A new method is presented for derivation of a robust controller for the loa
d frequency controller of interconnected power systems with uncertain param
eters. A combination of 'Matching conditions' and Lyapunov stability theory
is adopted to implement a robust stabilizing controller. The stability ana
lysis of the closed-loop interconnected systems for all admissible uncertai
nties is considered. The application of the proposed robust control scheme
is considered through simulation studies of two-area power system model. Pe
rformance robustness of the proposed scheme is compared with the recent wor
k of Wang et al. (1993, IEE Proc. C Vol. 140, pp. 11-16), and found to be v
ery good. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.