R. Ghazi, N. Pariz, R. Zeinali,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (June 2013)
Abstract
In this paper, the effect of Static VAr Compensator (SVC) parameters on the nonlinear interaction of steam power plant turbine-generator set is studied using the Modal Series (MS) method. A second order representation of a power system equipped with SVC is developed and then by MS method the nonlinear interaction of torsional modes is assessed under various conditions and the most influencing factors are determined. The results show that the stress conditions and some SVC control parameters will adversely affect the dynamic performance of a power system by increasing the nonlinear interaction of torsional modes. In this situation, the MS method can precisely provide a reliable prediction of the torsional oscillations amplitudes and the frequency content of the output system response. As the angle and speed of turbine-generator segments are used as input signals in several controllers, the frequency content of these signals are quite important in designing such controllers. This analysis is performed on a 4-areas WSCC system, which is equipped with a SVC. The obtained results can provide some important guidelines for coordinate operation and design of FACTS controllers to reduce the risk of shaft failure arising from torsional interaction in long term.
M. R. Ramezani-Al, A. Vahidian Kamyad, N. Pariz,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (June 2015)
Abstract
Uncertain switched linear systems are known as an important class of control systems. Performance of these systems is affected by uncertainties and its stabilization is a main concern of recent studies. Existing work on stabilization of these systems only provides asymptotical stabilization via designing switching strategy and state-feedback controller. In this paper, a new switching strategy and a state-feedback control law are designed to exponentially stabilize Uncertain Discrete-Time Switched Linear Systems (UDSLS), considering a given infinite-horizon cost function. Our design procedure consists of three steps. First, we generalize the exponential stabilization theorem of nonlinear systems to UDSLS. Second, based on the Common Lyapunov Function technique, a new stabilizing switching strategy is presented. Third, a sufficient condition on the existence of state-feedback controller is provided in the form of Linear Matrix Inequality. Besides, convergence rate is obtained and the upper bound of the cost is calculated. Finally, effectiveness of the proposed method is verified via numerical example.
