Novel Control of a UPFC Connecting the KSA and Kuwait in the GCC Interconnection

This paper presents a study performed to investigate the steady state and dynamic state performance of the UPFC device in between KSA and Kuwait. The main objective of this work was to identify and determine the UPFC impact on GCC power grid operations and control for different transmission contingencies. This study aims to develop a model and to simulate for different operating and control parameters with and without UPFC system, to evaluate the effectiveness of the UPFC device on the GCC power grid. The simulated results presented herein clearly demonstrate enhancement to power flow, power angle and stability margin in the GCC interconnection. This work also shows additional benefits principally, reduction of losses, increase of the load ability, and enhancement of the sustainability of the GCC interconnection.