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This paper proposes a novel method to find the optimal location of the shunt connected Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) such as Static Var Compensator (SVC) or Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) to the power system for regulating voltage levels of all buses. Three indices include Voltage Drop Index (VDI), Total Voltage Drop Index (TVDI), and Total Voltage Drop of Network Index (TVDNI) are presented to find the location of the SVC. Also, to minimize the solution space, a ranking list will be established. For the case studies, the IEEE 14-bus test system is selected, and an SVC is located in the system. Simulations are done in two cases: network loads increase with constant coefficient and randomly. According to simulation results in both cases, the proposed method can identify the optimal placement of SVC, and the voltage drop due to increasing the load will be compensated. For the IEEE 14-bus test system, the optimal location of the SVC is bus 9. Variable loads are considered for 24 h, and SVC is installed at bus 9 to validate the introduced method. Results show the voltage level for all buses is compensated so that the voltage levels are higher than the minimum voltage level, i.e. 95%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a new Defected Ground Structure (DGS) is introduced and analyzed. The effect of the structure's dimensions on the location of the attenuation pole and the cutoff frequency to study the frequency characteristics is investigated. In the following, a lowpass filter with 3 dB cutoff frequency at 3 GHz is designed and optimized using the proposed defected ground structure, and its frequency characteristic is reported. The designed lowpass filter is fabricated to verify the simulation process. Also, simulation results, the equivalent circuit, and the measured results with the Network Analyzer are compared. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]