Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Computer Science
Title
Decentralized control and fair load-shedding compensations to prevent cascading failures in a smart grid
Language
English
Abstract
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Evidence shows that a small number of line contingencies in power systems may cause a large-scale blackout due to the effects of cascading failures. With the development of new technologies and the growing number of heterogeneous participants, a modern/smart grid should be able to self-heal its internal disturbances by continually performing self-assessment to deter, detect, respond to and restore from unpredictable contingencies. Along this line, this research focuses on the problem of how to prevent the occurrence of cascading failures through load shedding by considering heterogeneous shedding costs of grid participants. A fair load-shedding algorithm is proposed to solve the problem in a decentralized manner, where a load-shedding participant need only monitor its own operational status and interact with its neighboring participants. Using an embedded feedback mechanism, the fair load-shedding algorithm can determine a marginal compensation price for each load-shedding participant in real time based on the proportional fairness criterion, without knowing the shedding costs of the participants. Such fairly determined compensations can help motivate loaders/generators to actively participate in the load shedding in the face of internal disturbances. Finally, the properties of the load-shedding algorithm are evaluated by carrying out an experimental study on the standard IEEE 30 bus system. The study will offer new insights into emergency planning and design improvement of self-healing smart grids.
Keywords
Cascading failures, Decentralized control algorithm, Embedded feedback mechanism, Load-shedding compensations, The proportional fairness criterion
Publication Date
2014
Source Publication Title
International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems
Volume
67
Start Page
582
End Page
590
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.12.041
Link to Publisher's Edition
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.12.041
ISSN (print)
01420615
APA Citation
Shi, B., & Liu, J. (2014). Decentralized control and fair load-shedding compensations to prevent cascading failures in a smart grid. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 67, 582-590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.12.041