In this report, the effect that a higher penetration ofrenewable energy sources has on electric power grid stability isevaluated. The report also compares different methods of stabilizingan unstable grid. The model used is a two-area four-machinesystem and the main objective is to stabilize the synchronousgenerators such that they revert back to synchronism afterbeing subjugated to a small signal disturbance. The stabilizationmethods consists of supplementary Power System Stabilizers(PSSs) complementing the exciter systems of the synchronousmachines, as well as two types of converter-based controllers inthe renewable energy source: Grid-Following (GFL) convertersand Grid-Forming (GFM) converters. The results show thata system with renewable energy sources is more sensitive todisturbances and has a larger rotor angle deviation from a steadystate when using only GFLs compared to the conventional gridwithout PSSs. It is also found that a conventional grid requiressupplementary PSSs to be stable. This is also the case for asystem with renewable energy controlled by GFL. The systemwith GFM controllers does however not need supplementary PSSto be stable. This leads to the conclusion that GFM is morepreferable than GFL to control a grid with a higher penetrationof renewable energy. / I denna rapport utvärderas hur en högre andel förnybara energikällor påverkar stabiliteten i elnät, och jämför också olika metoder för att stabilisera ett instabilt nät. Modellen som används var ett två-områdes-fyrmaskinsystem och huvudsyftet är att stabilisera synkrongeneratorerna så att de återgår till synkronism efter att ha utsatts för en liten småsignalsstörning. Stabiliseringsmetoderna består av kompletterande Power System Stabilizers (PSS:er) som kompletterade exciteringssystemen i synkronmaskinerna, samt två typer av omvandlarbaserade styrenheter i den förnybara energikällan: Grid-Following (GFL)-omvandlare och Grid-Forming (GFM)omvandlare. Resultaten visar att ett system med förnybara energikällor är mer känsligt för störningar och har en större rotorvinkelavvikelse från ett stationärt tillstånd när GFL-kontroller används jämfört med det konventionella nätet utan PSS:er. Det visar sig också att ett konventionellt nät kräver kompletterande PSS:er för att vara stabilt. Detta är också fallet för ett system med förnybar energi som enbart kontrolleras av GFL-omvandlare. Systemet med GFM-omvandlare behöver dock inte kompletterande PSS för att vara stabilt. Detta leder till slutsatsen att GFM är mer att föredra än GFL för att kontrollera ett nät med högre andel förnybar energi. / Kandidatexjobb i elektroteknik 2022, KTH, Stockholm

Este trabalho propõe uma nova metodologia de projeto de controladores para o amortecimento de oscilações eletromecânicas de baixa freqüência em sistemas de potência. Considerando a necessidade de se aumentar a robustez dos estabilizadores clássicos frente a variações nas condições de operação, este estudo analisou uma série de requisitos práticos a serem atendidos pelos novos controladores de amortecimento e desenvolveu a metodologia proposta, de tal forma que os controladores projetados pudessem satisfazer a todos os requisitos analisados. Foram tratadas questões relativas à estrutura de controle (realimentação dinâmica descentralizada de saída), à robustez de estabilidade e desempenho (através da modelagem politópica e dos critérios de posicionamento regional de pólos) e da não atuação dos controladores em regime permanente (com a inclusão de filtros washout na modelagem). A principal vantagem desta metodologia proposta é a possibilidade de se garantir formalmente um desempenho robusto dos controladores, dentro de uma região pré-especificada de pontos de operação. Os resultados, obtidos através de simulações não lineares da resposta (para uma série de perturbações) dos sistemas escolhidos para teste, em diversas condições de operação, mostram que os controladores obtidos com a aplicação desta metodologia são capazes de manter seu desempenho frente às variações consideradas. Além disso, a obtenção de resultados satisfatórios com a aplicação desta metodologia a um sistema com 45 variáveis de estado indica boas perspectivas para a utilização conjunta da mesma com técnicas de redução do modelo de estados, para o projeto de controladores de amortecimento em sistemas reais de grande porte. / This research proposes a new methodology for the design of controllers to damp low frequency electromechanical oscillations in power systems. Considering the need to improve the robustness of the classical stabilizers, with respect to variations in the operating conditions, this study has analyzed a series of practical requirements to be met by the new damping controllers and developed the proposed methodology, so the designed controllers could satisfy all the analyzed equirements. Questions regarding the controller structure (decentralized dynamic output feedback), the robustness of stability and performance (through the polytopic modelling and the regional pole placement criteria) and the non influence of the controllers over the steady state behavior of the system (with the inclusion of washout filters in the model) were treated. The main advantage of the proposed methodology is the possibility to ensure, formally, the performance robustness of the controllers, within a previously specified region of operating points. The results, obtained through the eigenanalysis of the closed loop system and the nonlinear simulations of the system responses to a series of disturbances, in various operating conditions, show that the controllers provided by this new methodology are capable of maintaining their performance, despite the considered variations. Moreover, the satisfactory results obtained with the application of this methodology to a system with 45 state variables indicates good perspectives for the joint utilization of the methodology and model order reduction techniques, for the design of damping controllers for real-sized systems.

