Robustness and stability of power-system models using damping and synchronizing torques

The applicability of the recently developed frequency-domain, matrix-norm robustness margins for physical systems is explored in this paper using a power-system example. The power system is modeled using the damping- and synchronizingtorque framework. The robustness margins evaluated at several junctions of the power-system model are shown to be useful measures of the system´s tolerance for unmodeled shaft torsional dynamics and variations in the effectiveness of power-system controllers (e.g. multi-terminal high-voltage DC modulators). In addition, the robustness margins are shown to be useful for comparing the robustness of alternate controller designs. This paper ends with general guidelines for applying the matrixnorm robustness margins to physical systems.