Power Transmission Planning System for Stability Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electric power transmission facility planning systems fail to consider voltage stability and synchronization stability when evaluating the reliability of natural variation power supplies, leading to potential system instability and ineffective facility expansion planning.

Innovation Solution

An electric power transmission facility planning support system that calculates the probability distribution of operation limits on each bus line and allocates output control quantities to natural variation power supplies, incorporating stability margin calculations to ensure facility expansion planning that reduces output control quantities and stabilizes the system.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If the output of natural variation power supplies is increased to maximize supply power, then the power supply capacity is improved, but voltage stability and synchronization stability on bus lines deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesupply powerVSAvoidvoltage stability
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary stability assessment by calculating stability margins for each bus line before determining the output of natural variation power supplies. This preliminary action identifies bus lines with insufficient stability margins, and the output of natural variation power supplies is controlled to prevent further degradation of voltage and synchronization stability on these critical bus lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies different output control strategies to different natural variation power supplies based on their locations. Natural variation power supplies connected to bus lines with sufficient stability margins can operate at higher outputs, while those connected to bus lines with insufficient stability margins are restricted. This local differentiation allows maximum overall power supply while maintaining stability where needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Device complexity

If facility expansion is planned without considering output control quantities of natural variation power supplies, then facility investment evaluation is simplified, but the effectiveness of facility expansion planning deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplanning complexityVSAvoidfacility expansion effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes a feedback loop where facility expansion plans are evaluated based on their impact on output control quantities of natural variation power supplies. The stability assessment results and calculated output control quantities feed into the facility expansion planning process, allowing the system to identify expansions that would most effectively reduce output controls and improve overall system reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the evaluation parameters for facility expansion from traditional metrics to include output control quantities of natural variation power supplies. By incorporating this new parameter, the system can quantitatively assess how different facility expansion options affect the ability to utilize natural variation power supplies, leading to more effective expansion planning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10409308B2Electric power transmission facility planning support system and the method thereof
Publication Date: 2019.09.10 HITACHI LTD
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AI summary

An electric power transmission facility planning support system for materializing facility planning including the facility expansion of an electric power transmission network is provided based on the system information of a power system. This support system includes an output control quantity calculation device for deriving the output control quantities of natural variation power supplies in consideration of the operation limit value of the network; and a facility expansion planning device for making the facility planning based on one of the type, location, and capacity of an electric power transmission facility considering the output control quantities.