Title: WAM-signal-based decentralised fuzzy control for large power systems with unavailable states

Authors: Chun-xia Dou, Fang Zhao, Zhi-qian Bo, Xing-bei Jia, Dong-le Liu

Addresses: Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, No. 438 Hebei Avenue West Section, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, 066004, China. ' Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, No. 438 Hebei Avenue West Section, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, 066004, China. ' AREVA T&D Automation Ltd., Stafford, ST17 4LX, UK. ' Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, No. 438 Hebei Avenue West Section, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, 066004, China. ' Institute of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, No. 438 Hebei Avenue West Section, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, 066004, China

Abstract: For the stability enhancement of large power systems, this study introduces a novel decentralised fuzzy control design method by using wide-area measurement (WAM) signals. First, a set of equivalent Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy models are extended in order to accurately represent the non-linear dynamics of large power systems. Furthermore, taking consideration of systemic states not all available, a fuzzy observer is proposed to estimate these states. Then, a fuzzy-observer-based decentralised state feedback controller is designed. Based on Lyapunov functional approach and H_∞ control method, some sufficient conditions for the existence of the controller are cast into the feasible problem of LMIs, by which the system can be asymptotically stabilised. Moreover, the minimising approach is proposed to search the suboptimal upper bound value of H_∞ performance function. Finally, the better control performances of the proposed methods are shown by the simulation examples.

Keywords: large power systems; wide area measurement; WAM; T-S fuzzy models; fuzzy observers; Lyapunov function; H-infinity; control; LMI; Takagi-Sugeno; stability; fuzzy control; nonlinear dynamics; state feedback control; controller design; simulation; decentralised control.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAMECHS.2011.040680

International Journal of Advanced Mechatronic Systems, 2011 Vol.3 No.2, pp.88 - 97

Published online: 18 Mar 2015 *

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