scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Cybersecurity Attacks on Power Systems

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Dagoumas
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
System Stability ◽  
System Cost ◽  
System Operator ◽  
The Impact

Cybersecurity is an emerging challenge for power systems, as it strongly affects their reliability and the whole energy system cost. The paper uses several Unit Commitments (UC) models, applying different methods to tackle renewables’ uncertainty. The selected power system is IEEE RTS 96. The UC models are used to assess the impact of different cybersecurity threats. The focus is to assess their impact on the total operating cost and the power grid adequacy to handle them. The comparison between the UC models shows that more robust UC models lead to higher total operating costs. The cost, unit dispatching, and energy mix evolution have a non-linear trend, depending on the power system characteristics and the cyberattacks types. However, the paper provides evidence of considerable price signals in the case of the examined cyberattacks. Each Transmission System Operator (TSO) should examine combinations of cyberattacks and operating conditions to identify crucial cases for system stability and power system cost operation. The applied methodology would also require substantial developments or supplementary approaches to assess cyberthreats at the distribution level.

scholarly journals Solar PV Placement and Sizing for Line Stability Enhancement and Optimal Operating Cost

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3585-3593
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Voltage Stability ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Cost Minimization ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Stability Enhancement

Nowadays, many countries have started to implement and installed solar photovoltaic (PV). The initial designs of existing power systems were not integrating with any renewable energy (RE) including PV. So, the small scale PV may not have any effect on these power systems. However, integrating large scale PV might raise several power quality issues including power system stability. Power system stability has become major attention where the main focus is on voltage stability.Voltage stability is related on electrical grid capacity to balance the Total Power of Demand (PD) and Total Power generated by Generator (Pgtt). Instability of the voltage can cause inability of the power system to meet the demand of reactive power. The lack of reactive power will cause instability in the power system.This paper present optimal placement and sizing of PV for stability enhancement and operating cost minimization. In this research, reactive power has gradually increased and Fast Voltage Stability Index (FVSI) is applied to analyze voltage stability. PV is applied to stabilize voltage stability of the power system. Economic Load Dispatch (ELD) is conducted to determine the optimal cost and loss. DEIANT is conducted to optimize the total cost and the total loss after solar PV implementation. Simulation result indicates the effectiveness of the proposed technique for stability enhancement and operating cost minimization.

scholarly journals Application of Neuro-Fuzzy Controller to Replace SMIB and Interconnected Multi-Machine Power System Stabilizers

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliyu Sabo ◽  
Noor Izzri Abdul Wahab ◽  
Mohammad Lutfi Othman ◽  
Mai Zurwatul Ahlam Mohd Jaffar ◽  
Hakan Acikgoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Fuzzy Controller ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Test Power ◽  
Large Power ◽  
Neuro Fuzzy ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Damping Controller

In this research, an effective application and performance assessment of the Neuro-Fuzzy Controller (NFC) damping controller is designed to replace a single machine infinite bus (SMIB) power system stabilizer (PSS), and coordinated multi PSSs in large interconnected power systems are presented. The limitation of the conventional PSSs on SMIB and interconnected multi-machine test power systems are exposed and disclosed by the proposed NFC stabilizer. The NFC is a nonlinear robust controller which does not require a mathematical model of the test power system to be controlled, unlike the conventional PSSs’ damping controller. The Proposed NFC is designed to improve the stability of SMIB, an interconnected IEEE 3-machine, 9-bus power system, and an interconnected two-area 10-machine system of 39-bus New England IEEE test power system under multiple operating conditions. The proposed NFC damping controller performance is compared with the conventional PSS damping controller to confirm the capability of the proposed stabilizer and realize an improved system stability enhancement. The conventional PSSs’ design problem is transformed into an optimization problem where an eigenvalue-based objective function is developed and applied to design the SMIB-PSS and the interconnected multi-machine PSSs. The time-domain phasor simulation was done in the SIMULINK domain, and the simulation results show that the transient responses of the system rise time, settling time, peak time, and peak magnitude were all impressively improved by an acceptable amount for all the test system with the proposed NFC stabilizer. Thus, the NFC was able to effectively control the LFOs and produce an enhanced performance compared to the conventional PSS damping controller. Similarly, the result validates the effectiveness of the proposed NFC damping controller for LFO control, which demonstrates more robustness and efficiency than the classical PSS damping controller. Therefore, the application and performance of the NFC has appeared as a promising method and can be considered as a remarkable method for the optimal design damping stabilizer for small and large power systems.

