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Power system design and analysis for reactive power support using software simulation model

Nikhil V Kulkarni
ECGR 5104 Computational Methods in Power System Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Objective
Design of 31 bus power system using simulation software ETAP. Initial calculation/estimation of required parameters from given data. Implementation of system using simulation software. Analysis of power flow. Equipment optimization & Generator rescheduling for minimum losses. Analysis of reactive power compensation required for the vulnerable area.

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Power System Architecture

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Improvement from Base Case

Bus ID Bus1 Bus2 Bus4 Bus5 Bus6 Bus7 Bus8 Bus9 Bus10 Bus11 Bus13 Bus14 Bus15 Bus16 Bus19 Bus23 Bus24 Bus25 Bus26 Bus29 Bus31 Nominal kV 230 230 115 230 230 230 115 69 69 115 69 69 230 230 115 69 230 230 230 115 230 Base Case %Voltage 94.64 95.89 94.73 94.34 93.71 93.2 91.61 89.78 84.66 93.69 92.63 94.94 97.33 99.09 88.06 92.8 92.98 93.15 93.76 92.76 93.25
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Improvement Case Improvement Case I %Voltage II %Voltage 95.72 97.49 96.81 98.69 96.11 95.92 95.49 97.2 95.03 96.6 94.67 96.09 93.95 93.67 91.89 98.16 86.94 93.65 94.84 94.41 93.53 96.09 95.5 96.53 97.99 98.16 99.11 99.14 90.51 90.21 94.37 97.35 94.54 95.71 94.76 95.74 95.42 95.94 96.22 96.31 95.49 95.97
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Generator Rescheduling
Generator Scheduling

Case
Gen 1 Base Case Gen 2 Gen 3

Gen ID

MW loading
75 62.5 87.5 544.231 225 75 175 267.783 225 82.5 280 155.496

%MW generation
25 25

Total Losses (MW)

41.31 25 136.1 75 30

Gen 4 (Slack Bus) Gen 1

Improvement Case I

Gen 2 Gen 3 Gen 4 (Slack Bus) Gen 1

14.862
50 66.9 75 33 15.075 80 38.9

Improvement Case II

Gen 2 Gen 3 Gen 4 (Slack Bus)

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Equipment Optimization
Transformer ID T2 % Operating 22.8 Changed to (MVA) 15 Transformer ID T1 T3 T4 T7 Tap adjustment 2.5% 10% 7.5% 2.5% Voltage Side (kV) 230 69 69 69

T3
T4 T5 T6 T7

62
44.4 14 21.4 5.1

25 10 15 10

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Improving Voltage Profile

Connect parallel transformer or transmission line (Effect is reduced reactance) Add capacitor bank Changing Transformer taps Implementation of AVR Adding FACTS devices VAR compensators

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Implementation Methodology & Simulation tools used.

PSAT (Power system Analysis Toolbox) PSAT is interface to MATLAB SIMULINK ETAP simulation software Pros & Cons

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Shortfalls in design
Optimal power flow, Economic dispatch and Unit Commitment are not taken into consideration.

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Implementation methodology for microgrid is connection to grid

Description of Microgrid system
Generators 2 Transformers 2 Transmission lines 2 Load 1

Analysis
Power flows in interconnection between 2 systems is observed.

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Case Study
3 case studies are considered
When Micro source are generating power When Micro source are not in system When Load is varied from 1 MW - 2 MW 4 MW

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Conclusions & Recommendations

Base case of 31 bus power system has been run and results observed from power flow are analyzed Micro grid system is interconnected with grid and results are analyzed for various test cases

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References & Appendices

References
Power System Analysis - Hadi Saadat PSAT manual - Frederick Milano

Appendices
Refer Report

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