Generation costs reduction through optimal allocation of FACTS devices using Low Discrepancy Sequences

2006 IEEE PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE 2006 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 946-951

  Alabduljabbar, Ayman A ^a   Milanovic J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global optimization; Low discrepancy sequence; Objective function; Quasi monte carlo; Sequential number theoretic optimization

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC LOAD FLOW; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INVESTMENTS; REACTIVE POWER; STATIC VAR COMPENSATORS; THYRISTORS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

ACTIVE AND REACTIVE POWER; LOW-DISCREPANCY SEQUENCES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; QUASI-MONTE CARLO; STATIC VAR COMPENSATORS (SVC); THYRISTOR CONTROLLED PHASE SHIFTING TRANSFORMERS; THYRISTOR CONTROLLED SERIES CAPACITOR; THYRISTOR CONTROLLED VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

FLEXIBLE AC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS;

EID: 81855203354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PSCE.2006.296440     Document Type: Conference Paper

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