Improvement of transient stability for power systems using wide-area measurement signals

With the wide application of synchronized phase measurement unit in power system, the wide-area measurement (WAM) system has enabled the use of a combination of measured information from remote location for improving transient stability. The paper focuses on a two-level hierarchical decentralized coordinated excitation control consists of multiple decentralized local fuzzy power system stabilizers (LFPSS) for each generator at the first level helped by a WAM based supervisory power system stabilizer (SPSS) at the secondary level for wide-area power system transient stability enhancement. In order to eliminate the inherent nonlinearities in the power system model and enable the model to be applicable to power system control, first, a direct feedback linearization compensator acting through the local excitation machine is proposed. Then, the T-S fuzzy model is employed to approximate the system model. Based on the T-S fuzzy model, the LFPSS is designed. And the SPSS is proposed to apply the remote signals from the WAM systems. For taking consideration of the time delays introduced by remote information’s transmission in WAM systems and overcoming their impacts on control performance, the authors develop a delay-independent H _∞ robust control technique. Some new robust stability criteria in terms of LMI are derived by Lyapunov stability theory incorporating LMI techniques. Simulation examples demonstrate that the decentralized coordinated robust control has better transient stability performance in the face of transmission time delays, severe variations of operating point and faults in various locations.     

多机系统励磁与SSSC的非线性鲁棒协调控制

针对多机电力系统中,发电机励磁和静止同步串联补偿器(static synchronous series compensator,SSSC)的协调控制问题,引入广义Hamilton系统理论,进行非线性协调控制器设计。SSSC采用考虑内部动态的三阶模型,并将SSSC与各台发电机的相互作用用附加电磁功率表示。将包含发电机励磁和SSSC的多机电力系统描述成广义耗散Hamilton系统形式,利用边界函数法和L2干扰抑制控制方法设计了发电机励磁和SSSC的协调控制器。四机两区域系统的仿真结果表明:与传统的分散控制器相比,所提的非线性协调控制器能够有效地提高系统的暂态稳定性和电压调节性能。     

可控制动电阻控制器广域协调优化方法研究

提出一种基于广域测量系统和三级共态预估算法的可控制动电阻控制器广域协调优化方法.将多机系统中的可控制动电阻控制器分成本地控制器和协调控制器两层,采用三级共态预估算法对分散的本地控制器进行非线性协调优化,使系统获得全局最优的控制效果.所提方法计算量小,并能在本地形成闭环反馈控制,适合于在线应用.仿真结果表明所提方法可以明显提高系统的暂态稳定性,并改善系统的动态品质.     

Energy-based coordinated nonlinear control of synchronous generator and static var compensator

Using the Hamiltonian function method, this paper investigates the coordinated control of the synchronous generator and static var compensator (SVC) in power systems with constant power loads. First, via a proper variable transformation and pre-feedback control, the dissipative Hamiltonian realization of the power system is completed. Then, based on the obtained dissipative Hamiltonian realization, an energy-based coordinated stabilization controller is constructed. The guaranteed L₂ performance property of the closed loop system is analyzed as well. Simulation results indicate that the proposed coordinated control scheme can effectively improve both the transient stability and voltage regulation performance of the power system.     

Enhancement of interconnected power system stability using a control strategy involving static phase shifters

The static phase shifting transformer is one of the potential options of the recently proposed FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems). Promising results have been obtained for enhancing the small-disturbance and the transient stability of interconnected power systems.

In this paper, the important concept of involving in the same control strategy both generating units and static phase shifters has been considered. A systematic procedure for designing co-ordinated and decentralized controllers of these components is provided to assure a satisfactory dynamic performance of an interconnected power system under both small and large perturbations. The approach uses optimal control theory as a basis for the co-ordination of static phase shifter and governor controllers. A suboptimal decentralized control scheme is derived from the designed optimal controller by using a ‘minimum norm’ nearness criterion. The resulting feedback control signals for each generating unit and for each phase shifter is expressed in terms of measurable and local variables only.

