Abstract

On-line Transient Stability Assessment (TSA) is challenging task due to the large number of variables involved and continuously varying operating conditions. This study proposes an on-line transient stability assessment methodology based on the predicted values of generator rotor angles under varying operating conditions for predefined contingency set through Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN). The real and reactive power loads are taken as input features for training of the neural network. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used for dimensionality reduction of the input data set to select informative features. The proposed method is tested on IEEE-39 bus test system and the results obtained for transient stability assessment through predicted rotor angles are promising.

Keywords:

Artificial neural network, feature selection, on-line power system transient stability , principal component analysis, radial basis function,

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