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Third NSF Workshop on US-Africa Research and Education Collaboration Abuja, Nigeria, December 13-15, 2004. Power System Voltage Control and Stability. V. Ajjarapu (vajjarap@iastate.edu) Iowa State University Ames, USA. Outline. Introduction Aim Educators Involved Area of Research
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Third NSF Workshop on US-Africa Research and Education Collaboration Abuja, Nigeria, December 13-15, 2004 Power System Voltage Control and Stability V. Ajjarapu (vajjarap@iastate.edu) Iowa State University Ames, USA
Outline • Introduction • Aim • Educators Involved • Area of Research • POWER SYSTEM SECURITY AND CONTROL • An Overview • Medium of Interaction • Web based • Travel • Activities Planned
Our Department • 48 faculty • Power: 4 + 2 • Over 30 power graduate students • Typical undergraduate power class: 50 • Mainly power systems: Security and dynamics , risk analysis, economics and markets • State of the art power electronics lab
Aim • Building African collaboration with ISU researchers to build further understanding of different power system case studies. • Developing a roadmap for future research activities in power / energy, information systems technology, environmental and social dynamics, and education pedagogy
Educators Involved • Prof. George O. Anderson, Univ. of Botswana • Dr. Tanimu Abubakar, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria • Dr. Venkataramana Ajjarapu (with support from EPNES ISU faculty) • Graduate/Undergraduate Students from these Universities
Research : POWER SYSTEM SECURITY AND CONTROL: Main Area of Expertise : Voltage Stability , Oscillatory Stability, VAR Planning and dispatch , ATC : Sub Area: Power Electronics and Real Time Control The group is developing a comprehensive approach for voltage and oscillatory stability analysis and control. This group is also actively involved in the Available Transfer Capability(ATC) evaluation as limited by voltage as well as oscillatory stability. Reactive power requirements and pricing required for deregulated environment. These techniques will be applied to realistic practical power networks.
Our Group’s Research Overview • Developing techniques that are very effective for stressed power systems • A single tool can be adapted for cost based security with timing of control information • Available Transfer Capability (ATC) is part of this research • Web Based Security Tools for Distance Education
Power Flow, CPF and EQTP • Conventional power flow program calculates steady state solution for a given operating condition. • Continuation power flow (CPF) traces a series of power flow solutions for a given scenario. You can also trace the bottom of the PV curve. • Equilibrium Tracing Program (EQTP) is an extension of CPF. DAE instead of pure power flow equation is used to represent the power system. It has the capability of detecting both voltage and oscillatory instabilities.
Voltage Damping ratio boundary for D= D0 Oscillatory stability margin boundary Corrector Predictor A2 A1 Voltage stability margin boundary Parameter α Illustration of voltage stability, oscillatory stability and damping ratio boundary tracing Security Margin Tracing
Example For Voltage Stability Boundary: Reactive Power Variation
Basic Formulation For a sequence of specified margin levels: Minimize a cost function : f(U) Subject to : Equality Conditions : F, G Inequality constraints : I Optimality conditions : Margin boundary conditions : Cobt Results in a set of nonlinear equations of the form:
Formulation (Cont.) • The formulation could automatically generate a whole set of cost based optimal control configurations with each optimal control configuration corresponding to specific margin level that can be realized.
