reliable system that has a high reliability at a low cost.The main focus in this thesis is to examine different substation layouts. Calculating the failureintensities and unavailability for the different substation layouts gives the opportunity to do a life cyclecosts (LCC) on the different substations. With help of LCC calculations it is possible to find thesubstation that gives the lowest cost during a life time. Choosing right equipment in the grid will helpthe Vattenfall network company lower their equipment costs.The thesis work consists of mainly three parts as follows. Network modeling in PSS/EA subset of the existing sub transmission network was used in the project. This subset was taken outfrom the complete network model and modeled in PSS/E. Validation of PSS/E reliability modulesPSS/E reliability modules were new and have not been used earlier by the Vattenfall networkcompany. To be sure that the program calculates correctly a validation was performed. The main focusof the validation has been in looking if the program calculates the interrupted power correctly. Reliability analysis of different substation layoutsFor each of the substation layout the reliability was calculated. On component level (e.g. breaker,disconnector) different types of configuration were studied. To find out the best layout from aneconomical point of view a LCC calculation was also performed.The LCC calculation on the different substation layouts showed that the investment costs affect theresult very much. When the active power through the substation is low it is preferred to use asubstation that has low investment costs. At active power that is 30 MW or higher it is preferred to usethe substation with higher reliability (having higher investment cost). The result shows that using acombined breaker and disconnector instead of circuit breaker could lower the failure intensity andunavailability of substations.

[pt] O fenômeno de estabilidade de tensão é um problema associado ao fluxo de potência ativa e reativa nas linhas de transmissão. A manifestação mais conhecida do fenômeno é a existência de uma máxima carga que pode ser alimentada pela rede. Assim, é importante conhecer a proximidade ao ponto de máximo carregamento da rede de transmissão. Nesta dissertação foram estudados métodos existentes na literatura para determinar o ramo de transmissão mais carregado, foi avaliada a veracidade dos resultados obtidos quando são estudados os ramos de transmissão individualmente e, finalmente, foi apresentada uma alternativa para identificar o ramo de transmissão mais carregado observando as variações dos índices de estabilidade de tensão em cada ramo. Mostrou-se que é inadequada a avaliação de cada linha individualmente em um sistema multi-nó. / [en] The voltage stability phenomenon is a problem related with the flow of active and reactive power in transmission lines. The main characteristic of this phenomenon is the existence of a maximum load that can be supplied by the network. Therefore, did the importance of knowing the proximity to the point of maximum loading of the transmission network. In this dissertation, the existing methods in the literature for determining the most heavily loaded transmission branch were studied, was assessed the accuracy of the results obtained when the transmission branches are studying individually, and finally was displayed an alternative to identify the most heavily loaded transmission branch observing variations in voltage stability indices in each branch. It has been shown that it is inappropriate to evaluate each line individually in a multi-node system.

[pt] O fenômeno de estabilidade de tensão é um problema associado ao fluxo de potência ativa e reativa nas linhas de transmissão. A manifestação mais conhecida do fenômeno é a existência de uma máxima carga que pode ser alimentada pela rede, mas, atualmente também se sabe da existência de uma máxima injeção de potência ativa e reativa na rede por geradores e compensadores. É apresentado um método para avaliar as condições de carregamento da rede e detectar barras críticas. Identifica-se a sub-rede utilizada para transmitir potência ativa de ou para a barra critica, determinam-se os caminhos de transmissão que a compõem e identifica-se o ramo crítico do caminho mais carregado. É o ramo a ter seu fluxo de potência diminuído. Nesta dissertação foi proposta a determinação da sub-rede quando a barra em análise é de tensão controlada por compensador. Além disso, foram propostas modificações no método existente: injeção de potência ao invés de admitância equivalente no isolamento da sub-rede e dos caminhos de transmissão, e índices de estabilidade ao invés de fórmulas analíticas na determinação do caminho mais carregado e do ramo crítico. / [en] The voltage stability phenomenon is a problem related with the flow of active and reactive power in transmission lines. The main characteristic of this phenomenon is the existence of a maximum load that can be supplied by the network, but actually it is also known the existence of a maximum active and reactive power injection at the network supplied by generators and compensators. In this dissertation, a method is presented to evaluate the conditions of the network loadability and the critical buses identification. The network used to transmit the active power from or to a critical bus and its transmissions lines are identified, and identify the critical branch of the most loaded transmission path. This critical branch will have its power flow reduced. In this dissertation, is proposed the determination of the sub-transmission network when the bus under analysis has its voltage controlled by compensator. Furthermore, were proposed modifications to the current method: power injection rather than equivalent admittance in isolation of the sub-transmission network and the transmission paths and also, using voltage stability indexes rather than using analytical formulas to determine the most loaded path and critical branch.