Nonlinear Dynamical Phenomena in Power Systems and their Applications

Abstract

Real systems inevitably include some kind of nonlinearities. Power system is a typical nonlinear system with a huge scale. The steady state stability and the transient stability of power systems result from the intrinsic nonlinearities. Bifurcation theory tells us various kinds of nonlinear structure. In this article periodic orbits and chaotic behaviors detected from the view point of nonlinear system analysis are explained. Some engineering applications are also described.