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Damping Power System Electromechanical Oscillations using a Robust Adaptive TCSC Controller

Authors:Ferreira Andre M D, Federal Center for Education in Technology of Pará (CEFET-PA), Brazil
Barreiros Jose A L, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil
Barra Jr. Walter, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil
Brito-de-Souza Jorge R., Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil
Tavares-da-Costa Jr. Carlos, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil
Topic:6.3 Power Plants and Power Systems
Session:Excitation Systems and PSS
Keywords: Power System Stabilizers, Power System Control, Dynamic Stability, Adaptive Control, LQG Control, Robust Control.

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the evaluation of a robust adaptive control technique applied to damp power systems oscillations. This robust technique is based on the LQG/LTR control method, used in a self-tuning way. The stabilizer synthesized with this method is used in a TCSC device to increase the damping of low frequency electromechanical oscillations modes. The method is evaluated in a 4-machine benchmark system and simulation results show that the proposed controller presents a good performance, improving power system stability margins.