Power system feedback stabilizer design via optimal subeigenstructure assignment

Power system stabilizer (PSS) design is addressed using an optimal reduced order model whose state variables are torque angles and speeds. System damping can be improved by using eigenvalue assignment, and the coordination of stabilizers can be achieved through eigenvector assignment by maintaining system mode shapes. The proportional-integral PSSs are derived by the optimal reduced order model. The effectiveness of the stabilizer is evaluated. By using the output feedback only, the result of eigenstructure assignment is more stable and much better than the assignment method based on the whole system model. Examples, a single-machine to infinite bus system and a multimachine system, are given to illustrate the advantages and effectiveness of the proposed approach. Results based on the whole system model are included for comparative analyses