Key Points • No divergence due to singularity of • Time step size is adjusted according to the variation of dS/dt • Small time steps for fast dynamics and large time steps for slow dynamics
Trajectory Before and After a Line Outage (with load variation)
Scenario t 0 1 2 i (A+AT) singular before SNB? Preventive Control Strategies i = i +1 All Credible Contingencies Tested ? Sufficient Margin ? Voltage stability margin Oscillatory stability margin Damping ration margin Overall Strategy Credible Contingency Set Cj{C1,C2, …,Cm} j = j +1 Yes Check for (A+AT) singularity No Trace Eigenvalue for Hopf and Damping Margin Yes Yes No No
Research Needs • On line monitoring : Fast calculations • Accuracy vs Speed • Timing Information: Fast vs Slow Collapse • Integration of Cost of Voltage and Oscillatory Stability Control in Overall Security Assessment
Optimal Strategies for Load Shedding : when, where and how much
Capabilities at ISU • A method to quickly identifies voltage and oscillatory instability points. • The change in the instability margin boundaries can be further obtained for any large change in system parameters. • Optimization and Time Domain Simulations are part of Continuation Based Approach • An efficient eigenvalue tracking method is introduced. • Provides damping information • Provides eigenvalue and eigenvector sensitivity information as a by product
CapabilitiesCont.. • Automatic PV Curve Tracing. • Field current and armature current limits are included. • Provides true maximum power point by considering relevant dynamic factors. • There is no need for slack bus • Can solve unsolvable cases created by a line or generator outages
Capabilities Cont… • Sensitivity Analysis (qualitative) • Screens the contingencies that may lead to voltage collapse • Locates the weak areas , identifies the critical generators • Provides voltage stability margin estimation
Capabilities Cont.. • Available Transfer Capability as Limited by Voltage and Oscillatory Stability • Simulates simultaneous multi-area transactions • Provides Transaction Sensitivity: Identifies and ranks the transactions that are detrimental to voltage stability • Reactive power pricing /amount /location/ to maintain voltage security
Capabilities Cont.. • Preventive and Corrective Strategies Against the Voltage Collapse • Strategies for minimum load shedding • Strategies for under-voltage load shedding • Strategies to maintain a certain voltage stability margin
Capabilities Cont.. • Development of Advanced Algorithms for steady state, dynamic and time domain simulations • A simulation engine that can allow transient and quasi- steady state analysis • to obtain a comprehensive analysis to predict and control instabilities • When , where and how much control
Capabilities Cont.. • On Line Voltage Stability Monitoring and Control: • Developing methodologies to utilize off line studies for on line implementation
Botswana System (Cont..) • Demand : 243 MW • Supply • Local (coal): 128MW • ESKOM and SAPP : 115MW Simulation : Software : Aristo (Advanced Real Time Interactive Simulator for Training and Operation ) by ABB Dr. Anderson applied this software for Power flow and Fault analysis for 32 bus equivalent system
Activities Planned wrt EPNES Project (research) Task 1: Setting up a test case for Botswana System Task 2: Study the maximum loadability with respect various contingencies and scenarios Task 3: Apply margin sensitivity to find the locations for shunt capacitors and series capacitors Task 4: Develop Automaton for backward algorithm
Activities Planned (education) • Botswana group will participate in EE458 course • Develop I hour lecture material for this course
EE/Econ 458: Economic systems for planning in electric power Students completing this course will be able to conduct studies in policy, economics, & engineering associated with transmission expansion; they will enhance their skills using optimization methods for engineering & economic problem-solving. • Evolutionary history of the power industry; present industry structure; • Discrete optimization; • Power system operation; • Electricity markets; • Power system planning and cost-effective solutions; • Cost recovery for transmission investment; basics of public good economics; • Cost-recovery models: • Tariff-based model; • Performance-based model; • Market-driven model; • Tax treatment of transmission investments. Will offer Fall 2004 on-campus, and via distance-education.
Characteristics • Platform (OS) Independent • Standardized System Input Files • Graphic PV Curves Output • Detailed Simulation Process Output • Margin Sensitivity
Simulation Website • http://design-2.ece.iastate.edu/newsim/index.php
Simulation Website Cont.. • Input Files • IEEE Common Data Format is adopted as the input file for power system topology and parameters • Another standardized control file is used to specify load and generation increase scenario • Sample Test System input files are provided
Simulation Website Cont.. • Upload Input Files
Simulation Website Cont.. • Download Sample Systems
Multiple Simulation Outputs • Tabular Output
Outputs Cont.. • Graphic PV Curve
Outputs Cont.. • Generator Reactive Power Output