Model-Independent Derivative Control Delay Compensation Methods for Power Systems

The paper examines the effectiveness of utilizing the derivatives of time delayed, wide-area signals in mitigating their destabilizing impact on power system dynamic response. In particular, the paper discusses two derivative control-based delay compensation methods, namely proportional-derivative (PD) and predictor-based delay compensation. The two methods are compared in terms of their open-loop signal fidelity and their impact on the closed-loop system stability. The paper also provides a technique to carry out small-signal stability analysis with inclusion of derivative control based compensation, which leads to a Neutral Time-Delay System (NTDS). In addition, we provide a new theorem on the stability of the NTDS. Finally, nonlinear time domain simulations and eigenvalue analysis based on the IEEE 14-bus and New England 39-bus systems were carried out for the sake of comparison of the two delay compensation methods.