Multi-objective optimal reactive power flow including voltage security and demand profile classification

This paper proposes a method to optimize reactive power flow (ORPF) with regard to multiple objectives while maintaining system voltage security across a time-domain. Compromise programming is employed in the ORPF formulation, which is designed to minimize both losses and payment for the reactive power service in the framework of the UK daily balancing market. In coordination with ORPF, continuation power flow (CPF) is applied to evaluate and maintain the voltage security margin of the system. Prior to the optimisation procedure, the related control parameters can be grouped with the aid of a load classification method in order to simplify the control actions. During the optimisation, through the application of both ORPF and CPF, multi-objective optimisation can be achieved with voltage security at an acceptable level. The Ward and Hale 6-bus system and a 60-bus UK test system are presented to illustrate the application of the proposed modeling framework. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.