Fuzzy reactive power optimization in hybrid power systems

Reactive power control, which is one of the important issues of power system studies, has encountered some intrinsic changes because of the presence of the hybrid AC/DC systems. The uncertainty in determination of some ill-defined variables and constraints underlines the application of fuzzy set as an uncertainty analysis tool. Herein a fuzzy objective function and some fuzzy constraints have been modeled for the purpose of reactive power optimization then this fuzzy model is dealt with as a linear programming problem to be solved. Contrary to the separate modeling of the conventional AC/DC optimization methods, this study attempts to attain the most optimal solution by the simultaneous employment of the total contributing factors of both AC and DC parts. In this way, the conventional issue of the coordinated control of firing angle and the transformer tap of the DC terminals is resolved, yet the method provides more flexibility to gain the most optimal condition since it uses more control factor for solving the optimization problem. The proposed method is performed on the modified IEEE 14 and 30-bus systems; and it is shown to have less computational burden and further minimized objective function than the conventional method.

► A new AC/DC load flow uses the dc side transformer tap as a control parameter in optimization is proposed. ► A new united model without any re-initialization in iteration for both AC and DC part equations is proposed. ► Control parameters of the DC part and UPFC are completely modeled in optimization method. ► Invoking the fuzzy set as an uncertainty analysis tool, a more optimized power flow is yielded.