Frequency Error and Voltage Control by using PI and Fuzzy Logic Controllers for Multi Area Inter Connected Power System

This paper deals with the power system operation, frequency error and voltage control problems. In actual power system operations the load is changing continuously and randomly. As the ability of the generation to trace the change in load is limited due to physical/technical considerations. They result an imbalance between actual and the scheduled generation quantities. This imbalance leads to a frequency error and voltage problems. In general, as the speed of the machine depends on the frequency, any deviation in the frequency may lead to mal-operation of the system. So load frequency control is the key problem in the power system. For specified power rating of the machine the voltage should maintain constant otherwise the system insulation may get damage. In modern power system multi area inter connected systems are used for more reliability and economic purpose. In the multi area inter connected systems the frequency errors and voltage problems can be effectively decreased by using fuzzy logic controller with either of the 3, 5 or 7 membership functions. Here this fuzzy logic controller action also compared with automatic generation control and PI controllers also. By using fuzzy logic controller the frequency error, settling time, peak overshoot, under overshoots are effectively reduced.