Improved Reliability and Congestion Management with Closed-Loop Control Strategies for FACTS Devices

在与PSERC（电力系统工程研究中心）的合作中，首席研究员建议研究FACTS设备的替代控制信号的使用，目的是改善传输设施的使用并优化高压电网的传输能力。该项目将重点开发闭环动态系统模型，将FACTS设备集成到一个控制结构中，该结构将根据传输拥塞、传输损耗以及传输和能源价格纳入新的控制信号。该项目还将为学生创造新的机会，让他们了解经济中最大的行业之一——这是一个具有重大国家利益的行业，是我们基础设施的核心，而学生对该行业的兴趣一直在稳步下降，因此课程注册人数也在下降。

In collaboration with PSERC, the Power Systems Engineering Research Center, the Principal Investigator proposes to investigate the use of alternative control signals for FACTS devices, with the objective of improving the use of transmission facilities and optimizing the transfer capability of the high voltage grid. The project will focus on developing closed-loop dynamic system models for integrating FACTS devices into a control structure that will incorporate new control signals based on transmission congestion, transmission losses, and transmission and energy prices. This project will also create new opportunities for students to learn about one of the largest industries in the economy - an industry of significant national interest at the core of our infrastructure, which has been suffering from a steady decline in student interest and therefore course enrollment.