A power consensus algorithm for DC microgrids

C De Persis, ERA Weitenberg, F Dörfler - Automatica, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel power consensus algorithm for DC microgrids is proposed and analyzed. DC
microgrids are networks composed of DC sources, loads, and interconnecting lines. They …

Gather-and-broadcast frequency control in power systems

F Dörfler, S Grammatico - Automatica, 2017 - Elsevier
We propose a novel frequency control approach in between centralized and distributed
architectures, that is a continuous-time feedback control version of the dual decomposition …

Robustness of distributed averaging control in power systems: Time delays & dynamic communication topology

J Schiffer, F Dörfler, E Fridman - Automatica, 2017 - Elsevier
Distributed averaging-based integral (DAI) controllers are becoming increasingly popular in
power system applications. The literature has thus far primarily focused on disturbance …

Passivity-based design of sliding modes for optimal load frequency control

S Trip, M Cucuzzella, C De Persis… - … on control systems …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a distributed sliding mode (SM) control strategy for optimal load
frequency control (OLFC) in power networks, where besides frequency regulation …

Distributed optimal load frequency control with non-passive dynamics

S Trip, C De Persis - IEEE Transactions on Control of Network …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motivated by an increase of renewable energy sources, we propose a distributed optimal
load frequency control scheme achieving frequency regulation and economic dispatch …

A Lyapunov approach to control of microgrids with a network-preserved differential-algebraic model

C De Persis, N Monshizadeh… - 2016 IEEE 55th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We provide sufficient conditions for asymptotic stability and optimal resource allocation for a
network-preserved microgrid model with active and reactive power loads. The model …

A practical distributed finite-time control scheme for power system transient stability

Z Wang, J Wang - IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power system transient stability control is gaining huge attention in present time. Inspired by
the consistency theory of multi-agent system, a distributed finite-time frequency control …

A novel reduced model for electrical networks with constant power loads

N Monshizadeh, C De Persis… - … on Automatic Control, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider a network-preserved model of power networks with proper algebraic
constraints resulting from constant power loads. Both for the linear and the nonlinear …

Stable reinforcement learning for optimal frequency control: A distributed averaging-based integral approach

Y Jiang, W Cui, B Zhang… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Frequency control plays a pivotal role in reliable power system operations. It is
conventionally performed in a hierarchical way that first rapidly stabilizes the frequency …

Power-imbalance allocation control of power systems-secondary frequency control

K Xi, JLA Dubbeldam, HX Lin, JH van Schuppen - Automatica, 2018 - Elsevier
The traditional secondary frequency control of power systems restores nominal frequency by
steering Area Control Errors (ACEs) to zero. Existing methods are a form of integral control …