Design of wide area fractional-order PID damping controller for inter-area low-frequency oscillations using differential evolution

  • Saleh M. Bamasak King Abdulaziz University http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8139-5133
  • Sreerama R. Kumar Prof. in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering King Abdulaziz University
  • Yusuf A. Al-Turki Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research

Abstract

A Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) can extend and effectively improve a controllers’
capability of damping inter-area low-frequency oscillations in interconnected power systems. This
paper presents an implementation of a Wide Area Fractional-Order Proportional-Integral-Derivative
(WA-FOPID) damping controller to improve the system damping. A modal analysis approach is
proposed to identify the best location for the WA-FOPID controller and the optimal combination
of input signals. The differential evolution optimization algorithm is used to determine the optimal
controller parameters, and a nonlinear time-domain-based objective function is formulated to
minimize the time-weighted errors. The proposed approach is successfully applied to a two-area
four-machine system, as well as to a practical multi-area power system. The nonlinear timedomain
simulations indicate that the proposed WA-FOPID damping controller can effectively
dampen inter-area oscillations and improve system stability, irrespective of the severity or location
of disturbances.

Author Biography

Saleh M. Bamasak, King Abdulaziz University

Saleh Bamasak received B.S. and M.S. degree in electrical engineering from KFUPM in 2001 and 2005 respectively. He is currently PhD candidate at King Abdulaziz Univeristy.

He is working for Saudi Electricity Company since 2002. His current position is Department Manager of System Operation and Control for Western Operating Area.

Mr. Bamasak is a member of Cigre WG B5.10, GCC-Cigre WG3.5 and also the secretary of GCC-Cigre Study Commettee-3. He has published several papers in different international conferences Cigre, IEEE, UPEC, and PSCC. His research interest includes; Protection schemes, Application of FACTS devices, and Power system operation under deregulation environment.     

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Published
2018-10-31
Issue
Vol 6 No 3 (2018)
Section
Electrical Engineering