TITLE:
Regional Coordination for under Frequency Load Shedding
AUTHORS:
Mohamad Ahmad Anuar, Hassan Bevrani, Takashi Hiyama
KEYWORDS:
Load Shedding, Multi-Area Power Systems, Load Frequency Control, Emergency Control
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.2 No.3,
August
25,
2010
ABSTRACT: Frequency deviation can be used as an indicator of imbalance between supply and demand. When generation is insufficient, it can cause frequency decline in a power system operation. Implementing under frequency load shedding (UFLS) is one of the common methods to overcome this problem. This paper proposes a novel approach for adaptive load shedding. The concept is an extension of shared and targeted load shedding using reserve margin. The optimal system configuration is then selected from those candidates to fulfill operational objectives. Operational constraints related to system parameters, threshold frequency, total of load shed and control area including line capacity are considered. An example using four sub-areas connected to an external system shows that the proposed regional coordination as an adaptive UFLS is feasible.