Abstract:
In present situation the Jaffna Medium Voltage (MV) network is being operated in
islanded mode. But according to the recent development plan, it is now being connected to
the national grid and will be in operation by 2013 [1]. This interconnection requires long
transmission line, which will introduce higher line losses, voltage flickering, transient
stability issues such as power oscillation and some problems in black start-up [2]. This
study investigates the black start-up operation of the interconnected power system with
Static VAr Compensator (SVC). Simulation results presented in this paper have confirmed
that SVC makes the interconnected system more controllable for any transient effect
