Feasibility Study of FACTS Application for Available Transfer Capability Enhancement in Korean Power System

우리나라계통의 북상조류 증대를 위한 FACTS 적용방안 연구

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is in charge of the operation and the maintenance for transmission lines and substations in Korean power system which is under the deregulation power market. KEPCO has a main constrain of transmission line toward SEOUL area which is a capital of KOREA because SEOIJL is a huge load of Korean power system. The Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)), a division of KEPCO was tasked to study the ATC enhancement of transmission line toward SEOUL using a new line or/and FACTS. This paper summarizes the results of those studies, enhancing the ATC and evaluating the economics.