Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is one of the most effective Flexible AC
Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices for controlling power flow and improving stability
of power system. To achieve the functionality of UPFC, a proper and sufficient con
trol
system should be designed for this device. Our research proposes a Fuzzy Logic control
approach to control UPFC. The proposed control scheme is used to control and coordinate
voltage and phase angle signals of Voltage Source Converters (VSCs) of UPFC, where
these two signals are used to control active and reactive power flow in transmission line.
To validate the proposed control scheme, a single-machine double line infinite bus power
system equipped with UPFC is modeled using PSCAD/EMTDC software package. Three
phase fault with ground case is simulated and investigated under the proposed controller.
The modeling and simulation results show the effectiveness of the UPFC under the
proposed control scheme for improving power system stability under the three phase fault
case. The results also show the robustness and superiority of the proposed controller
compared to conventional PI controller as well as it guarantees the closed-loop stability
system and has a good tracking behavior.
