Stabilizing a multimachine power system via decentralized feedback linearizing excitation control

A new controller for the generator excitation system is described that uses a combination of feedback linearizing and the observation decoupled state space. This creates a controller that can be realistically implemented using only local measurements, and whose performance is consistent with respect to changes in network configuration, loading and power transfer conditions. The control differs in this respect from linear constant-gain controllers such as power system stabilizers, whose characteristics can vary significantly with changes in operating conditions. The design is well-suited to a multimachine setting, in that it is not based on an infinite-bus approximation. Simulations were performed on a 38-bus reduced modelof the Northeast Power Coordinating Council system and benchmarked against simulations in which automatic voltage regulators with power system stabilizers were substituted in place of the nonlinear controls