This monograph aims at giving an extensive treatment of modeling issues,. q" f0 C/ a; |8 Q5 k* O: Y
design methodologies and implementation aspects, arising when the adaptive) S7 N8 I( c8 K$ r0 u
control theory is applied to nodal voltage control in power systems. # e7 A" c/ @# A. z! p; Q9 e/ QThe monograph is structured into six chapters and an appendix. The first 3 {) e ^3 X6 \three chapters introduce the reader to the voltage control problem and the( e& l# o1 Y @" q7 w' P3 b
subsequent three chapters illustrate different design methodologies. In particular7 D& p3 ~0 w' h
the first chapter describes the power system control problem and the 3 c- G/ X0 Z1 i# Q$ ~voltage control structures adopted in transmission, distribution and industrial ' S# `$ S3 Z3 u3 e( T1 @4 V& belectrical systems. The second chapter presents power system models that can& y' j! l: M0 B) {1 M
be usefully employed in voltage control design. The third chapter studies the % l' P3 q, T* C) A; Tproperties of the Kalman filter used in the estimation of voltage and current 6 Y9 a7 e4 ]. qphasors. The subsequent two chapters deal with the discrete-time design of, " E& Q$ E4 K8 I1 \) y' `$ l1 Mrespectively, self-tuning and model-reference adaptive voltage controllers. The7 L' i% S8 L6 b7 U
sixth chapter illustrates an adaptive design that is quite different from those 3 H! h; t$ M# H' Lpresented in the two previous chapters, being based on an adaptive mechanism - i0 i, {0 {# O, wcompensating the power system model nonlinearities. Finally, the appendix ; f! y" Y) P- [5 Z" t/ Zdescribes the high-voltage transmission system and industrial network used' L/ @* d& ?* F; r
in the simulations reported in the monograph. , v% }% t2 P9 J1 K% \1 FThe authors wish to thank Professor Arturo Losi who has actively contributed 9 S" P' ~. a: @: s5 H$ Xto the start-up of the research activities. Finally, the authors are0 x; [1 A, `1 W8 m3 G
grateful to all readers who will kindly contribute with their comments to further . w* O1 i: O. D- C+ m! f1 L4 penhance of this research topic. ! ]1 U$ ?4 [ u- j. l5 aCassino, Italy, Giuseppe Fusco ; r. P! r! x u! GSeptember 2006 Mario Russo