Optimal load-shedding using local information

This paper describes an optimal load-shedding policy based on quadratic programming using only some power system state variables after severe generation outages. When generation outage is severe, the imbalance between supply and demand causes a declining frequency. Utilities generators cannot be operated excessively at frequencies above normal. Some of the load must be shed to prevent system damage. Optimal load-shedding policies have been studied using all state variables of the power system. However, in real power system operations, it is difficult to obtain remote information in that fraction of a second following generation outages. An optimal load-shedding method is constructed in this research using quadratic programming (QP) under the assumption that all power system state variables can be available. However, these state variables cannot be easily accessible (as already mentioned). A suboptimal load-shedding scheme based on the local state variables is then studied. The proposed load-shedding method is based on the aforementioned optimal one. The change in line-power flows and the amount of generation power outage are used as accessible data at each load point. Incorporating this local information into the optimal load-shedding method based on the QP method, the proposed load-shedding method is established here. The effectiveness of this proposed method is illustrated by two examples and simulation results on a model power system show that the method is encouraging.