Highlights
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Combination of optimal reclosing of circuit breakers and SVC is proposed for power system transient stability enhancement.
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The performance of the proposed combination of optimal reclosing and SVC is compared with the combination of conventional reclosing and SVC.
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The performance of the proposed combination of optimal reclosing and SVC is better than that of the combination of conventional reclosing and SVC.
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Combined operation of optimal reclosing and SVC can be considered as an effective means for power system transient stability enhancement.