Reactive reserve-based contingency constrained optimal power flow (RCCOPF) for enhancement of voltage stability margins

Abstract

This paper presents a new concept of reactive reserve-based contingency constrained optimal power flow (RCCOPF) for voltage stability enhancement. This concept is based on the fact that increase in reactive reserves is effective for enhancement of voltage stability margins of post-contingent states. In this paper, the proposed algorithm is applied to voltage stability margin of interface flow. Interface flow limit, in the open access environment, can be a main drawback. RCCOPF for enhancement of interface flow margin is composed of two modules, modified continuation power flow (MCPF) and optimal power flow (OPF). These modules are recursively performed until satisfying the required margin of interface flow in the given voltage stability criteria.