Non-linear decentralized saturated controller design for multi-machine power systems

A direct method of constructing a decentralized saturated controller is very important in the controller design of multimachine power systems. Among the existing designs the author first constructed a state feedback, then saturated the controller. However, the author could not prove that this saturated controller was valid. In this paper a multi-machine power system as a Hamiltonian control system with dissipation is first represented. Then using a Hamiltonian function a decentralized saturated excitation control scheme, which is a static measurable feedback, is proposed. Last, the design is discussed in detail on a three-machine power system. Simulations show that the saturated, simple control law works well.