Simultaneous Reactive Power Dispatch and Static Var Compensator placement in Power Systems for Voltage Stability improvement using Seeker Optimization Algorithm

Voltage stability issues are growing challenges in many modern power systems. This paper proposes optimizing the size and location of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) devices using Seeker Optimization Algorithm (SOA), as an effective solution to overcome such issues. Although the primary purpose of SVC is bus voltage regulation, it can also be useful for voltage stability enhancement and or even real power losses reduction in the network