Robust controller design for large interconnected power systems with model uncertainties based on wide-area measurement

Recently the controller using wide-area measurement systems (WAMS) signals has been suggested to accommodate the dynamic performances of large interconnected power systems. However, there is an unavoidable delay before the wide-area signals are received at the controller site. Therefore, a delay-independent robust control problem of large interconnected power systems is studied via H∞ fuzzy control method based on wide-area measurement. First, a set of equivalent Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy model is adopted to represent the nonlinear large interconnected power system. A wide-area state feedback decentralized H∞ fuzzy control scheme is developed to override the various disturbances, solve the effect of model uncertainties and stabilize the large power system. The H∞ decentralized control problem is parameterized in terms of a linear matrix inequality (LMI) problem, and the LMI problem can be solved efficiently using convex optimization techniques. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed controller design methodology is demonstrated through simulation example.