- / In this thesis new advanced nonlinear control methods that solve the power system stabilization problem in a more efficient and integrated manner are considered. The proposed methods mainly concern with the primary level control of a power system that plays a central role in maintaining transient stability and obtaining a desired system performance. To this end, several new nonlinear control schemes mainly applicable on power system stabilizers (PSS) have been designed and extensively analyzed. For a theoretical assessment of the system operation the concepts of passivity and passivity margin are analyzed while the concept of Ω--passivity is introduced. Using partial feedback linearization and backstepping design techniques on suitable models of the system under consideration (power system) the Ω--passivity property of the system is proved. This property is further improved through the control in the closed-loop design. To this end, several control schemes are developed and a series of different theoretical problems have been solved on using simple output feedback and advanced nonlinear control methods like sliding mode control, adaptive control or a combination of them. A significant breakthrough has been achieved with the use of fuzzy techniques in these schemes yielding designs with combined advantages of both fuzzy and adaptive control methods. A detailed stability analysis, based on Lyapunov functions, has been used to prove that the proposed controllers guarantee either uniform ultimate boundedness or asymptotic stability for the closed-loop system. The proposed schemes are examined assuming that the system operates under parameter uncertainties as well as external disturbances. The theoretical analysis indicates that regulating some design parameters of the proposed controllers one can significantly improve the robustness and the disturbance attenuation capability of the system. Extensive simulations on a two machines infinite bus test system have been carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed schemes as these are applied on the PSS of each machine. Hard cases of three phase faults or significant power demand changes have been simulated. The simulation results show that the proposed nonlinear controllers enhance the damping of the electromechanical oscillations with respect to classical AVR/PSS and improve their robustness to parameter uncertainties and disturbance attenuation capability. Using similar techniques, speed governor controls (SGC) are also designed. An adaptive control scheme is proposed that ensures asymptotic stabilization of the closed-loop system as proved by standard Lyapunov techniques. Simulations are carried out for the one generator system connected to infinite bus. The simulation results confirm a significant improvement in the electromechanical oscillations damping compared to conventional speed governor controls. An important contribution of the thesis involves the coordination and management of the controls at the primary level. The design is carried out so that each control is not competing with the action of the other and it is cooperating to complement the action of the other. In this frame, first, the coordinated operation of the designed nonlinear power system stabilizers with the classical AVR/PSS is proposed. Particularly, the sequential operation of these controllers is considered in the following way: immediately after a fault, only the nonlinear controller operates but when the fault attenuates the classical AVR/PSS takes over. In this way, significant transient enhancement and voltage regulation after the large transients can be achieved. To implement this kind of operation a soft-switching logic from the one controller to the other is proposed by using a fuzzy logic mechanism to determine which controller will act each time period. In this way, it is avoided a discontinuous switching that can create a number of problems and may even lead to instabilities. The analysis and the simulation results confirm the validity of this approach since it is shown that the coordinated control scheme has an almost identical transient performance with the nonlinear controllers ensuring