WACS-Wide-Area Stability and Voltage Control System: R&D and Online Demonstration

Author

Taylor, Carson W. ; Erickson, Dennis C. ; Martin, Kenneth E. ; Wilson, Robert E. ; Venkatasubramanian, Vaithianathan

Author_Institution

Bonneville Power Adm., Vancouver, WA, USA

Volume

93

Issue

5

fYear

2005

fDate

5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

892

Lastpage

906

Abstract

As background, we describe frequently used feedforward wide-area discontinuous power system stability controls. Then we describe online demonstration of a new response-based (feedback) Wide-Area stability and voltage Control System (WACS). The control system uses powerful discontinuous actions for power system stabilization. The control system comprises phasor measurements at many substations, fiber-optic communications, real-time deterministic computers, and transfer trip output signals to circuit breakers at many other substations and power plants. Finally, we describe future development of WACS. WACS is developed as a flexible platform to prevent blackouts and facilitate electrical commerce.

Keywords

power system control; power system stability; voltage control; blackout prevention; circuit breakers; emergency control; feedforward wide-area discontinuous power system stability control; fiber-optic communications; phasor measurement; power plants; power system stabilization; real-time deterministic computers; response-based wide-area stability; transfer trip output signals; unstable limit cycle; voltage control system; voltage stability; wide area control; wide area measurement; Circuit stability; Communication system control; Control systems; Feedback; Power system control; Power system measurements; Power system stability; Research and development; Substations; Voltage control; Blackout prevention; emergency control; phasor measurements; power system stability; unstable limit cycle; voltage stability; wide-area measurements and control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPROC.2005.846338

Filename

1428005