SMALL DISTURBANCE STABILITY
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The equations of motion for all the synchronous and induction machines can be written as one
matrix equation of the form of equation (8.54) with appropriate modifications to the vectors and
matrices. The new
i and e matrices will be given by
=
machine induction
2 model machine syn.
model classical
for elements zero
i
i
i
=
machineinduction
classical machine syn.
2 model machine syn.
e
e
e
e
By eliminating ∆
i the desired equation of the form of (8.55) will be obtained. The coefficient
matrix can then be formed as shown in (8.57).
Singularity of the coefficient matrix
The coefficient matrix of a multimachine system is singular in the absence of an infinite bus and
when absolute values of the machine angles are considered -- the columns corresponding to the
∆
δ
’s will add up to zero -- resulting in a zero eigenvalue. This is because the system is actually
of order (
m × n − 1) and not m × n, where m is the number of state variables per machine,
assuming all the machines are represented similarly. The singularity can be avoided, if desired,
by expressing the angles of the machines with reference to a particular machine taken as a
reference, thus reducing the number of variables by one. This calls for a few minor changes in
the coefficient matrix. For example, taking the
nth machine as reference, the required changes
can be achieved by deleting the row and column corresponding to
∆
δ
n
and placing −1 in the
intersection of the rows corresponding to
∆
δ
i
’s (i = 1, 2, … , n−1) and the column corresponding
to
∆
ω
n
. Apart from eliminating the zero eigenvalue the nonzero eigenvalues will remain
unchanged regardless of which machine is taken as reference. This can be demonstrated by
applying the fundamental properties of determinants.
When an infinite bus is present and the machine angles are measured with reference to that bus,
the system will be of order
m × n and the original coefficient matrix will be non-singular.
Procedure for Small-Disturbance Stability Studies
In the state space method of small-disturbance stability analysis, one or more operating
conditions whose stability properties need to be investigated would be selected and the state
model would be derived following the method(s) discussed earlier. The eigenvalues and
eigenvectors would then be computed using a standard eigenvalue computing package. For
efficiency, these two steps could be combined into one computer program. Conclusion about
stability and system response can then be drawn from an analysis of the eigenvalues and
eigenvectors. The program can be readily adapted to evaluate small-disturbance stability limits
under given sets of assumptions, impact on small-disturbance performance in response to
changes in system and control parameters and network flow, and also to meet various other
objectives.