MATLAB SIMULINK WORKSHOP

Building Basic Power System Using SimPowerSystems

What is power system?

An electrical network. It comprises of:
Generators Load Transmission lines Support devices, e.g. transformers and protection devices.

Assessing the network

It is imperative to continuously assess the power network for any inconsistencies. Type of possible assessment done:
Load dispatch generator scheduling Contingency analysis Stability Studies Stability studies for network expansion and improvements.

Methods of assessment
The standard approach done by utilities all over the world is by using a form of static load flow or power flow iteration. Reason:
Simple Fast Accurate for the constraint given to the system

Methods of assessment
Disadvantages:
Inaccurate for dynamic scenarios

Static Load Flow

Objective:
To compute the P and Q flow in the branches of a system (these values may be an indicator of line loading due to load or generator constraints) To compute the resultant bus voltage levels To compute generation levels due to load or generator constraints.

Overview of Static Load Flow

Using a mathematical model for the system, compute the P and Q flow in each branch. Well established methods:
Newton Raphson Iteration Gauss-Sidel Iteration Fast DeCoupled Newton Raphson Iteration

Using SimPowerSystems
The new name for the power system block set available in Matlab Simulink The power system block set contains basic components which can also be customizable to suite application requirements.

Calling Power System blockset

Type powerlib at the MATLab prompt At the powerlib window, select file-new-model, to setup a new circuit. Using the powerlib library window, a simple circuit construction can be made.

Example circuit
R = 180.1 /km L = 26.525 mH/km C = 117.84 nF/km

300km transmission line R = 2.0 R = 0.011 /km L = 0.8674 mH/km C = 13.41nF/km Q = 110MVars

AC

Vs = 424.4kV rms 0 degrees 50Hz

Completed Circuit

Running basic calculations

Click on the run button Clicking onto the scope may show the waveforms going in and coming out of the transmission line. For practical example, please load file name psbmachines.mdl located in the matlab folder.

Advantages of SimPowerSystems
Advantageous for fast system prototyping, hence suitable for quick exploratory research related to power system components

Disadvantage of SimPowerSystems
As the system size increases, building the power system may be complicated hence may require computing overhead to compute basic power system iterations. Hence a program based 3rd party package is recommended, e.g. MatPower

Thank You