simultaneously the voltage regulation at the desired set-point. The same approach is used for the coordinated operation of FACTS with the excitation controllers. To this end, a static var compensator (SVC) controller is developed which, during a fault, acts to improve the transient stability. During the transient period, the SVC uses as inputs not the voltage at the connecting point but suitable signals from neighbor stations in order to contribute to the electromechanical oscillations damping; in the sequel, it returns to its normal operation maintaining the voltage level at the connecting point at a specified value. A soft switching scheme is also applied while signal transmission delays are taken into the account. The simulation results of a three phase short-circuit in a system with a single machine connected to infinite bus through a bus that has a SVC attached, indicate that this coordinated control scheme improves the transient stability even more (in comparison to the previous coordinated scheme). Finally, coordinated control logic is used for the design of both the speed governor control and the PSS. This is needed when the operation of the PSS cannot be considered completely independent and decoupled from the speed governor dynamics (in the case of fast valve operation). In this combined system a parallel design of both the SGC and the PSS ensures the uniform ultimate boundedness of the complete closed-loop system. Moreover, the use of continuous switching through fuzzy logic, as mentioned before, between these controllers and the classical AVR/PSS (for the excitation system) and a PID control (for the SGC) is proposed. The simulation results on the two machines infinite bus system clearly confirm the superiority of the coordinated control scheme with respect to the classical AVR/PSS excitation controllers and PID speed governor controllers. As a conclusion, new combined advanced nonlinear control schemes are analyzed and proposed for power systems. From the stability analysis and the simulation results it is clearly confirmed that the application of these nonlinear controls can be effectively improve the transient behavior as well as the robustness and disturbance attenuation of a power system. It is also proved that, without extreme cost, coordinated control schemes implemented through the proposed soft-switching techniques further enhance the transient and dynamic performance of the system.

A variety of factors such as increasing electrical energy demand, slow expansion of transmission infrastructures, and electric energy market deregulation, are forcing utilities and system operators to operate power systems closer to their design limits. Operating under stressed regimes can have a detrimental effect on the rotor-angle stability of the system. This stability reduction is often reflected by the emergence or worsening of poorly damped low-frequency electromechanical oscillations. Without appropriate measures these can lead to costly blackouts. To guarantee system security, operators are sometimes forced to limit power transfers that are economically beneficial but that can result in poorly damped oscillations. Controllers that damp these oscillations can improve system reliability by preventing blackouts and provide long term economic gains by enabling more extensive utilization of the transmission infrastructure. Previous research in the use of artificial neural network-based intelligent controllers for power system damping control has shown promise when tested in small power system models. However, these controllers do not scale-up well enough to be deployed in realistically-sized power systems. The work in this dissertation focuses on improving the scalability of intelligent power system stabilizing controls so that they can significantly improve the rotor-angle stability of large-scale power systems. A framework for designing effective and robust intelligent controllers capable of scaling-up to large scale power systems is proposed. Extensive simulation results on a large-scale power system simulation model demonstrate the rotor-angle stability improvements attained by controllers designed using this framework.

