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Optimal Allocation of STATCOM to Enhance Transient Stability Using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm

Ayman Amer¹, Firas M. Makahleh², Jafar Ababneh³, Hani Attar⁴, Ahmed Amin Ahmed Solyman⁵, Mehrdad Ahmadi Kamarposhti^6,*, Phatiphat Thounthong⁷

1 Department of Energy, Zarqa University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, 11733, Jordan
3 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair School of Advanced Computing (ASAC), Luminus Technical University College, Jordan
4 Department of Energy, Zarqa University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan
5 Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectures, Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey
6 Department of Electrical Engineering, Jouybar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jouybar, Iran
7 Renewable Energy Research Centre (RERC), Department of Teacher Training in Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, 1518, Pracharat 1 Road, Bangsue, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

* Corresponding Author: Mehrdad Ahmadi Kamarposhti. Email: