Voltage control has gained importance owing to the increase in the installation of renewable power on the distribution level power system. Grid connections for renewable power can cause voltage problems, thus necessitating the employment of a voltage ...
Voltage control has gained importance owing to the increase in the installation of renewable power on the distribution level power system. Grid connections for renewable power can cause voltage problems, thus necessitating the employment of a voltage control device or technology to control the voltage profle of the line. Traditionally, a fxed shunt reactor (FSR) is used to control voltage. However, it can only control the on/of state for the case when the capacity is fxed. Recently, a variable shunt reactor (VSR) capable of controlling the size of the inductance for each stage has garnered attention. The voltage change occurring upon switching is lower in case of VSR than with FSR, and graded reactive power compensation is possible. Consequently, VSR can be used to efciently control the voltage. For the actual incorporation of VSR, a power system analysis is necessary. This study developed a VSR analysis model in a form that can be used in a commercial program PSS®E. The developed analysis model included various factors of VSR that are necessary for the power system analysis, and various scenarios were introduced for verifying the validity of the model through appropriate simulations.