The objective of this project is to enhance the Available Transfer Capability (ATC) from source area to sink area in deregulated power system using Continuous Power Flow (CPF) method during normal and contingency cases with optimal location and control parameter of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices such as Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor (TCSC) or Static VAR Compensator (SVC) on IEEE 24 bus reliability test systems. ATC is dependent on many factors, such as the base case of system operation, system operation limits, network configuration, the specification of contingencies, etc. FACTS technology has a severe impact on the transmission system utilization with regards to those constraints on ATC. Genetic Algorithm and Firefly Algorithm are used to determine the optimal location and control parameter of TCSC or SVC. The simulation is performed using Matlab and results are shown in the video demo.

Reference Paper-1: Optimal Location of FACTS for ATC Enhancement
Author’s Name: James A. Momoh and, S. Surender Reddy
Source: IEEE
Year: 2014

Reference Paper-2: Optimal Allocation of Multiple Distributed Generators in Distribution System using Firefly Algorithm
Author’s Name: Sureshkumar Sudabattula and Kowsalya M
Source: Journal of Electrical Engineering
Year:2017