Enhanced Reactive Power Compensation for Flicker Mitigation in Wind Farm-Integrated Distribution Networks Using Advanced D-STATCOM Control

Kevin Joel Vela Palaquibay; Manuel Darío Jaramillo; Diego Carrión

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-87065-1_22

Enhanced Reactive Power Compensation for Flicker Mitigation in Wind Farm-Integrated Distribution Networks Using Advanced D-STATCOM Control

Kevin Joel Vela Palaquibay
, Manuel Darío Jaramillo
, Diego Carrión

Research Group in Smart Electrical Networks (GIREI)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

This research aims to demonstrate the importance of reactive power compensation in electrical systems for mitigating fast Flicker voltage disturbances that commonly occur in systems with wind generation; thereby, this paper’s main goal is to improve the quality of distribution systems. The 34-node IEEE test system was chosen as the base system for this study. Simulations were conducted using MATLAB to verify system stability and ensure the system’s nominal voltage matches the design specifications set by the IEEE. The analysis identified bus 27 as having the greatest voltage fluctuation throughout the system. Case studies were conducted on this bus, including the connection of dynamic load and a wind farm (WF) from the MATLAB library, which consists of six 1.5 MW turbines. The Flickermeter in MATLAB, modeled according to IEC-61000 for measuring the short-term Flicker severity index (Pst), was used to evaluate the increase in Pst caused by WF and dynamic loading. To mitigate the flicker severity index, a D-STATCOM of +/−3MVAR based on PID control was implemented. This device was connected to the 34-node IEEE system to reduce the voltage variations produced by both loads.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Systems, Smart Technologies, and Innovation for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2024
Editors	Esteban Mauricio Inga Ortega, Vladimir Espartaco Robles-Bykbaev, Nuria García Herranz, Eduardo Gallego Diaz
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	241-251
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783031870644
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87065-1_22
State	Published - 2025
Event	10th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2024 - Guayaquil, Ecuador Duration: 18 Jul 2024 → 19 Jul 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1331 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2024
Country/Territory	Ecuador
City	Guayaquil
Period	18/07/24 → 19/07/24

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.

Keywords

Electrical Power System
FACTS
Flicker
Static Synchronous Compensator
Wind farm

CACES Knowledge Areas

317A Electricity and Energy

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-031-87065-1_22

Cite this

Vela Palaquibay, K. J., Jaramillo, M. D., & Carrión, D. (2025). Enhanced Reactive Power Compensation for Flicker Mitigation in Wind Farm-Integrated Distribution Networks Using Advanced D-STATCOM Control. In E. M. Inga Ortega, V. E. Robles-Bykbaev, N. García Herranz, & E. Gallego Diaz (Eds.), Systems, Smart Technologies, and Innovation for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2024 (pp. 241-251). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1331 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87065-1_22

Vela Palaquibay, Kevin Joel ; Jaramillo, Manuel Darío ; Carrión, Diego. / Enhanced Reactive Power Compensation for Flicker Mitigation in Wind Farm-Integrated Distribution Networks Using Advanced D-STATCOM Control. Systems, Smart Technologies, and Innovation for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2024. editor / Esteban Mauricio Inga Ortega ; Vladimir Espartaco Robles-Bykbaev ; Nuria García Herranz ; Eduardo Gallego Diaz. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 241-251 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Vela Palaquibay, KJ, Jaramillo, MD & Carrión, D 2025, Enhanced Reactive Power Compensation for Flicker Mitigation in Wind Farm-Integrated Distribution Networks Using Advanced D-STATCOM Control. in EM Inga Ortega, VE Robles-Bykbaev, N García Herranz & E Gallego Diaz (eds), Systems, Smart Technologies, and Innovation for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1331 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 241-251, 10th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2024, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 18/07/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87065-1_22

Enhanced Reactive Power Compensation for Flicker Mitigation in Wind Farm-Integrated Distribution Networks Using Advanced D-STATCOM Control. / Vela Palaquibay, Kevin Joel; Jaramillo, Manuel Darío ; Carrión, Diego.
Systems, Smart Technologies, and Innovation for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2024. ed. / Esteban Mauricio Inga Ortega; Vladimir Espartaco Robles-Bykbaev; Nuria García Herranz; Eduardo Gallego Diaz. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 241-251 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1331 LNNS).

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Vela Palaquibay KJ, Jaramillo MD , Carrión D. Enhanced Reactive Power Compensation for Flicker Mitigation in Wind Farm-Integrated Distribution Networks Using Advanced D-STATCOM Control. In Inga Ortega EM, Robles-Bykbaev VE, García Herranz N, Gallego Diaz E, editors, Systems, Smart Technologies, and Innovation for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2024. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. p. 241-251. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-87065-1_22