Paper Title
A Review on – Power Stability Improvement by using Facts Controllers in Power Systems
Abstract
In the last two decades, power demand has increased substantially while the expansion of power generation and
transmission has been severely limited due to limited resources and environmental restrictions. As a consequence, some
transmission lines are heavily loaded and the system stability becomes a power transfer-limiting factor. Flexible AC
transmission systems (FACTS) controllers have been mainly used for solving various power system steady state control
problems. Flexible AC transmission systems or FACTS are devices which allow the flexible and dynamic control of power
systems. Enhancement of system stability using FACTS controllers has been investigated. This paper is aimed towards the
benefits of utilizing FACTS devices with the purpose of improving the operation of an electrical power system. Performance
comparison of different FACTS controllers has been discussed. In addition, some of the utility experience and
semiconductor technology development have been reviewed and summarized. Applications of FACTS to power system
studies have also been discussed.
Keywords - AC, FACTS, IPFC, PSS, SVC, STATCOM, SSSC, TCSC, TCPS, UPFC