Damping low-frequency oscillations in a Multi-machine Power System using a Fuzzy-Multi-Band Power System Stabilizer

Synchronous generators are usually equipped with power system stabilizers (PSS) to damp low-frequency oscillations. Among the various types of PSS, it has recently been demonstrated that the Multi-Band PSS (MB-PSS) has a better performance to handle all global, inter-area and local modes. However, the performance of this PSS may degrade since the power supply system is intrinsically non-linear and its operating conditions frequently change. This paper introduces a new design of MB-PSS based on Mamdani Fuzzy inference (Fuzzy-MB-PSS). Compared to the IEEE standard MB-PSS, the proposed stabilizer is more efficient owing to its ability to deal with oscillations at different operating points. The controller is tested on a power system benchmark under various disturbance conditions to prove its robustness and to demonstrate its superiority over conventional PSS and MB-PSS.