Frequency and stability control using decentralized intelligent loads: Benefits and pitfalls

Author

Donnelly, Matt ; Harvey, Deborah ; Munson, Ryan ; Trudnowski, Daniel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Montana Tech, Butte, MT, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

25-29 July 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Recent research has demonstrated that many electric loads could cost-effectively become intelligent, allowing for the potential of the loads to more actively participate in system operation and control. This paper investigates benefits and potential pitfalls of decentralized intelligent load control for frequency regulation and improved stability control. Issues addressed in this paper include: the control strategy, the effect of a highly distributed nature of the loads within a distribution system, the effect of a discretized control action, and the effect of time-delay on the control action. Issues are investigated using a 16-machine example power system that has similar characteristics of the western North American power system.

Keywords

frequency control; load regulation; power distribution control; stability; 16-machine power system; decentralized intelligent load control; discretized control action; distribution system; electric loads; frequency control; frequency regulation; stability control; system control; system operation; time-delay; western North American power system;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1944-9925

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6549-1

Electronic_ISBN

1944-9925

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2010.5589835

Filename

5589835