Nonlinear deterministic modeling of highly varying loads

Typically, the modeling of highly varying, nonlinear loads such as electric arc furnaces has involved stochastic techniques. This paper presents the use of chaotic dynamics to describe the operation of nonlinear loads. Included is a discussion of the Lyapunov exponents, a measure of chaotic behavior. The alternate approach is applied to electric arc furnaces. A tuning mode is described to develop the parameters of a chaotic model. This model is trained to have time and frequency responses that are tuned to match the current from the arc fumace under study. The simulated data are compared to actual arc furnace data to validate the model. This model is used to assess the impact of various highly varying nonlinear loads that exhibit chaos in power systems.