Test results show the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy and the usefulness of control actions on static phase shifters.     

基于PMU的可控制动电阻协调控制器研究

同步相量测量单元(PMU)的广泛应用使得利用广域同步信息设计多机系统的协调控制器,进一步提高电力系统的暂态稳定性成为可能。建立了多机系统可控制动电阻(TCBR)控制器的数学模型,并设计了基于广域同步信息的协调控制器。控制器分为协调层和本地层,协调层利用PMU提供的全局实时信息处理各发电机之间的非线性关联量,产生全局优化向量;本地层则结合本地信息和全局优化向量,对发电机进行闭环反馈控制。所提方法避免了分散控制器之间的不协调动作,并且所采用的三级共态预估算法计算量小,适合于在线应用。对一个4机系统的仿真表明所提方法可以有效地提高系统的暂态稳定性。     

Decentralized nonlinear H∞ controller for large scale power systems

The aim of this paper is to design nonlinear decentralized controllers for multi-machine power systems. The design procedure is based on H_∞ control theory and consists of two parts. First, the feedback linearization technique is used. Then, a robust controller is designed using the linear matrix inequalities (LMI) approach. The controller has two blocks. One, is a nonlinear function of some local measurable signals such as the generator active and reactive powers, the rotor speed and the armature current. The other block is a PID controller. The linear H_∞ theory is used to tune the PID parameters. The method results in a controller which is easy for implementing in practice. The performance of the controller is tested on a sample multi-machine power system model. Simulation results show the effectiveness, robustness and good performance of the proposed controller.     

多馈入高压直流输电系统的分散协调控制研究

为了提高多馈入直流输电系统的稳定性，该文采用可选择控制结构的部分输出量反馈最优分散协调控制算法设计出了以全系统动态最优为目标的分散协调直流附加控制器，并在设计步骤中引入模态可控程度与模态可观测程度的概念来优选控制器安装地点以及控制反馈信号．从而最大程度地发挥了该控制算法可选择控制结构的特点。算例仿真分析显示了所设计控制器在协调作用下对系统多个振荡模态的良好阻尼效果，证明了该协调控制器设计方法的有效性。     

MICROPROCESSOR BASED NONLINEAR EXCITATION CONTROLLER FOR SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES

ABSTRACT

The synchronous machines in power systems have the excitation systems of field winding to improve the transient stability of power systems. The synchronous machines are nonlinear systems, however, the excitation systems have been designed based on linearized systems, because the stability analysis of nonlinear systems is difficult and the generalized control method of nonlinear systems has not been developed yet.

This paper proposes a nonlinear excitation controller for synchronous machines in power systems. For the sake of simplification of the nonlinear state feedback control, this paper considers both the transient stability and the suppression of the rotor swings in transient conditions. The effect of the automatic voltage regulator (AVR) for the synchronous generator is not discussed here. This controller is designed based on Lyapunov's direct method that can directly judge the stability of nonlinear systems. The usefulness and validity of the proposed excitation controller are confirmed by numerical simulations and experiments. The microprocessor based generator excitation system that consists of a nonlinear controller, state variable detector, and PWM inverter, is constructed. The nonlinear excitation controller can improve the transient stability of synchronous machines.     

MAS-based solution to energy management strategy of distributed generation system

This paper focuses on the energy management issue of a Distributed Generation System (DGS) for ensuring energy supply with high security. Firstly, considering that the DGS is composed of many types of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and a group of loads, a Multi-Agents System (MAS) based two hierarchical decentralized coordinated control scheme is constructed to deal with the complex energy management problem of the DGS, and JADE platform is applied to implement the MAS based energy management strategies. Then, the mode switching behaviors of each DER or load unit are described based on Petri Net (PN) models. And a Voltage Security Assessment (VSA) L-index is constructed. According to the L-index, four different operating modes of the DGS are determined and the coordinated control commands in the upper level agent are drafted. Based on PN models, according to the coordinated control commands, the switching control strategies are designed in the lower level respective unit agent to ensure secure energy supply against variable operating conditions. Moreover, the decentralized continuous controller in the lower level unit agent is also presented to dynamically regulate the output performance. Finally, the validity of proposed control scheme is demonstrated by means of simulation results.     

