Excitation control design of local machines in a large-scale power system by using dynamic equivalencing technique

A linear optimal control design for machine excitation is developed to improve the local system stability in a large-scale power system. Dynamic equivalents for the external system are used to provide the controller with information about the original external system. The paper investigates whether external system information helps the controller to stabilize the local system and whether the dynamic equivalents are a reliable source of that information. The validity and accuracy of the proposed method is demonstrated by simulated tests on two sample power systems.