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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Bibtex entry

@article{NamNeg:11-044,
author={P. {M}c Namara and R.R. Negenborn and B. {D}e Schutter and G. Lightbody},
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},
doi={10.1109/TCST.2011.2180906}
}

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