MVO Algorithm Based LFC Design of a Six-Area Hybrid Diverse Power System Integrating IPFC and RFB

Abstract

Flexible alternating current transmission system devices and energy storage devices have great potential to support frequency regulation in power system. Hence, the impact of interline power flow controller unit and redox flow battery unit in the load frequency control (LFC) of six-area power system having different power plant units has been investigated in this paper. The multi-verse optimizer (MVO) is proposed to tune the parameters of the proportional–integral and derivative (PID) controller. Further, the efficacy of the multi-verse optimizer tuned proportional–integral (PI) controller is also equated with the recently developed sine-cosine algorithm tuned PI controller in the investigated power system. The encouraging role of interline power flow controller (IPFC) unit and redox flow battery (RFB) unit has been confirmed for system frequency and tie-line power regulation. The investigation validated that multi-verse optimizer based proportional–integral–derivative controller with an interline power flow controller unit and redox flow battery unit give better dynamic response during sudden load disturbances.

KEYWORDS:

• Area frequency error
• IPFC
• LFC
• multi-verse optimizer
• redox flow batteries
• sine cosine algorithm

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This work is supported by Electrical Department, TIET, Patiala and Guru Kashi University Bathinda, Punjab.

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Mandeep Sharma

Mandeep Sharma completed his B.Tech from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India in 2005 and M. Tech from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India in 2014. He is working as a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering in Baba Hira Singh Bhattal Institute of Engineering and Technology-Lehragaga, Punjab, India. At present he is pursuing his Ph.D. at Guru Kashi University – Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India. Email: [email protected]

R. K Bansal

Raj Kumar Bansal is presently Dean Research at Guru Kashi University – Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India. He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering from BITS Pilani in the years 1969 and 1971 respectively and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India in 1977. His teaching and research experience spans more than four decades. He has a number of publications in National / International Journals/ Conference proceedings. His research interests include power systems, control systems, optimization techniques and fuzzy logic systems. Email: [email protected]

Surya Prakash

Surya Prakash received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from The I E (India) in 2003, He obtained his M. Tech. in Electrical Engg.(Power System) from KNIT, Sultanpur-India in 2009 and Ph. D in Electrical Engg.(Power System) from, SHIATS-DU(Formerly AAI-DU, Allahabad, India) in 2014. Presently he is working as Asst. prof. in the department of Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. His field of interest includes power system operation & control, Artificial Intelligent control, distributed generation.

Sajjad Asefi

Sajjad Asefi received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Faculty of Technical Engineering, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran in 2015 and University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran 2018, respectively. He was former head of Iranian Smart Grid Association – University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Student Branch. His areas of research are application of optimization and applying PSS in bulk power system, heuristic optimization in power system control and automatic generation control (AGC) of multisource power system, power system reliability, demand side management, renewable energies and their application in power (especially distribution) system. Email: [email protected]