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Title: R&D 100 Winner 2017: Control System for Active Damping of Inter-Area Oscillations

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OSTI ID:1467606

Researchers at Sandia National Labs have developed a control system to improve damping of inter-area oscillations to improve power grid reliability. Current grids operate will below transmission capacity to avoid widespread outages due to inter-area oscillations. This control system is the first successful grid demonstration of feedback control making it a game changer for the smart grid.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI ID:
1467606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English