Power System Stability and Control, Second Edition

The classic guide to power system stability and control―updated for the latest advances

This thoroughly revised engineering guide contains the hands-on information needed to understand, model, analyze, and solve problems using the latest technical tools. You will explore the structure of modern power systems, the different levels of control, and the nature of stability problems. Power System Stability and Control, Second Edition contains complete explanations of equipment characteristics and modeling techniques along with real-world examples. This edition features coverage of adaptive control and other emerging applications, including cyber security of power systems.

Coverage includes:

General characteristics of modern power systems

The power grid stability problem

Synchronous machine theory and modelling

Synchronous machine parameters

Synchronous machine representation in stability studies

AC transmission

Power system loads

Excitation systems

Prime movers and energy supply systems

High-voltage DC transmission

Control of active and reactive power

Small-signal, transient, and voltage stability

Sub-synchronous oscillations

Mid- and long-term stability

Methods of improving stability