Optimal Model Predictive and Linear Quadratic Gaussian Control for Frequency Stability of Power Systems Considering Wind Energy

Abstract

This work presents a new robust control technique which combines a model predictive control (MPC) and linear quadratic gaussian (LQG) approach to support the frequency stability of modern power systems. Moreover, the constraints of the proposed robust controller (MPC-LQG) are fine-tuned based on a new technique titled Chimp optimization algorithm (ChOA). The effectiveness of the proposed robust controller is tested and verified through a multi-area power system (i.e., single-area and two-area power systems). Each area contains a thermal power plant as a conventional generation source considering physical constraints (i.e. generation rate constraint, and governor dead band) in addition to a wind power plant as a renewable resource. The superiority of the proposed robust controller is confirmed by contrasting its performance to that of other controllers which were used in load frequency control studies (e.g., conventional integral and MPC). Also, the ChOA’s ingenuity is verified over several other powerful optimization techniques; particle swarm optimization, gray wolf optimization, and ant lion optimizer). The simulation outcomes reveal the effectiveness as well as the robustness of the proposed MPC-LQG controller based on the ChOA under different operating conditions considering different load disturbances and several penetration levels of the wind power.