Optimal placement of facts devices to challenge grid integration of wind power using bbo technique

Renewable energy sources which are considered to be a promising alternative energy source, brings new challenges when connected to the power grid. Due to the environmental conditions the generated power from renewable energy source such as wind mill, keeps on fluctuating. The Fluctuating nature of the wind increases the uncertainty, thus challenges the power system security during wind power injection into an electric grid. The uncontrollable power flow in the power system may cause bottlenecks in the power system such as angle and voltage instability. The angle and voltage instability may result in generator outages, line tripping and blackouts, hence affects the power system security. This paper reveals the potential challenges of renewable energy on the smart grid and the enhancement of system security with the application of Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices. The optimal placement of device is done using BBO algorithm. The FACTS devices considered in this work are TCSC and SVC. The proposed work is tested on standard IEEE 14 bus system.