Decentralized robust adaptive load frequency control using interactions estimation

In this paper, a new model reference decentralized adaptive output feedback controller is proposed for load-frequency control (LFC) of large-scale power systems with unknown parameters. The main problem with a decentralized robust LFC is that the interactions are treated as disturbances. This results in a conservative control action to maintain stability in the worst-case scenario. Furthermore, to improve the performance of the decentralized LFC, the proposed method estimates the interactions from other subsystems to modify the adaptive controller so that the interactions are effectively neutralized. The other important features of the proposed controller are: (1) no prior information about the system parameters is required, (2) random changes in the operating conditions are traced, (3) only the local input–output data are needed, (4) the robustness of the overall system against the system parameter uncertainties is guaranteed. To show the effectiveness of the proposed controller, a three-area power system is studied. The simulation results are promising and highlight the remarkable performance of the controller even in the presence of both plant parameter changes and high interactions.

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