Orientador: Percival Bueno de Araujo / Resumo: Este trabalho apresenta o Novel Bat Algorithm com uma nova técnica para realizar o ajuste coordenado dos parâmetros de controladores suplementares de amortecimento (Estabilizadores de Sistemas de Potência e do conjunto Generalized Unified Power Flow Controller – Power Oscillation Damping) em sistemas elétricos de potência multimáquinas. O objetivo principal é inserir amortecimento adicional aos modos oscilatórios de baixa frequência e, consequentemente, garantir a estabilidade do sistema elétrico frente a pequenas perturbações. Para representar o sistema elétrico de potência será utilizado o Modelo de Sensibilidade de Potência. Desse modo, todos os seus dispositivos e componentes foram modelados por injeções de potência. Análises estáticas e dinâmicas foram realizadas em dois sistemas teste, sendo: o Sistema Simétrico de Duas Áreas e o Sistema New England. A eficiência do dispositivo FACTS Generalized Unified Power Flow Controller atuando em conjunto com uma estrutura de controle baseada em controladores Proporcional – Integral foi criteriosamente avaliada para o controle de fluxos de potências ativa e reativa, para a melhoria do perfil de tensão do sistema elétrico e na redução das perdas no sistema de transmissão. O desempenho do Novel Bat Algorithm, no que concerne ao ajuste dos parâmetros dos controladores, foi comparado a outros quatro algoritmos bio-inspirados bastante difundidos na literatura: Particle Swarm Optimization, Bacterial Foragim Optimization, Bat Algorithm e... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This work presents the Novel Bat Algorithm as a new technique for the to perform the coordinated tuning of the parameters of the supplementary damping controllers (Power Systems Stabilizers and Generalized Unified Power Flow Controller - Power Oscillation Damping) in multi-machine electric power systems. The main objective is to insert damping to low-frequency oscillations and thus ensure the stability of the electrical system against minor disturbances. The Power Sensitivity Model is used to represent the system. Thus, all devices and their components are modeled by power injection. Static and dynamic analyzes were performed in the two systems: the two-areas symmetric, and the New England. The performance of the proposed methodology (Novel Bat Algorithm), for tuning of the parameters of the controllers was compared to four other algorithms, presented in the literature: The Particle Swarm Optimization method, Bacterial Foraging Optimization method, Bat Algorithm method and a Genetic Algorithm with elitism. The results demonstrated that the Novel Bat Algorithm was more effective than the other techniques presented, generating robust solutions when variations on the scenarios of loads were considered, and therefore accredited it as a tool in the analysis of the study of small-signal stability. / Doutor

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Background Polypharmacy is often prescribed for bipolar disorder, yet medication non-adherence remains a serious problem. This study investigated the regularity in the daily dosage taken of mood stabilizers and second generation antipsychotics. Methods Daily self-reported data on medications taken and mood were available from 241 patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder who received treatment as usual. Patients who took the same mood stabilizer or second generation antipsychotic for ≥ 100 days were included. Approximate entropy was used to determine serial regularity in daily dosage taken. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate if demographic or clinical variables were associated with regularity. Results There were 422 analysis periods available from the 241 patients. Patients took drugs on 84.4% of days. Considerable irregularity was found, mostly due to single-day omissions and dosage changes. Drug holidays (missing 3 or more consecutive days) were found in 35.8% of the analysis periods. Irregularity was associated with an increasing total number of psychotropic drugs taken (p = 0.009), the pill burden (p = 0.026), and the percent of days depressed (p = 0.049). Conclusion Despite low missing percent of days, daily drug dosage may be irregular primarily due to single day omissions and dosage changes. Drug holidays are common. Physicians should expect to see partial adherence in clinical practice, especially with complex drug regimens. Daily dosage irregularity may impact the continuity of drug action, contribute to individual variation in treatment response, and needs further study.

Este trabalho propõe uma nova metodologia de projeto de controladores para o amortecimento de oscilações eletromecânicas de baixa freqüência em sistemas de potência. Considerando a necessidade de se aumentar a robustez dos estabilizadores clássicos frente a variações nas condições de operação, este estudo analisou uma série de requisitos práticos a serem atendidos pelos novos controladores de amortecimento e desenvolveu a metodologia proposta, de tal forma que os controladores projetados pudessem satisfazer a todos os requisitos analisados. Foram tratadas questões relativas à estrutura de controle (realimentação dinâmica descentralizada de saída), à robustez de estabilidade e desempenho (através da modelagem politópica e dos critérios de posicionamento regional de pólos) e da não atuação dos controladores em regime permanente (com a inclusão de filtros washout na modelagem). A principal vantagem desta metodologia proposta é a possibilidade de se garantir formalmente um desempenho robusto dos controladores, dentro de uma região