Load-frequency control of interconnected power systems via constrained feedback control schemes

doi:10.1016/0045-7906(94)90008-6

Computers & Electrical Engineering

Volume 20, Issue 1, January 1994, Pages 71-88

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Abstract

In this paper a method is presented for the derivation of output feedback and decentralized proportional-plus-integral (PI) controllers suitable for the load-frequency control of interconnected power systems. The controller design method is based on the solution of a standard state feedback optimal control problem, but with some constraints imposed on the structure of the feedback gain matrix. A two-area interconnected power system (TAIPS) is used as an example to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Simulation results show that the performances of the controllers obtained in this paper compare favourably with reported ones.

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Load-frequency control of interconnected power systems via constrained feedback control schemes

Abstract

Automatica

Computers Elect. Engng

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IEEE Trans.

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IEEE Trans.

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Optimization of the load frequency controller via infinite bus analysis

Models and optimal stochastic controller designs for interconnected power systems

Optimal control of interconnected electric energy systems—a new formulation

Decentralized optimal control of muli-area power systems

Decentralized load-frequency control

Pole assignment by means of unrestricted rank output feedback

A further result on the problem of pole assignment by output feedback

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Approach to pole assignment by centralized and decentralized output feedback