Real-time coordinated optimal facts controllers

A coordinated optimal (CDO) controller is designed to implement multiple Th yristor Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC) devices in a transmission net work of interconnected power systems. The proposed controller is utilized t o damp inter-area oscillations and to enhance power system damping during l arge disturbances. The effectiveness of the CDO controller to properly cont rol such devices is demonstrated for a two-machine power system through rea l-time digital simulation studies using a PSCAD/RTDS. (C) 1999 Elsevier Sci ence S.A. All rights reserved.