Current information is information on a current time step for a power system including a reactive power supplier. A plurality of pieces of future information are a plurality of pieces of information on a plurality of future time steps for the power system. Power installation information is information on installations constituting the power system. An optimal power flow problem is formulated by an objective function and a plurality of constraint expressions based on the current information, the plurality of pieces of future information, and the power installation information. The control command is set based on a variable determined by the optimal power flow. In at least one of the objective function and the plurality of constraint expressions, amounts of variation of an input of the reactive power supplier at the current step and the plurality of future steps of the reactive power supplier are accumulated.

A reactive power control method, a reactive power control device, and a reactive power control system are provided. The device includes: a communication interface, configured to receive a reactive power requirement command; an input interface, configured to acquire an electrical quantity parameter of a preset control point; a strategy calculation module, configured to calculate a target reactive power value meeting the reactive power requirement command based on the electrical quantity parameter, and allocate reactive power to be provided by a regulatable reactive device based on the target reactive power value; and an output interface, configured to send a command for providing the allocated reactive power to the regulatable reactive device.

A reactive power control method, a reactive power control device, and a reactive power control system are provided. The device includes: a communication interface, configured to receive a reactive power requirement command; an input interface, configured to acquire an electrical quantity parameter of a preset control point; a strategy calculation module, configured to calculate a target reactive power value meeting the reactive power requirement command based on the electrical quantity parameter, and allocate reactive power to be provided by a regulatable reactive device based on the target reactive power value; and an output interface, configured to send a command for providing the allocated reactive power to the regulatable reactive device.

A method controls power flow in an electrical supply network. The method includes: providing at least one power flow control device, providing a model of the electrical supply network for estimating the distribution of the power flow in the electrical supply network in accordance with predefined network parameters, and simulating the power flow in the network using the model such that a potential congestion path in the electrical supply network is identified. As a result of the simulation, a positioning scheme for the at least one power flow control device is provided, such that congestion in the identified potential congestion path can be avoided. The at least one power flow device is configured in accordance with the positioning scheme. The power flow in the supply network is controlled by means of the at least one power flow control device.

The setting range of the voltage and the reactive power of a power system is maintained during variations of voltage and power flow due to the output variation of renewable energy of a large number of power supplies which fluctuate due to weather. A voltage/reactive power operation assisting device is provided with a first database for storing the data to be evaluated, target value data, individual control device control method data, and individual control device data of an individual control device for adjusting the voltage/reactive power of a power system. A second database stores the device operation data of the individual control device; and the operation of the individual control device is predicted from the data stored in the first database to obtain individual control device operation prediction data. A display unit displays the individual control device operation prediction data and the device operation data in a contrastive manner.

The setting range of the voltage and the reactive power of a power system is maintained during variations of voltage and power flow due to the output variation of renewable energy of a large number of power supplies which fluctuate due to weather. A voltage/reactive power operation assisting device is provided with a first database for storing the data to be evaluated, target value data, individual control device control method data, and individual control device data of an individual control device for adjusting the voltage/reactive power of a power system. A second database stores the device operation data of the individual control device; and the operation of the individual control device is predicted from the data stored in the first database to obtain individual control device operation prediction data. A display unit displays the individual control device operation prediction data and the device operation data in a contrastive manner.

Systems and methods to incorporate control of reactive power produced by a variable reactive power output inverter that is installed in an existing installed power generation site. A reactive power output command value limiter is integrated with the variable reactive power output inverter. The reactive power command limiter iteratively: receives a reactive power command value, determines a threshold reactive power output value based on present real power output, determines that the reactive power command value exceeds the threshold reactive power output value, changes, based on the determining that the reactive power command value exceeds the threshold reactive power output value, the reactive power output command input value to a limited value reactive power output command that is one of equal to or less than the threshold reactive power output value, and outputs the limited value reactive power output command to the variable reactive power output inverter.

Systems and methods to incorporate control of reactive power produced by a variable reactive power output inverter that is installed in an existing installed power generation site. A reactive power output command value limiter is integrated with the variable reactive power output inverter. The reactive power command limiter iteratively: receives a reactive power command value, determines a threshold reactive power output value based on present real power output, determines that the reactive power command value exceeds the threshold reactive power output value, changes, based on the determining that the reactive power command value exceeds the threshold reactive power output value, the reactive power output command input value to a limited value reactive power output command that is one of equal to or less than the threshold reactive power output value, and outputs the limited value reactive power output command to the variable reactive power output inverter.

A power compensation apparatus compensates for power of a power system to be allowed to transmit from at least one or more power sources to a load. The power compensation apparatus includes a first system connected to the power system to compensate for active power and reactive power of the power system, a second system connected to the first system to store power necessary for compensating for active power and reactive power, and a third system connected to the second system to generate the power to be stored in the second system.

Current information is information on a current time step for a power system including a reactive power supplier. A plurality of pieces of future information are a plurality of pieces of information on a plurality of future time steps for the power system. Power installation information is information on installations constituting the power system. An optimal power flow problem is formulated by an objective function and a plurality of constraint expressions based on the current information, the plurality of pieces of future information, and the power installation information. The control command is set based on a variable determined by the optimal power flow. In at least one of the objective function and the plurality of constraint expressions, amounts of variation of an input of the reactive power supplier at the current step and the plurality of future steps of the reactive power supplier are accumulated.