Sequential Tuning of Power System Stabilizers for Improving the Small Signal Stability in Multi-machine Power Systems

 Abstract— This paper presents a sequential tuning of Power System Stabilizers (PSSs) for improving the damping of low frequency electro- mechanical oscillations in a multi-machine power system using parameter - constrained nonlinear optimization algorithm. This algorithm deals with optimization problem using a sequential quadratic programming. The main objective of this procedure is to shift the undamped poles to the left hand side of the s-plane. In the proposed work, the parameters of each PSS controller are determined by sequentially using non-linear optimization technique. The objective of the coordinated parameter tuning is to globally optimize the overall system damping performance by maximize the damping of all both local and inter area modes of oscillations. The results obtained from sequential coordinating tuning method validate the improvement in damping of the overall power system oscillations in an optimal manner. The time domain simulation results of multi- machine power system validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. In this paper, 10- machine 39- bus New England system is used as the test system. Investigations revealed that the dynamic performance of the system with sequentially tuned PSS is superior to that obtained from the conventionally optimized PSS.

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