Improvement of load frequency control by using self-tuning controller

Since a Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) unit with a self-commutated converter is capable of controlling both the active and reactive powers simultaneously and quickly, increasing attention has been focused recently on power system stabilization by SMES control. This paper presents a novel control method of SMES with a self-tuned Fuzzy Proportional Integral (FPI) controller associated with the Automatic Generation Control (AGC) for improving Load Frequency Control (LFC) in a single area power system. Boiler dynamics and nonlinearities such as governor dead band (DB) and generator rate constraints (GRC) are considered in the developed comprehensive mathematical model of a single area isolated power system. The effects of the self-tuning configuration of FPI controller in AGC on SMES control is compared with that of fixed gain PI controlled AGC. It is seen that with addition of FPI controller, SMES can perform a more effective primary frequency control for single area power system