Quintero Castrillón, Carlos Manuel, López Lezama, Jesús María, and Muñoz Galeano, Nicolás
Subjects
*ELECTRIC power systems, *TEST systems, *ALGORITHMS
Abstract
This paper presents an algorithm oriented to improve the security conditions of electric power systems. The proposed algorithm performs a semi-exhaustive search of the possible configuration of the system substation with the objective of minimizing overloads presented in single contingencies (N-1 criterion). Topological modifications are made by changing the state of switches in substations. Results are presented for the IEEE 118 bus test system showing the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]