Analytical study and real simulation for improving the safety of ageing nuclear facility using UPFC

Abstract

AbstractThis paper aims to increase the performance and improve the safety of an ageing Nuclear Facility (NF). Good power quality extends the life of electrical equipment at NF and thus protects it from premature aging. The first stage of this paper presents a measurement and analysis of various power quality events for a real-world case of a NF under different conditions of operation. In the previous work for this group, a new proposed technique based on partial swarm optimization is presented to find the allocation of the UPFC to enhance the power quality within the specified limit. The technique is tested by IEEE33 bus. This step is to assess system performance and find the best solutions to ensure the normal and safe operation of NF. In this paper, the simulink-matlab programme was used to simulate a real NF based on a new vision of UPFC. The results indicate that the strategy is an effective way to improve the safety of power quality and ageing NF using UPFC.