Observer-based nonlinear control of power system using sliding mode control strategy

This paper presents a new transient stabilization with voltage regulation analysis approach of a synchronous power generator driven by steam turbine and connected to an infinite bus. The aim is to obtain high performance for the terminal voltage and the rotor speed simultaneously under a large sudden fault and a wide range of operating conditions. The methodology adopted is based on sliding mode control technique. First, a nonlinear sliding mode observer for the synchronous machine damper currents is constructed. Second, the stabilizing feedback laws for the complete ninth order model of a power system, which takes into account the stator dynamics as well as the damper effects, are developed. They are shown to be asymptotically stable in the context of Lyapunov theory. Simulation results, for a single-Machine-Infinite-Bus (SMIB) power system, are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed combined observer-controller for the transient stabilization and voltage regulation.