Low frequency oscillations in the interconnected system of Continental Europe

Author

Grebe, E. ; Kabouris, J. ; Barba, S. López ; Sattinger, W. ; Winter, W.

Author_Institution

German Transm. Syst. Operator, Amprion GmbH, Germany

fYear

2010

fDate

25-29 July 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

In large interconnected electric power systems, inter-area electromechanical oscillations may occur due to weak links among power systems. These oscillations involve power exchanges but also voltage and current oscillations that may cause tripping of lines or generators and thus lead to severe disturbances. Such oscillations have been (rarely) observed in the synchronous interconnected system of Continental Europe (former UCTE) being characterized by very low frequency (down to 0.2 Hz). This paper presents the inter-area oscillation modes observed along the last years in the European System and the activities undertaken so far for their sufficient monitoring and damping. It also presents the impact of the future connection of the Turkish power system to the Continental Europe power system.

Keywords

damping; oscillations; power system interconnection; power system measurement; power system stability; Continental Europe power system; Turkish power system; current oscillation; damping; inter-area electromechanical oscillation; interconnected electric power system; low frequency oscillation; power exchange; power system monitoring; power system stabilizer; synchronous interconnected system; voltage oscillation; Eigenvalue Analysis; Inter-area Oscillations; Power System Stabilizer; Static Stability; Wide Area Monitoring;

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.2010.5589932

Filename

5589932