A fast calculation static voltage stability index based on wide area measurement system

With the fact that voltage stability indexes commonly used in power system have vague physical significance and poor linearity which cannot be applied on online monitoring of system voltage stability, this paper proposes a fast calculation voltage stability index of L
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based on the feasible solution domain of branch voltage. It can be obtained by simple algebraic computation with the measuring information of PMU and can satisfy online application. This index is also derived from a more accurate model with the consideration of capacitance of branches. Moreover, we demonstrate that L
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is still accurate with the consideration of voltage characteristic of loads. Finally, simulations of IEEE 14-bus system and New England 39-bus system are made to compare L
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with other voltage stability indexes. The simulation result proves that L
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is an ideal voltage stability index with good accuracy and linearity which can be applied on online monitoring of voltage stability.