Digital automatic voltage regulator for synchronous generator considering sensor failure

Weilin Li, Huimin Li, Fei Ni, Xiaobin Zhang, Antonello Monti

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Abstract

In this paper, digital signal processor (DSP) based automatic voltage regulator (AVR) for synchronous generator is proposed. The control performance of AVR is guaranteed to be more reliable by the application of measurement validation method based on Polynomial Chaos Theory. Analysis and development of the proposed regulator is done by both computer simulations and DSP implementation. A hardware platform of the AVR, which consists of two DSPs as the microprocessor is set up, one DSP is used for calculation of the sampled data and sensor validation, the other is used for control algorithm application. Several other methods have also been adopted in the configuration of the hardware for a better dynamic performance. Steady state and dynamic control performance of the regulator are investigated on different working conditions (such as voltage establishment, load connection, and sensor failure). Experimental results show good consistency to the theoretical analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1037-1052
Number of pages16
JournalEuropean Transactions on Electrical Power
Volume22
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • automatic voltage control
  • sensor failure validation
  • synchronous generator
  • voltage regulator

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