Availability Capacity Evaluation and Reliability Assessment of Integrated Systems Using Metaheuristic Algorithm

Contemporarily,the development of distributed generations(DGs)technologies is fetching more,and their deployment in power systems is becom-ing broad and diverse.Consequently,several glitches are found in the recent studies due to the inappropriate/inadequate penetrations.This work aims to improve the reliable operation of the power system employing reliability indices using a metaheuristic-based algorithm before and after DGs penetration with feeder system.The assessment procedure is carried out using MATLAB software and Mod-ified Salp Swarm Algorithm(MSSA)that helps assess the Reliability indices of the proposed integrated IEEE RTS79 system for seven different configurations.This algorithm modifies two control parameters of the actual SSA algorithm and offers a perfect balance between the exploration and exploitation.Further,the effectiveness of the proposed schemes is assessed using various reliability indices.Also,the available capacity of the extended system is computed for the best configuration of the considered system.The results confirm the level of reli-able operation of the extended DGs along with the standard RTS system.Speci-fically,the overall reliability of the system displays superior performance when the tie lines 1 and 2 of the DG connected with buses 9 and 10,respectively.The reliability indices of this case namely SAIFI,SAIDI,CAIDI,ASAI,AUSI,EUE,and AEUE shows enhancement about 12.5%,4.32%,7.28%,1.09%,4.53%,12.00%,and 0.19%,respectively.Also,a probability of available capacity at the low voltage bus side is accomplished a good scale about 212.07 times/year.

Probabilistic Model of Technical Queuing Systems with Subsystems for Detection and Recovery of Failures

The given article presents an analytical model developed for a multichannel technical queuing system with time redundancy for operability management, subsystems of reliable periodical control of sudden and gradual failure detection and a subsystem for system recovery after failure. It is assumed in the model that the failures are governed by the Poisson probability distribution law and the times of reliable control and system recovery after failures are governed by an arbitrary law of probability distribution, in the general case depending on the number of servicers. The paper defines probabilities of accomplishment of certain task volumes by the system within a priori defined time intervals, taking into consideration its reliability characteristics.

Reliability Indices Evaluation of LV Distribution System and Inclusion of Protective Devices for Reliability Improvement

This paper analyzes the reliability of low voltage(LV)distribution system of the Sri Lankan power system.Performance of LV distribution systems where mainly domestic consumers depend on the individual components of the system.Failure rates of elements of the system are calculated based on the historical data of the LV distribution system in a semi-urban area.Load point reliability indices are calculated using the analytical method.Consumer-oriented reliability parameters and energy not served,and its cost are determined.As a method of improvement of reliability,inclusion of fuses to the lateral feeders of the main feeder is proposed.Load point reliability indices,consumer-oriented reliability indices,and energy not served are calculated for the distribution system with fuses in lateral feeders.The results are compared with the reliability indices of the present system and analyzed.

Electric reliability indices in 2009 released

On May 28, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission and the China Electricity Council jointly held a conference releasing the electric reliability indices in 2009 in Beijing.

Reliability Evaluation of UHVDC Transmission Systems with a Hierarchical Connection Mode

Compared with the typical Ultra HVDC(UHVDC)system,the inverters of the UHVDC system with a hierarchical connection mode(UHVDC-HCM),connect two receiving-end systems with different operational conditions.This requires the corresponding conversion units(CUs)at the different terminals to be differentiated in reliability modeling,and the spares should also be separately set.A reliability model of the UHVDCHCM system is proposed in this paper.The operating modes are classified by the capacities of the total system and the transmission powers to the two receiving-ends.Considering the independent spares of the components of the CUs at different terminals,the state space is derived.Two sets of indices are newly proposed to more accurately evaluate the system reliability.Based on the matrix description of the frequency&duration(F&D)method,the sensitivities of the reliability indices to the reliability parameters of the components are quantified.Numerical results validate the feasibility of the proposed model.The vulnerabilities are recognized by the sensitivity analysis,and the impact of different spare schemes on the reliability indices and sensitivities are compared.The proposed model and indices provide a reference for the practical UHVDC-HCM projects.