Sensitivity Analysis of Multi-Area Hybrid Power System Integrated with Integral Controllers

This paper deals with the various aspects of AGC of interconnected multi-area hydrothermal systems. Thermal area is considered with reheat turbine and hydro area is considered either with an electric governor or a mechanical governor. Optimization of conventional integral controllers in all the areas has been carried out using integral square error (ISE) criterion. Sensitivity analysis is done on the system which means the study of effect of various parameter variations on system's dynamic performance. The effect of changing sampling time period on dynamic responses has also been investigated with conventional integral controller considering small step perturbations in different areas.