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Impact of Installation of 400 kV Shunt Reactors on Oman Grid
2018 53rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, 4-7 September 2018. (2018)
  • Hisham A. Al-Riyami
  • Adil G. Al-Busaidi
  • Ahmed A. Al-Nadabi
  • Musabah N. Al-Sayabi
  • Ahmed S. Al-Omairi
  • Omar H. Abdalla
Abstract
This paper describes the actual impact of the installed 400 kV shunt reactors on Oman grid. Supportive readings from the SCADA during off peak demand in the last winter period of 2018 are presented to show the the voltage profile at 400 kV and 220 kV busbars and the reactive power of generating units. The objective of installing shunt reactors is to limit the voltage rise in the grid during light loading conditions in winter period due to recently introduced 400 kV transmission lines. The recorded actual voltages and reactive power verified the effectiveness of the shunt reactors in improving voltage profile and shifting the operating points of generators into more stable region in addition to comply with the Security Standard.
Keywords
  • Oman Grid,
  • Overvoltage,
  • Shunt Reactors,
  • Security Standard
Disciplines
Publication Date
September 4, 2018
DOI
10.1109/UPEC.2018.8541955
Citation Information
H. A. Al Riyami, A. G. Al Busaidi, A. A. Al Nadabi, M. N. Al Sayabi, A. S. Al Omairi, and O. H. Abdalla: “Impact of Installation of 400 kV Shunt Reactors on Oman Grid”, Proc. of the 2018 53rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Paper No. 476, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, 4-7 September 2018.