TY - JFULL AU - Sidhartha Panda and N. P. Padhy and R.N.Patel PY - 2007/3/ TI - Application of Genetic Algorithm for FACTS-based Controller Design T2 - International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering SP - 250 EP - 258 VL - 1 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1255 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 2, 2007 N2 - In this paper, genetic algorithm (GA) opmization technique is applied to design Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS)-based damping controllers. Two types of controller structures, namely a proportional-integral (PI) and a lead-lag (LL) are considered. The design problem of the proposed controllers is formulated as an optimization problem and GA is employed to search for optimal controller parameters. By minimizing the time-domain based objective function, in which the deviation in the oscillatory rotor speed of the generator is involved; stability performance of the system is improved. The proposed controllers are tested on a weakly connected power system subjected to different disturbances. The non-linear simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed controller and their ability to provide efficient damping of low frequency oscillations. It is also observed that the proposed SSSC-based controllers improve greatly the voltage profile of the system under severe disturbances. Further, the dynamic performances of both the PI and LL structured FACTS-controller are analyzed at different loading conditions and under various disturbance condition as well as under unbalanced fault conditions.. ER -