Enhancing the dynamic stability of electric power systems through the coordinated tuning of generator predictive controllers

Abstract

The paper presents a method for the coordinated tuning of automatic voltage regulation (AVR) and automatic speed control (ASC) systems for a group of generators operating in parallel at a power plant. The method also involves solving the optimization problem using a genetic algorithm. The possibilities of using lead-lag elements in AVR and ASC, which impart predictive properties and improve damping characteristics of the controllers, are also considered. A model of a power plant operating in parallel with an electric power system is presented. This model demonstrates effective damping of oscillations under large disturbances when the proposed method is used to adjust the AVR and ASC control coefficients, along with a self-tuning lead-lag element. In this case, voltage oscillations and frequency overshoot disappear, and there is a significant reduction in the maximum deviations of these parameters. In the illustrative case study, the coordinated tuning of the controllers provides a 6% increase in the transmitted power limit and, as a consequence, the enhancement of the stability margin of the electric power system.