Robust control of static Var compensator-based power oscillation dampers using polynomial control in power systems

Abstract

A static Var compensator (SVC) installed in a power transmission network can be effectively exploited to enhance the damping of low frequency electromechanical oscillations. The application of robust control theory offers more reliable and robust damping controller to achieve desired damping level considering variations in the operating conditions of power system. This paper presents a new approach to design a robust proportional-integral (PI) controller for stabilizing power system oscillations. The variability in operating conditions is captured using an interval polynomial and then, Kharitonov’s theorem is used to design the desired damping controller. The proposed method is based on plotting the stability boundary locus in the (k_p-k_i) plane and then computing the stabilizing values of the parameters of a PI controller. Besides stabilization, computation of stabilizing PI controllers that achieve user specified gain margin (Gm), phase margin (Pm) and bandwidth is studied simultaneously. This novel method enables designers to make the convenient trade-off between stability and performance by choosing the proper margins and bandwidth specifications. In addition, the most appropriate stabilizing input signal is selected using Hankel singular value (HSV) and right half plane-zeros (RHP-zeros) for the SVC-based supplementary damping controller. The effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controller are demonstrated using eigenvalue analysis and time-domain simulation for a 16 machine 68-bus test system. The simulations and analysis are implemented in matrix laboratory environment and power system analysis toolbox.

Keywords

Inter-area oscillations static Var compensator signal selection robust control Kharitonov’s theorem

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