Open AccessApplication of Auto-Switched Capacitor Bank to Mitigate Voltage Collapse Problem in Distribution System; A Case Study of Osogbo South –Western, Nigeria.
Author(s) -
Muniru Olajide Okelola
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-3418
DOI - 10.18535/ijsrm/v6i7.ec01
Subject(s) - compensation (psychology) , capacitor , ac power , voltage , electric power system , electricity , power (physics) , switched capacitor , line (geometry) , mains electricity , power factor , control theory (sociology) , engineering , automotive engineering , electrical engineering , computer science , mathematics , physics , control (management) , psychology , geometry , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , psychoanalysis
Exponential demand for electrical power supply caused by increased use of electricity at both domestic and industrial level pose threat to power system stability. The need to enhance power system with adequate compensation via reactive power supply becomes a necessity. This paper therefore presents application of auto-switched capacitor bank to mitigate voltage collapse problem; a case study of Osogbo South-Western, Nigeria. The proposed approach carefully design the correct size of capacitor required to supply the reactive power needed for compensation. The obtained values were used to model the power system. The modeled system was subjected to disturbances with a view to investigate its performance. The results obtained showed that the designed capacitor bank was able to stabilize the voltage on the line despite the heavy loads on the power system.