Rotor-angle versus voltage instability in the third-order model for synchronous generators

Chaos. 2018 Mar;28(3):033117. doi: 10.1063/1.5002889.

Abstract

We investigate the interplay of rotor-angle and voltage stability in electric power systems. To this end, we carry out a local stability analysis of the third-order model which entails the classical power-swing equations and the voltage dynamics. We provide necessary and sufficient stability conditions and investigate different routes to instability. For the special case of a two-bus system, we analytically derive a global stability map.