TCSC controller design for damping interarea oscillations

The thyristor controlled series compensator (TCSC), a prominent FACTS device, can rapidly modulate the impedance of a transmission line, resulting in improvement of power system performance. The purpose of the work reported in this paper is to design a controller to damp interarea oscillations. The authors have applied the residue method to linearized power system equations and obtained a generalized form which is suitable for different controller input/output channels and therefore suitable for different control devices. This method, together with modal sensitivities, is applied to TCSCs to determine the location, feedback signal and controller design. The damping result is illustrated by comparing changes in damping ratio and identifying the increase of transfer capacity.