Damping of Low-Frequency Oscillations using an SVC-Based Supplementary Controller

In this paper, the optimal tunning problem of parameters of a conventional lead-lag controller (LLC) and a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) based on the static Var compensator (SVC) is considered. The solution is obtained using an improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO) algorithm. The membership functions and scaling factors of the FLC and LLC parameters are optimized using the above-mentioned technique. The proposed controllers are settled down to an SVC that is installed at the middle of a transmission line connecting a single machine to an infinite bus system. Simulation results show the superiority of the optimized FLC compared to the optimized LLC and also when the SVC is without the supplementary controller under different disturbances and loading conditions. The simulations and analyses are implemented in MATLAB environment. (c) 2013 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.