pré-especificada de pontos de operação. Os resultados, obtidos através de simulações não lineares da resposta (para uma série de perturbações) dos sistemas escolhidos para teste, em diversas condições de operação, mostram que os controladores obtidos com a aplicação desta metodologia são capazes de manter seu desempenho frente às variações consideradas. Além disso, a obtenção de resultados satisfatórios com a aplicação desta metodologia a um sistema com 45 variáveis de estado indica boas perspectivas para a utilização conjunta da mesma com técnicas de redução do modelo de estados, para o projeto de controladores de amortecimento em sistemas reais de grande porte. / This research proposes a new methodology for the design of controllers to damp low frequency electromechanical oscillations in power systems. Considering the need to improve the robustness of the classical stabilizers, with respect to variations in the operating conditions, this study has analyzed a series of practical requirements to be met by the new damping controllers and developed the proposed methodology, so the designed controllers could satisfy all the analyzed equirements. Questions regarding the controller structure (decentralized dynamic output feedback), the robustness of stability and performance (through the polytopic modelling and the regional pole placement criteria) and the non influence of the controllers over the steady state behavior of the system (with the inclusion of washout filters in the model) were treated. The main advantage of the proposed methodology is the possibility to ensure, formally, the performance robustness of the controllers, within a previously specified region of operating points. The results, obtained through the eigenanalysis of the closed loop system and the nonlinear simulations of the system responses to a series of disturbances, in various operating conditions, show that the controllers provided by this new methodology are capable of maintaining their performance, despite the considered variations. Moreover, the satisfactory results obtained with the application of this methodology to a system with 45 state variables indicates good perspectives for the joint utilization of the methodology and model order reduction techniques, for the design of damping controllers for real-sized systems.

[pt] Esta dissertação trata do problema da agregação dinâmica de modelos de estabilizadores com dupla entrada, aplicados em reguladores de tensão de unidades geradoras coerentes, visando o cálculo de equivalentes dinâmicos precisos para estudos de estabilidade transitória de sistemas de energia elétrica. A metodologia utilizada para o cálculo de equivalentes dinâmicos é baseada em coerência de geradores, e apresenta três etapas básicas: a identificação de unidades geradoras coerentes, a redução estática da rede externa, e a agregação dinâmica dos geradores de cada grupo formado. A agregação dinâmica de um grupo de unidades geradoras coerentes permite a formação de uma ou mais unidades geradoras equivalentes. Haverá um modelo equivalente para cada componente da unidade geradora, ou seja, modelos equivalentes de máquina síncrona, sistema de excitação, estabilizador, turbina e regulador de velocidade. O ajuste numérico dos parâmetros lineares da função de transferência equivalente é feito pelo método de Levenberg-Marquardt, de modo a minimizar o erro entre a resposta em freqüência desta função e a da função de transferência agregada, que representa a soma das funções de transferência individuais das unidades de cada grupo. Isto caracteriza um problema de otimização multivariável. As respostas em freqüência são apresentadas em diagramas de Bode (módulo e fase). A avaliação do desempenho dinâmico dos equivalentes é feita no sistema teste New England, comparando-se as curvas de oscilação dos geradores do sistema interno obtidas em simulações com a rede completa e com o equivalente. Os modelos de estabilizadores com dupla entrada utilizados são do banco de dados do sistema elétrico brasileiro. / [en] This dissertation deals with the problem of dynamic aggregation of dualinput stabilizer models applied on voltage regulators of coherent generating units to calculate dynamic equivalents for power system transient stability studies. The methodology used for the calculation of coherency-based dynamic equivalents has three basic steps: the identification of the coherent groups of generating units, the network reduction and the dynamic aggregation of coherent generator models. The dynamic aggregation of a group of coherent generating units attached to a common busbar consists of the representation of this group by one or more equivalent generating units. There will be an equivalent model for each component of the generating unit, i.e., an equivalent model for the synchronous machine, other one for the excitation system, and so on. The linear parameters of the equivalent transfer function are numerically adjusted to match the frequency response of the corresponding aggregated transfer function which represents the sum of the individual transfer functions for each coherent group. This characterises a multivariable optimization problem. The frequency responses are presented in Bode diagrams (magnitude and phase). The dynamic equivalents are evaluated in the New England system. The swing curves of the internal system generators obtained with the complete system are compared with those obtained with the equivalent system. The dual-input power system stabilizer models considered in this work are in the Brazilian system stability database.

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