Multiple-Point Voltage Control to Minimize Interaction Effects in Power Systems

Abstract

This paper proposes an advanced continuous voltage control method that implements multiple-point control to ensure peak power system performance. Most control schemes utilize generators to regulate the pilot point voltage of a control area. However, exact control of a single pilot point is difficult because of the influence of adjacent areas in a meshed power system. To address this challenge, the proposed method accesses multiple pilot points to mitigate the effects of the neighboring area. In simulations of the Korean power system, the proposed control scheme offered a considerable improvement in performance when compared with the conventional, currently implemented voltage control system.

Keywords

• continuous voltage control
• multiple-point control
• interaction minimization
• pilot point
• adjacent areas