Sub-optimal automatic generation control of interconnected power system using constrained feedback control strategy

Abstract

This paper presents sub-optimal AGC regulator designs for a 2-area interconnected power system using constrained feedback control strategy. The power system with identical thermal plants consisting of non-reheat thermal turbines interconnected via parallel AC/DC links is considered for the investigations. The formulation of optimal AGC problem involves solution of non-linear matrix equations, which requires an appropriate computational technique to yield a solution with high speed and accuracy. The implementation of optimal AGC regulator requires monitoring of all the state variables of the system or state reconstruction, which may be undesirable from cost and complexity considerations. Due to these limitations of optimal AGC regulators, sub-optimal AGC regulators are designed based on the constrained feedback control strategy using the feedback of system states which are accessible and available for measurement. Different structures of state cost weighting matrix ‘Q’ are also considered in the study. The power system dynamic performance is analyzed based on time response plots achieved with the implementation of designed optimal and sub-optimal AGC regulators in the wake of 1% load disturbance in one of the areas.