access icon free Model predictive control scheme for coordinated voltage control of power systems at the presence of volatile wind power generation

This study proposes an optimal voltage control scheme to deal with long-term voltage stability of power systems. The control of voltage is accomplished by model predictive control (MPC) scheme. The control objective function considers the control efforts and the difference between the predicted and reference voltages. Also, this study considers the detailed non-linear dynamic model of the system including doubly-fed induction generator wind turbines, over excitation limiter and under-load tap changer, which are important elements, should be considered in voltage stability evaluation of power systems. The proposed approach composed of the following two major stages at each time instance: first, the power system non-linear dynamic equations are linearized and optimal control laws are obtained by MPC technique;in the second stage, the system dynamic behavior is investigated via time-domain simulations by applying the attained optimal control signals at the first step. The proposed MPC-based voltage control scheme is implemented on a well-known test system, under variable wind speed and fault conditions. Also, this method's performance is compared with state feedback control technique. The obtained numerical results validate the capability of the proposed control scheme to preserve voltage stability at the presence of stochastic wind speed variations and severe disturbances.

Inspec keywords: optimal control; power system stability; asynchronous generators; nonlinear equations; wind power plants; time-domain analysis; synchronous generators; wind turbines; voltage control; limiters; predictive control

Other keywords: state feedback control technique; model predictive control scheme; optimal control laws; MPC-based coordinated voltage control scheme; system dynamic behaviour; variable wind speed; optimal voltage control scheme; synchronous generators; volatile wind power generation; time-domain simulations; doubly-fed induction generator wind turbines; power system nonlinear dynamic equations; underload tap changer; fault conditions; nonlinear dynamic model; MPC technique; long-term voltage stability; coordinated voltage control; over excitation limiter; power system stability; objective function; reference voltages; voltage magnitude; optimal control signals

Subjects: Nonlinear and functional equations (numerical analysis); Nonlinear and functional equations (numerical analysis); Optimal control; Wind power plants; Control of electric power systems; Power system control

http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1049/iet-gtd.2017.1422
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