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Modern 
Power System 
Analysis
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stabiliz,ing 
transformer 
is 
fccl ncgativcly 
at the 
input terminals 
of thc SCR 
power
amplifier. 
The transfer 
function 
of 
the stabilizing 
transfo"mer 
is derived 
below.
Since 
the secondary 
is connected 
at the input 
ternfnals 
of an amplifier, 
it can
be 
assumed 
to draw 
zero current. 
Now
dt
vr 
= 
Rr i., 
+  LrJilL
'dt
'rr= MY
dt
Taking 
the 
Laplace 
transform, 
we 
get
%, 
(s) 
_
VuG)
R, 
* 
s,Lt
sK",
sMlRt
l*Irs
sM
1+ 
{,s
Accurate 
state 
rrariable models 
of loaded 
alternator 
around 
an operating 
point
are available 
in literature 
using 
which optimal 
voltage 
regulation 
schemes 
can
be 
devised. 
This 
is, of 
course, beyond 
the 
scope 
of 
this book.
8.7 
LOAD 
FREOUENCY 
CONTROL 
WITH  GENERATION
RATE  CONSTRAINTS 
(GRCs)
The l<-racl 
frcquency 
control 
problcm discussed 
so 
far does not 
consicler 
the 
effect
of the 
restrictions 
on 
the rate of 
change 
of 
power 
generation. In 
power 
systems
having 
steam 
plants, 
power generation 
can change 
only at a 
specified 
maximum
rate. 
The 
generation rate 
(fiom 
saf'ety 
considerations 
o1 
the 
equipment) 
for
reheat 
units 
is 
quit 
low. 
Most of 
the reheat 
units 
have 
a 
generatiol rate 
around
3%olmin. 
Some 
have a 
generation rate between 
5 
to  7jo/o/min. 
If  these
constraints 
arc not 
consirlcrcd, 
systertt 
is likely 
to 
c:ha.sc 
largc 
tttottrclttrry
disturbances, 
Thrs 
results in 
undue 
wear 
and 
tear of 
the controller. 
Several
methocls 
have 
been 
proposecl 
to consider 
the 
effect 
of GRCs 
for the 
clesign 
of
automatic 
generation controllers. 
When GRC 
is 
considered, 
the systeln 
dynamic
rnodel 
becomes 
non-linear 
and 
linear 
control 
techniques 
cannot 
be 
applied 
for
the 
optimization 
of 
the controller 
setting.
If the 
generation rates 
denoted 
by 
P", are 
included 
in 
the state 
vec:tor, 
the
systerm order 
will be 
altered. 
Instead 
of augntenting 
them, 
while 
solving 
the
stare 
equations, 
it may be 
verified 
at 
each 
step if 
the GRCs 
are 
viclated.
Another 
way of 
consiciering 
GRCs 
for 
both 
areas 
is to 
arjri 
iinriiers 
io ihe
governors 
[15, 
17] as 
shown 
in Fig. 8.22, 
r.e., 
the maximum 
rate 
of 
valve
opening 
or 
closing 
speed 
is restricted 
by 
the limiters. 
Here 
2", 
tr,r,, 
iS 
the 
power
rate 
limit irnposed 
by 
valve or 
gate 
control. 
In this model
lAYEl.-- 
gu,nr
(8.6s)
Automatic 
Generation and 
Voltage 
Control 
Jffif
------_-----l
E
The banded 
values 
imposed hy the limiters are selected 
to 
resffict the 
generation
rate by l}Vo 
per 
minute.
I
I.g 
9t",
u't 
+/
_+(
-t*9r"'--l
Fig.8.22  Governor model 
with 
GRC
The 
GRCs 
result in larger deviations in ACEs 
as the rate 
at which 
generation
can 
cha-nge 
in the area is constrained by the limits 
imposed. 
Therefore, 
the
duration for 
which 
the 
power 
needs to be imported increases 
considerably 
as
cornpared to the case where 
generation 
rate 
is 
not constrained. 
With 
GRCs, R
should be selected with care so as to 
give 
the best dynamic 
response. 
In 
hydro-
thennal 
system, 
the 
generation 
rate in the 
hydro area 
norrnally 
remains 
below
the safe limit and therefore GRCs for all the hydro 
plants 
can 
be.ignored.
8.8  SPEED GOVERNOR 
DEAD-BAND 
AND 
ITS EFFECT
ON 
AGC
The 
eff'ect 
of the speed 
governor 
dead-band is that 
for a 
given position 
of the
governor 
control valves, an increase/decrease 
in speed 
can occur 
before 
the
position 
of the valve changes. The 
governor 
dead-band can 
materially 
affect the
system response. ln  AGC  studies, the 
dead-band 
eff'ect indeed 
can 
be
significant, since relativcly small signals are 
under considerations.
TlLe speed 
governor 
characterristic. though 
non-lirrear, 
has been 
approxinraaed
by linear 
characteristics in  earlier 
analysis. 
Further, there 
is another 
non-
iinearity 
introduced by 
the dead-band in 
the 
governor 
operation. 
Mechanical
f'riction 
and 
backlash 
and 
also 
valve 
overlaps 
in hydraulic 
relays 
cause 
the
governor 
dead-band. Dur 
to 
this, 
though 
the input 
signal 
increases, 
the 
speed
governor 
may not irnmediately react 
until 
the input 
reaches a 
particular 
value.
Similar a.ction takes 
place 
when the input 
signal decreases. 
Thus 
the 
governor
dead-band is defined as 
the 
total rnagnitude 
of sustained 
speed change 
within
which there is no change in 
valve position. 
The 
limiting value 
of dead-band 
is
specified 
as 
0.06Vo. It 
was 
shown by Concordia et. 
al 
[18] 
that one 
of the
effects 
of 
governor 
dead-band is to increase 
the apparent 
steady-state 
speed
regulation R.
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