Fast contingency screening and ranking for small signal stability assessment

Chaitanya A. Baone, Naresh Acharya, Santosh Veda, Nilanjan Ray Chaudhuri

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9 Scopus citations

Abstract

Utilities today are in need of tools and techniques that will enable them to predict the dynamic stability and reliability of the grid in the real-time. The problem is challenging because of the large number of contingencies that are to be simulated. In this paper a fast method for power system contingency screening and ranking for small signal stability assessment is presented which essentially reduces the number of contingencies for detailed evaluation. The proposed method avoids repeated computation of eigenvalues for all possible post-contingency scenarios. Instead, the eigenvalues corresponding to critical modes for post-outage conditions are estimated based on first-order eigenvalue-sensitivity using just the nominal condition eigenvalues and post outage system state matrices. Since a critical outage condition can produce a large change in the eigenvalues, the first order prediction might not have acceptable accuracy. To overcome this issue, a second-order correction is applied which needs the computation of the eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalues of interest. A significant reduction in computation time for evaluation of post contingency eigenvalues using the proposed method is demonstrated. A case study on a 16-machine NETS-NYPS system shows promising results.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 IEEE PES General Meeting / Conference and Exposition
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
EditionOctober
ISBN (Electronic)9781479964154
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 29 2014
Event2014 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting - National Harbor, United States
Duration: Jul 27 2014Jul 31 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
NumberOctober
Volume2014-October
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Other

Other2014 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNational Harbor
Period7/27/147/31/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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