Optimal Coordination of a Multiple HVDC Link System Using Centralized and Distributed Control

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P. Mc Namara, R. R. Negenborn, B. De Schutter, and G. Lightbody, "Optimal coordination of a multiple HVDC link system using centralized and distributed control," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 302-314, Mar. 2013.

Abstract

This paper presents both off-line and on-line optimisation techniques for the control of a multiple High Voltage Direct Current link power system. A frequency control scheme based on classical PID controllers is proposed and optimally tuned off-line using Particle Swarm Optimisation. The performance of this scheme is compared with the performance of a centralised Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme, and a distributed MPC scheme that uses only local communications. The results illustrate that a significant performance improvement can be achieved using distributed MPC instead of classical control, illustrating the potential of distributed MPC for use in future power networks.

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@article{NamNeg:11-044,
   author  = {Mc Namara, Paul and Negenborn, Rudi R. and De Schutter, Bart and
              Lightbody, Gordon},
   title   = {Optimal Coordination of a Multiple {HVDC} Link System Using
              Centralized and Distributed Control},
   journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
   volume  = {21},
   number  = {2},
   pages   = {302--314},
   month   = mar,
   year    = {2013}
   }


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