Application of whale algorithm optimizer for unified power flow controller optimization with consideration of renewable energy sources uncertainty

• Date: 2023
• Main Authors: Laifa, A., Ayachi, B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" and Аnatolii Pidhornyi Institute of Power Machines and Systems of NAS of Ukraine 2023
• Subjects: unified power flow controller; optimal location; whale optimization algorithm; renewable energy sources; intermittency
• Online Access: http://eie.khpi.edu.ua/article/view/259486
• Journal Title: Electrical Engineering & Electromechanics

Purpose. In this paper an allocation methodology of Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) controllers, more specifically, the Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is proposed. As the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) into the conventional electric grid increases, its...