International workshop on control and power systems, Washington, DC, between November and December 2000

电力系统在当前和未来的有效运行在很大程度上取决于如何以及一些新出现的挑战，满足今天。 电力系统继续承受压力，因为它们在许多情况下以满负荷或接近满负荷运行。 增加新的输电线路来缓解这种压力往往非常困难，并陷入监管程序。 新的放松管制的环境有可能加剧这种压力，因为更多的电力是从更远的距离运输的。 与此同时，新的灵活交流输电系统（FACTS）设备正在多个地点试运行。 虽然这些设备可以提供显着的性能改进，并可能有助于减轻一些问题提到的，他们确实有独特的动态特性，不太熟悉的比现有的设备。 此外，FACTS控制系统的正确设计和分析对于有效运行至关重要。 结合这些FACTS设备的整个系统的动态行为还没有得到很好的理解。 因此，这些器械的潜在受益可能无法完全实现。 未来的市场机制将对运营条件和所建立的交易合同产生影响。 由于市场将致力于充分利用高效发电，某些地区的输电网将承受额外的压力。 为满足日益增长的需求，该系统正在迅速采用涉及分布式发电的新技术。 因此，需要解决与系统互连、可靠性和位置有关的几个重要技术问题。 这些重要的问题需要在真实的时间控制、传感、通信、经济、建模和大规模系统分析等领域开展工作，我们建议举办一个研讨会，将上述领域的研究人员、科学家和联邦机构的参与者聚集在一起。 选定的与会者将提出立场文件，并讨论解决关键的研究问题将进行。 该研讨会将侧重于确定电力系统中出现的问题，这些问题可以从系统和控制理论的发展中受益，并提出大型网络的控制，操作和经济性及其在电力系统中的应用的新研究思路。 演讲和讨论的结果将被用作基础，以确定未来的研究需要在该地区的大型电力系统和这些需求可以得到满足的手段。 演讲、讨论和对未来研究的建议将发表在研讨会论文集上。

The effective operation of power systems in the present and the future depends to a large extent on how well several emerging challenges are met today. Power systems continue to be stressed as they are operated in many instances at or near their full capacities. Addition of new transmission lines to relieve this stress is often very difficult and is mired in regulatory procedure. The new deregulated environment has the potential of exacerbating this stress as more power is shipped from longer distances. At the same time, new flexible ac transmission system (FACTS) devices are being commissioned in various locations. While these devices can offer significant performance improvements and may help alleviate some of the problems alluded to; they do have unique dynamic properties that are less familiar than those of existing devices. In addition proper design and analysis of control systems for FACTS is crucial for efficient operation. The resulting dynamic behavior of the overall system that incorporates these FACTS devices is not well understood. Consequently, the potential benefits of these devices may not be fully realized. The market mechanisms in the future will have a bearing on the operating conditions and the transaction contracts that are established. Since the market would be geared to fully utilizing efficient generation, additional stress would be imposed on the transmission grid in certain locations. New technology involving distributed generation is being rapidly introduced in the system to meet growing demand. As a result several important technical issues related to system interconnection, reliability, and location need to be addressed. These important issues call for work in the areas of real time control, sensing, communication, economics, modeling, and analysis of large scale systems.We propose to conduct a workshop that will bring together researchers, scientist, and federal agency participants in the areas described above. Selected participants will present position papers and discussions that address key research issues will be conducted. The workshop will focus on identifying emerging problem in power systems that can benefit from the system and control theoretic developments as well as presenting new research ideas in the control, operation, and economics of large networks and their application to power systems. The outcomes of the presentations and discussions will be used as the basis to identify future research needs in the area of large-scale power systems and the means by which such needs can be met. The presentations, discussions, and recommendations for future research will be published in the workshop proceedings.