Optimal Design of Power System Stabilizer Based on Flower Pollination Algorithm

Abstract

The Power System Stabilizer (PSS) is a controller, which is used to mitigate the instability of Low Frequency Oscillations (LFOs) in power systems. The condition of oscillatory instability can also cause the loss of generator synchronism. It is observed that the damping provided by PSS depends on the proper selection of its parameters. This paper presents the systematic method for the selection of PSS parameters using evolutionary nature inspired optimization technique called Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA). FPA is employed for selecting the optimal parameters of PSS so as to mitigate the low frequency oscillations of generator rotor and thereby oscillatory instability. The system consists of Single Machine with PSS which is connected to Infinite Bus (SMIB) through a transmission line. The transient simulation validates the performance of the system with optimized PSS. The results show that PSS with FPA optimized parameters provides fast and stable response.