Synchronization and transient stability in power networks and non-uniform Kuramoto oscillators

Motivated by recent interest for multi-agent systems and smart grid architectures, we discuss the synchronization problem for the network-reduced model of a power system with non-trivial transfer conductances. Our key insight is to exploit the relationship between the power network model and a first-order model of coupled oscillators. Assuming overdamped generators (possibly due to local excitation controllers), a singular perturbation analysis shows the equivalence between the classic swing equations and a non-uniform Kuramoto model characterized by multiple time constants, non-homogeneous coupling, and non-uniform phase shifts. By extending methods from synchronization theory and consensus protocols, we establish sufficient conditions for synchronization of non-uniform Kuramoto oscillators. These conditions reduce to and improve upon previously-available tests for the classic Kuramoto model. By combining our singular perturbation and Kuramoto analyses, we derive concise and purely algebraic conditions that relate synchronization and transient stability of a power network to the underlying network parameters and initial conditions.

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