Pilot-bus selection for secondary voltage control

Abstract

The secondary voltage control determines control device actions based on reference voltage values set at certain load buses denominated pilot buses. A key factor for the appropriate functioning of secondary voltage control schemes is the selection of the pilot buses. This paper addresses this problem taking into account system-wide information, and different operating conditions regarding different load levels and different network topologies. The proposed approach improves previous approaches in two respects: the level of modelling detail and the computational efficiency. Two case studies based respectively on the IEEE 118-bus system and the New England 39-bus system are provided.The secondary voltage control determines control device actions based on reference voltage values set at certain load buses denominated pilot buses. A key factor for the appropriate functioning of secondary voltage control schemes is the selection of the pilot buses. This paper addresses this problem taking into account system-wide information, and different operating conditions regarding different load levels and different network topologies. The proposed approach improves previous approaches in two respects: the level of modelling detail and the computational efficiency. Two case studies based respectively on the IEEE 118-bus system and the New England 39-bus system are provided.