NERC compliant load frequency control design using fuzzy rules

This paper presents a load frequency control design for interconnected electric power systems using a set of fuzzy logic rules. The design objectives are (i) to comply with the North American Electric Reliability Council's (NERC) control performance standards, CPS1 and CPS2. (ii) to reduce wear and tear of generating unit's equipments, and (iii) to design a feasible control structure. A test system with multiple generation and distribution companies that takes into account regulation and load following services is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodologies. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.