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One of the main features of adaptive systems is an oscillatory convergence that exacerbates with the speed of adaptation. Recently it has been shown that Closed-loop Reference Models (CRMs) can result in improved transient performance over…
Ensuring the stability of power systems is gaining more attraction today than ever before, due to the rapid growth of uncertainties in load and renewable energy penetration. Lately, wide area measurement system-based centralized controlling…
This study presents a synchronisation-oriented perspective towards adaptive control which views model-referenced adaptation as synchronisation between actual and virtual dynamic systems. In the context of adaptation, model reference…
Problem of damping of an arbitrary number of linear oscillators under common bounded control is considered. We are looking for a feedback control steering the system to the equilibrium. The obtained control is asymptotically optimal: the…
In this paper, a phasor measurement unit (PMU)-based wide-area damping control method is proposed to damp the interarea oscillations that threaten the modern power system stability and security. Utilizing the synchronized PMU data, the…
The paper is devoted to a design of a common bounded feedback control steering a system of an arbitrary number of linear oscillators to the equilibrium. At high energies, the control is based on the asymptotic theory of reachable sets of…
Given the high dimensionality and underlying complexity of many oscillatory dynamical systems, phase reduction is often an imperative first step in control applications where oscillation timing and entrainment are of interest.…
This paper presents a design of oscillation damping control for the cable-Suspended Aerial Manipulator (SAM). The SAM is modeled as a double pendulum, and it can generate a body wrench as a control action. The main challenge is the fact…
Motivated by perception-based control problems in autonomous systems, this paper addresses the problem of developing feedback controllers to regulate the inputs and the states of a dynamical system to optimal solutions of an optimization…
Modern power systems increasingly demand converter-driven generation systems that integrate seamlessly with grid infrastructure. Grid-based converters are particularly advantageous, as they operate in harmony with conventional synchronous…
This paper is concerned with the design of optimal control for finite-dimensional control-affine nonlinear dynamical systems. We introduce an optimal control problem that specifically optimizes nonlinear observability in addition to…
This paper investigates the potential of wind turbine generators (WTGs) and load aggregators (LAs) to provide supplementary damping control services for low frequency inter-area oscillations (LFOs) through the additional distributed damping…
This paper considers demand side management in smart power grid systems containing significant numbers of thermostatically controlled loads such as air conditioning systems, heat pumps, etc. Recent studies have shown that the overall power…
In recent years, transmission system operators have started requesting converter-interfaced generators (CIGs) to participate in grid services such as power oscillation damping (POD). As power systems are prone to topology changes because of…
In this paper, an enhancement to the well known Phasor Power Oscillation Damper is proposed, aiming to increase its performance. Fundamental to the functioning of this controller is the estimation of a phasor representing oscillatory…
Robotic control systems are increasingly relying on distributed feedback controllers to tackle complex sensing and decision problems such as those found in highly articulated human-centered robots. These demands come at the cost of a…
Inter-area oscillations have been extensively studied in conventional power systems dominated by synchronous machines, as well as methods to mitigate them. Several publications have addressed Power Oscillation Damping (POD) controllers in…
A sensor network is considered where a sequence of random variables is observed at each sensor. At each time step, a processed version of the observations is transmitted from the sensors to a common node called the fusion center. At some…
Grid-connected power converters are ubiquitous in modern power systems, acting as grid interfaces of renewable energy sources, energy storage systems, electric vehicles, high-voltage DC systems, etc. Conventionally, power converters use…
We consider the problem of voltage stability and reactive power balancing in islanded small-scale electrical networks outfitted with DC/AC inverters ("microgrids"). A droop-like voltage feedback controller is proposed which is quadratic in…