Securing Transient Stability Using Time-Domain Simulations Within an Optimal Power Flow

Abstract

This paper provides a methodology to restore transient stability. It relies on a well-behaved optimal power flow model with embedded transient stability constraints. The proposed methodology can be used for both dispatching and redispatching. In addition to power flow constraints and limits, the resulting optimal power flow model includes discrete time equations describing the time evolution of all machines in the system. Transient stability constraints are formulated by reducing the initial multi-machine model to a one-machine infinite-bus equivalent. This equivalent allows imposing angle bounds that ensure transient stability. The proposed optimal power flow model is tested and analyzed using an illustrative nine-bus system, the well-known New England 39-bus system, a ten-machine system, and a real-world 1228-bus system with 292 synchronous machines.