Stabilization control for multimachine system using decentralized H∞ excitation controller realizing terminal voltage control and damping control

In this paper, to achieve both damping of power system oscillation and terminal voltage control simultaneously on a multimachine power system, we propose a decentralized H_∞ excitation controller. In the proposed method, H_∞ control via the Normalized Coprime Factorization approach is used to achieve the proposed design idea. By the Normalized Coprime Factorization approach, the weighting function in H_∞ control design is simplified, and output feedback controllers that take into account the realities and constraints of the power systems are designed. The proposed controller is subjected to model reduction of H_∞ controllers, and is transformed to a discrete system to perform digital control by computer systems in consideration of application to a real system. We verify that the proposed excitation controller can achieve both damping of power system oscillation and terminal voltage control by computer simulations of a multimachine power system. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 147(1): 33–41, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.10254     

Robust excitation control design using sliding-mode technique for multimachine power systems

An output feedback controller is proposed to enhance the transient stability of nonlinear multimachine power systems considered as a classical model with flux decay dynamics. Combining high-order sliding-mode techniques with a robust high-order sliding-mode differentiator, a robust decentralized controller is obtained. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the performance of the proposed control scheme and its robustness properties.     

Power system transient stability enhancement by STATCOM with nonlinear H∞ stabilizer

A robust control design is presented for a single machine infinite bus system (SMIB) with a STATCOM. The controller for the nonlinear system is designed using the recently developed nonlinear H_∞ theory. The approach combines state feedback exact linearization with linear H_∞ principle, which avoids the difficulty of solving Hamilton–Jacoby–Issacs inequality. Simulation results with a number of disturbances like torque pulses and three-phase faults on the generator show that the proposed robust controller can ensure transient stability of the power system over a wide range of operating points     

Improved synergetic excitation control for transient stability enhancement and voltage regulation of power systems

This paper proposes decentralized improved synergetic excitation controllers (ISEC) for synchronous generators to enhance transient stability and obtain satisfactory voltage regulation performance of power systems. Each generator is considered as a subsystem, for which an ISEC is designed. According to the control objectives, a manifold, which is a linear combination of the deviation of generator terminal voltage, rotor speed and active power, is chosen for the design of ISEC. Compared with the conventional synergetic excitation controller (CSEC), a parameter adaptation scheme is proposed for updating the controller parameter online in order to improve the transient stability and voltage regulation performance simultaneously under various operating conditions. Case studies are undertaken on a single-machine infinite-bus power system and a two-area four-machine power system, respectively. Simulation results show the ISEC can provide better damping and voltage regulation performance, compared with the CSEC without parameter adaptation scheme and the conventional power system stabilizer.     

Performance improvement in grid-connected fuel cell power plant: An LPV robust control approach

This paper presents a robust control scheme for power electronic interfaces of grid-tied fuel cell power plant. Firstly, a linear matrix inequality (LMI)-based PID controller is designed to control the duty cycle of the boost DC/DC converter, aiming to adjust the output DC voltage to an arbitrary reference value. Afterwards, linear parameter-varying (LPV) technique is utilized for robust control of grid-connected inverter to follow the desired real and reactive power demand of the grid, considering time-varying load and uncertain grid-impedance. Taking uncertainty of the system into account, all admissible variations are considered as a convex polytope. To guarantee a prescribed disturbance attenuation level and improve the transient response of the closed-loop system, H_∞ approach is exploited with pole placement consideration in terms of LMIs. Simulation results of the proposed controller compared to those of conventional PI controller, in presence of grid-voltage disturbance, validate high efficiency of the designed control.     

