A Hybrid Energy and Mode Decomposition-Based Method for Evaluating Generators Damping in Multi-Machine Power Systems

The increasing number of low-frequency oscillation events has posed significant challenges to power system stability. It is imperative to accurately identify and properly control generators with poor or negative damping contribution for better oscillation damping. This paper proposes a hybrid energy and mode decomposition-based method for evaluating generators damping in multi-machine power systems. It is derived that the aggregate electric torque can be modeled as the superposition of electric torques in different modes. In each oscillation mode, the electric torque can be decomposed into the damping torque and the synchronizing torque. Moreover, a novel oscillation energy function is developed to evaluate generators’ damping effect in each oscillation mode. The result proves that in each oscillation mode, generators with attenuated oscillation energies have negative damping effects. Simulation results in single and multinegative damping generators cases, as well as the comparison with other methods, demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method for damping evaluation.