scholarly journals Power System Stability Study on Multi Machine Systems having DFIG Based Wind Generation System

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Pramod Kumar Mehar ◽  
Mrs. Madhu Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Transient Stability ◽  
Power System Stability ◽  
Stability Study ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Synchronous Generators ◽  
The Impact

Power system stability is related to principles of rotational motion and the swing equation governing the electromechanical dynamic behavior. In the special case of two finite machines the equal area criterion of stability can be used to calculate the critical clearing angle on the power system, it is necessary to maintain synchronism, otherwise a standard of service to the consumers will not be achieved. With the increasing penetration of doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs), the impact of the DFIG on transient stability attracts great attention. Transient stability is largely dominated by generator types in the power system, and the dynamic characteristics of DFIG wind turbines are different from that of the synchronous generators in the conventional power plants. The analysis of the transient stability on DFIG integrated power systems has become a very important issue. This paper is a review of three types of stability condition. The first type of stability, steady state stability explains the maximum steady state power and the power angle diagram. There are several methods to improve system stability in which some methods are explained.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Impact of Geomagnetic Disturbances on Korean Electric Power Systems

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byoung-Soo Joo ◽  
Jung-Wook Woo ◽  
Jeong-Hun Lee ◽  
Injoo Jeong ◽  
Jungmin Ha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Electric Power Systems ◽  
Geomagnetic Disturbance ◽  
Electric Power System ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Geomagnetic Disturbances ◽  
The Impact

Geomagnetic disturbances have the potential to impact the operation of electric power systems, and thus the assessment of their impacts is required as the first step for secure power system operations. While the effects of the disturbances have been observed primarily at higher latitudes, geomagnetic problems are also observed at mid and low latitude locations, in particular including neighboring countries to Korea such as China and Japan. This paper deals with the assessment of impact of geomagnetic disturbances on Korean electric power systems. For the assessment, the geoelectric fields induced by the geomagnetic disturbances are calculated using geomagnetic data measured over the past 20 years in order to quantify the strength of geomagnetic events in Korea. Then, the geomagnetic currents on the grid driven by the geoelectric fields are computed. Finally, the increased reactive power absorption in high voltage transformers is analyzed and accordingly the change of system voltage magnitudes is identified to evaluate whether the system maintains the voltage stability. The systematic study concludes that during a strong geomagnetic disturbance, the Korean electric power system satisfies the associated standards in the U.S. and maintains system stability.

scholarly journals An Extreme Learning Machine Based Adaptive VISMA for Stability Enhancement of Renewable Rich Power Systems

Electronics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 247
Author(s):  
Herlambang Setiadi ◽  
Rakibuzzaman Shah ◽  
Md Rabiul Islam ◽  
Dimas Anton Asfani ◽  
Tigor Hamonangan Nasution ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Extreme Learning Machine ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Test System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Synchronous Machines ◽  
Machine Method ◽  
Learning Machine

Maintaining power system stability in renewable-rich power systems can be a challenging task. Generally, the renewable-rich power systems suffer from low and no inertia due to the integration of power electronics devices in renewable-based power plants. Power system oscillatory stability can also be affected due to the low and no inertia. To overcome this problem, additional devices that can emulate inertia without adding synchronous machines can be used. These devices are referred to as virtual synchronous machines (VISMA). In this paper, the enhancement of oscillatory stability of a realistic representative power system using VISMA is proposed. A battery energy storage system (BESS) is used as the VISMA by adding an additional controller to emulate the inertia. The VISMA is designed by using Fruit Fly Optimization. Moreover, to handle the uncertainty of renewable-based power plants, the VISMA parameters are designed to be adaptive using the extreme learning machine method. Java Indonesian Power Grid has been used as the test system to investigate the efficacy of the proposed method against the conventional POD method and VISMA tuning using other methods. The simulation results show that the proposed method can enhance the oscillatory stability of the power system under various operating conditions.

scholarly journals A Bilevel Attacker-Defender Model for Enhancing Power Systems Resilience with Distributed Generation

