Multi-band power system stabilizer design by using CPCE algorithm for multi-machine power system

• A new MB-PSS design is derived to increase the power system stability.
• The design is based on new optimization technique, named CPCE algorithm.
• A multi-machine power system with different loading conditions is considered.
• Different faults and disturbances are tested to verify the proposed method.
• The proposed method has better dynamic performances in comparison with other methods.

Synchronous generators are generally equipped with power system stabilizers (PSS) to damp out low frequency oscillations. Among different types of PSSs it has been recently shown that the new advanced stabilizer, called multi-band PSS (MB-PSS), has a better performance to cope with all global, inter area and local modes. All different types of PSSs are mainly designed based on one operating point of the system using a linear model. However, power system is inherently nonlinear and its operating conditions frequently change and the PSS performance may deteriorate. This paper develops a new design for MB-PSS in which the parameters are tuned by using a new Meta-heuristic optimization algorithm based on the combination of culture algorithm, particle swarm optimization (PSO) and co-evolutionary algorithms. In this new culture-PSO-co evolutionary (CPCE) algorithm, the characteristics of all three mentioned algorithms are combined and a new strong optimization technique is obtained. The proposed MB-PSS is tested on a multi-machine power system and results are compared with PSO-based MB-PSS (PSO-MB-PSS) and conventional MB-PSS (C-MB-PSS). Simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed optimization tuning method for improving the power system dynamic stability.