Design of Optimal Regulators for Synchronous Machines

In the last decade great progress has been made in the area of optimal control and system optimization. In this paper, optimal control theoretic approach to the design of controllers for a synchronous machine is attempted to improve the dynamic response of the power system. An accurate linearised state space model of a single machine system is derived for which an optimal output feedback regulator is obtained. Both finite and infinite time regulator problems are considered. The superiority in the performance of the system with optimal output feedback controller compared to that of a conventional regulator is conclusively established.