Robust multimachine power systems control via high order sliding modes

This article presents a formal study of the transient stabilization problem, including a stability proof. A decentralized nonlinear robust control scheme for multimachine electrical power systems is presented. The mathematical model takes into account the interconnections between electrical elements of the power system such as generators, electric networks, loads and exciters. Each generator is considered as a seventh order system that includes the mechanical and rotor electrical dynamics with static exciter dynamics. The proposed control scheme is based on the Block Control methodology and Second Order Sliding Modes technique using the Super Twisting algorithm. A nonlinear observer is designed to estimate the rotor fluxes of the synchronous machines. The designed decentralized control scheme requires the only local information for each local controller. This control scheme was tested through simulation on the well known reduced 9 buses equivalent model of the WSCC system.     

汽轮发电机汽门开度的分散非线性预测控制

基于非线性预测控制理论,设计出具有闭型解析解控制律的汽轮发电机汽门开度分散非线性预测控制器。该控制器并不要求进行在线优化计算,从而避免了繁重的计算负担。控制器的输入为当地可测量信号且与网络参数无关,从而实现了分散控制。通过在6机22母线系统的仿真结果表明,该控制器能提高电力系统的暂态稳定性和动态性能。     

带电压调节功能的非线性鲁棒控制器

提出了一种既可增加多机电力系统暂态稳定性又可达到机端输出电压调节功能的非线性鲁棒控制器。该控制器由一个直接反馈线性化（DFL）控制器和一个比例积分（PI）控制器组成。DFL控制器用于降低多机电力系统的非线性程度以及各机之间的相互作用。所提控制器设计方法既可保证系统稳定性又可达到调节电压的目的,同时在实现时不需要测量发电机功角。仿真结果表明,所提出的方案可在很宽的运行范围内增加系统的阻尼及稳定性。     

Feedback-linearization and feedback–feedforward decentralized control for multimachine power system

In this paper a decentralized nonlinear controller for large-scale power systems is investigated. The proposed controller design is based on the input–output feedback linearization methodology. In order to overcome computational difficulties in adopting such methodology, the overall interconnected nonlinear system, given as n-order, is analyzed as a cascade connection of an n₁-order nonlinear subsystem and an n₂-order linear subsystem. The controller design is obtained by applying input–output feedback linearization to the nonlinear subsystem and adopting a tracking control scheme, based on feedback–feedforward technique, for the linear subsystem. In the assumed system model, which is characterised by an interconnected structure between generating units, a decentralised adaptive controller is implemented by decentralizing these constraints. The use of a totally decentralised controller implies a system performance decay with respect to performance when the system is equipped with a centralised controller. Fortunately, the robustness of the proposed controller, based on input–output feedback procedure, guarantees good performance in terms of disturbance even when disturbances are caused by decentralization of interconnection constraints.     

Fixed-order controller for reduced-order model for damping of power oscillation in wide area network

The interconnected power systems are complex and stabilizing control design still remains challenging task. The use of wide area monitoring system (WAMS) offers an integrated measurement-based and model-based control, which suits to the operation of large electric power system (EPS), along with online analysis. This paper presents a study on fixed-order controller design for equivalent network of coherent generator in order to stabilize inter-area electromechanical oscillations in the system. Firstly, the coherent generators in each area of large EPS are determined by mutual information theory, which represents the dynamic equivalence. Then network of each area with input–output variables of the selected generator that participates dominantly is reduced to lower size by square-root variant of balanced truncation algorithm. The dynamics and important oscillation modes are verified in equivalent representation of each area. Finally a local controller (decentralized) in each coherent area and a centralized controller between two coherent areas for selected generator are designed by reducing the H^∞ norm of its closed loop transfer function as much as possible. These controllers feed supplementary control signal in addition to one fed by local conventionally tuned PSS. The decentralized controller for selected generator is fed by local bus power or generator’s speed signal. On other hand, the centralized controller uses difference of power flow/speed of generators as input signal to dampen the oscillations between equivalent networks of two areas. The simulation results reveal effective damping of power/speed oscillations achieved by designed controller with respect to conventional PSS implemented. The robustness of controller is verified for heavy and light load operating conditions.