Graph Laplacian Spectrum and Primary Frequency Regulation

Conference · Mon Jan 21 04:00:00 EST 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/CDC.2018.8619252· OSTI ID:1501653

Guo, Linqi ^[1]; Zhao, Changhong ^[2]; Low, Steven H. ^[1]

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1. California Institute of Technology
2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

We present a framework based on spectral graph theory that captures the interplay among network topology, system inertia, and generator and load damping in determining the overall grid behavior and performance. Specifically, we show that the impact of network topology on a power system can be quantified through the network Laplacian eigenvalues, and such eigenvalues determine the grid robustness against low frequency disturbances. Moreover, we can explicitly decompose the frequency signal along scaled Laplacian eigenvectors when damping-inertia ratios are uniform across buses. The insight revealed by this framework partially explains why load-side participation in frequency regulation not only makes the system respond faster, but also helps lower the system nadir after a disturbance. Finally, by presenting a new controller specifically tailored to suppress high frequency disturbances, we demonstrate that our results can provide useful guidelines in the controller design for load-side primary frequency regulation. This improved controller is simulated on the IEEE 39-bus New England interconnection system to illustrate its robustness against high frequency oscillations compared to both the conventional droop control and a recent controller design.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1501653
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5D00-73482
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
electric power grids
frequency regulation
graph Laplacian spectrum
performance