A computationally simple method for cost-efficient generation rescheduling and load shedding for congestion management

This paper describes a method of congestion management by generation rescheduling and load shedding. The sensitivities of the overloaded lines to bus injections and the costs of generation and load shedding are considered for ranking the generation and load buses. The new generation and load shedding schedule for these buses are then computed based on a simple method considering cost and sensitivity to line currents. The algorithm will help the system operator to generate the contingency plan quickly for secure operation of the system. Test results for three systems are presented. The results show that cost effective generation rescheduling and load shedding plans can be obtained to alleviate overloading of the transmission lines in a computationally efficient manner.