MA von P. Kienast, 2007

Titel

Optimal Overload Response in Electric

Power Systems applying Model Predictive Control

Betreuung

Markus Schläpfer

Michèle Arnold (D-ITET)

Abgabe

October 2, 2007

Abstract

The liberalization of the European interconnected network as well as new upcoming

trends for integration of alternative energies cause an incredible complexity to the

actual generation distribution. New risks seem to a_ect the reliability of the electric

power system. The blackouts appeared in the last years in Europe and North

America are signals that indicate the presence of cascading failures which cause

severe economic and social consequences. New approaches are needed to control the

propagation of outages which hardly can be stopped by a human operator. This

thesis analyzes the possibility of applying a control based on predictions for the

system. Firstly, on a centralized level and secondly, on a decentralized level, with

the help of communicating and interacting agents. The aim is to suppress failures and to minimize costs due to generation and load power redispatch.