Loss minimization with SVC installation using the Firefly Algorithm method / Syazana Abdul Halim

The problem of losses in power transmission lines these days has been one of the popular topics in the power system field. This problem needs to be overcome due to the increasing of power demands nowadays. This problem may lead to voltage instability. Highly loaded increases may lead to voltage instability. The voltage collapse minimizes the voltage magnitudes on which cause the system to be unable to distribute enough power according to the demands. Due to this phenomenon, losses in power generation especially highly loaded lines are very concerned. This thesis presents the Firefly Algorithm (FA) Method' in minimizing loss in the transmission lines in power systems. This algorithm method is idealized by some of the characteristics of fireflies. -The improvement of the voltage stability will be proved by determining the best size of Static Var Compensator (SVC) to be injected through the bus system. This study will involve MATLAB programming simulation to solve the analytical mathematic modeling showing the method proposed in this paper. A 30-bus IEEE Reliability Test System (RTS) is utilized as the test specimen. Results obtained from the experiment indicated that the proposed FA to optimize the sizing and location for SVC installation managed to minimize the loss.