DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Technical Reference Documentation

Power-Frequency Control
ElmSecctrl
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Contents

Contents

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1.1 Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2 Definition of a Power-Frequency-Control Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.3 Usage Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

List of Figures 6

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1.1 Concept

The task of the Power-Frequency-Control is to set the active power balance as typically done
by secondary control. If an unbalance between the scheduled active power values of each gen-
eration unit and the loads plus losses occurs, primary control will adapt (increase/decrease)
the active power production of each unit, leading to an over- or under-frequency situation.
The secondary frequency control will then control the frequency back to its nominal value, re-
establishing a cost-efficient generation delivered by each unit.

Please consider that the Power-Frequency-control only will be active if the load-flow calculation
setup dialog, Sub-page “Active Power Control” is using According to Secondary Frequency
Control.

1.2 Definition of a Power-Frequency-Control Element

Please multi-select the active power sources (synchronous machines) and the bus whose fre-
quency should be controlled. Remember that a multi-select is made by (left-)clicking the first
element (e.g. the bus) and keeping the Control key pressed while clicking on the remaining
elements (e.g. the synchronous generators). The dialog as shown in Figure 1.1 should appear.

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Figure 1.1: Power-Frequency Control Dialogue

The options to be set in this dialogue are the following:

Control Area Exchange

Two different modes can be selected for the active power control

• Frequency Control
The global frequency in the system is controlled by the units listed
• Power-Frequency-control
The active power exchange of the zone the bus mentioned belongs to is controlled. Please
see the Manual for a description how to define zones.

Bus bar of Frequency Measurement

Bus defining the zone (Power-Frequency-Control) or bus with direct frequency measurement
(Frequency Control).

Area Exchange Power Set Point (Only Power-Frequency Control)

Set Point for the zone active power exchange.

Frequency Bias (Only Power-Frequency Control)

Droop for correction of active power exchange in case of frequency deviations.

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Control Mode
Contribution of the different active power sources in controlling the frequency. The percentage
of each source to feed an actual value different from its set point can be set according to two
different options

• According to Nominal Power

The contribution will depend on the rating of the device
• Individual active power
The percentage of each contribution can be set individually. The sum always will be cal-
culated to 100%.

1.3 Usage Hints

Like for the station control, the Power-Frequency-Control is a PowerFactory element that can-
not be found in the graphic. However it is a specific calculation element, that is also listed when
selecting the icon Objects relevant for the calculation . It icon is shown as . If you experi-
ence problems with the Power-Frequency control, you may please check that you did not define
multiple Power-Frequency controllers for the same bus or zone, as these may result in conflicts
during the calculation.

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List of Figures

List of Figures

1.1 Power-Frequency Control Dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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