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-547
Author(s):  
Jesús María López Lezama ◽  
Bonie Johana Restrepo Cuestas ◽  
Juan Pablo Hernández Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Distributed Generation ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Hybrid Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Load Shedding ◽  
Mixed Integer ◽  
System Operator ◽  
The Impact

Electric transmission and distribution systems are subject not only to natural occurring outages but also to intentional attacks. These lasts performed by malicious agents that aim at maximizing the load shedding of the system. Intentional attacks are counteracted by the reaction of the system operator which deploys strategies to minimize the damage caused by such attacks. This paper presents a bilevel modeling approach for enhancing resilience of power systems with high participation of distributed generation (DG). The model describes the interaction of a disruptive agent that aims at maximizing damage to a power system and the system operator that resorts to different strategies to minimize system damage. The proposed mixed integer nonlinear programming model is solved with a hybrid genetic algorithm. Results are presented on a benchmark power system showing the optimal responses of the system operator for a set of deliberate attacks. It was observed that the higher the participation of DG the lower the impact of the attacks was. The presence of DG also influenced the optimal strategies of the attacker which in some cases deviated from optimal attack plans to suboptimal solutions. This allows concluding that the presence of DG benefits the power system in terms of less expected load shedding under intentional attacks.     

Decentralized H ∞ control for damping power system oscillations

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Jie Li ◽  
Tek Lie
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Digital Simulation ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Disturbance Attenuation ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Stability Robustness ◽  
Norm Bound

AbstractInter-area oscillations are serious problems to large-scale power systems. A decentralized H ∞ generator excitation controller of a power system is proposed to damp the inter-area oscillations and to enhance power system stability. The design procedure for a linear composite system is presented in terms of positive semi-definite solutions to modified algebraic inequalities. The resulting controller guarantees closed-loop stability, robustness and an H ∞-norm bound on disturbance attenuation even under uncertainties such as high frequency noise. The control is decentralized in the sense that the control of each generator depends on local information only. The effectiveness of the H ∞ controller is demonstrated through digital simulation studies on a two-machine power system.

Slow flow solutions and stability analysis of single machine to infinite bus power systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Suresh Kumar ◽  
C. A. Babu
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Single Machine ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Phase Portraits ◽  
Slow Flow ◽  
Approximate Analytical Expression ◽  
Flow Equations ◽  
Load Angle

Abstract Nonlinearity is a major constraint in analysing and controlling power systems. The behaviour of the nonlinear systems will vary drastically with changing operating conditions. Hence a detailed study of the response of the power system with nonlinearities is necessary especially at frequencies closer to natural resonant frequencies of machines where the system may jump into the chaos. This paper attempt such a study of a single machine to infinite bus power system by modelling it as a Duffing equation with softening spring. Using the method of multiple scales, an approximate analytical expression which describes the variation of load angle is derived. The phase portraits generated from the slow flow equations, closer to the jump, display two stable equilibria (centers) and an unstable fixed point (saddle). From the analysis, it is observed that even for a combination of parameters for which the system exhibits jump resonance, the system will remain stable if the variation of load angle is within a bounded region.

scholarly journals An Accurate Method for Delay Margin Computation for Power System Stability

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Khalil ◽  
Ang Swee Peng
Keyword(s):  
Time Delay ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Area Measurement ◽  
Power System Stabilizer ◽  
Iteration Algorithm ◽  
Measurement Units ◽  
System Stabilizer ◽  
Delay Margin

The application of the phasor measurement units and the wide expansion of the wide area measurement units make the time delay inevitable in power systems. The time delay could result in poor system performance or at worst lead to system instability. Therefore, it is important to determine the maximum time delay margin required for the system stability. In this paper, we present a new method for determining the delay margin in the power system. The method is based on the analysis in the s-domain. The transcendental time delay characteristics equation is transformed to a frequency dependent equation. The spectral radius is used to find the frequencies at which the roots cross the imaginary axis. The crossing frequencies are determined through the sweeping test and the binary iteration algorithm. A single machine infinite bus system equipped with automatic voltage regulator and power system stabilizer is chosen as a case study. The delay margin is calculated for different values of the power system stabilizer (PSS) gain, and it is found that increasing the PSS gain decreases the delay margin. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been proved through comparing it with the most recent published methods. The method shows its merit with less conservativeness and fewer computations.

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