Modern power systems demand the active control of power flow and for this purpose Power flow controlling devices (PFCDs) are required. Distributed FACTS Controller (DPFC) is a part of FACTS family. DPFC offers equal control ability same as UPFC, comprising the adjustment of the internal angle of the machine and bus voltage includes line impedance. In addition to UPFC a new device evolved known as DPFC in which common DC link is eliminated that enables the exclusive working between the two converters which are shunt and the series. The Distributed-FACTS (D-FACTS) idea is adopt in the series converter scheme. The replacement of the high rating three phase series converter with the multiple low rating single phase converters results in cost reduction and increases reliability greatly. The useful power transfer between the two converters which are shunt and series through common dc link in UPFC where as in DPFC in this the required power is transferred in the transmission line with three times of natural fundamental frequency. Where as in the new device no need of large voltage separation between the line and PFC Device is no requirement of high voltage isolation between because D-FACTS converters which are 1-ᴓ floating device with respect to the ground. Accordingly, In this paper we bring out the DPFC performance differences with different control techniques which are PI and Artificial Neural Network Controllers and bring with conclusion that ANN is a better control strategy compared to PI. Corresponding Author:
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ANND. Narasimha Rao, Departement of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, K L University, Guntur, India Email: narasimharao@kluniversity.in
INTRODUCTIONThe increasing reputation in using renewable energy sources make it possible to control a huge sum of energy that enables the energy plan for quick switch between the renewable energy sources and the standby power generation [1]. This demands the availability of stand-by power whenever renewable energy is unable to supply the load. Therefore the need for power flow scheme methods is increased. The system parameters like internal angle and voltage magnitude are adjusted in order to control the active power. The PFCD is a component that modifies system parameters to control the active power [2]. The UPFC is the most powerful PFCD, able to alter system parameters like bus impedance, internal angle, and bus voltage. The operating principle of device UPFC is executed by the series converter casting a voltage, with specified phase angle, magnitude, in line with the power line [3]. The DPFC resembles the UPFC in independent adjustment of the line impedance, same control capability, internal angle and the bus voltage. In DPFC the DC voltage fluctuations are eliminated which connects the shunt and series converters back to back in UPFC [4].