Emrah BiyikMunir Husein2025-10-0620181300-06321303-620310.3906/elk-1705-247http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/elk-1705-247https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/7320Electromechanical oscillations in power systems have been observed ever since synchronous generators were interconnected to provide reliability and higher generation capacity and they have become a severe threat for the safe and economic operation of modern interconnected power grids. To dampen these oscillations wide-area damping controllers (WADCs) have been introduced by utilizing wide-area measurement systems and synchronized phasor measurement units. In this paper we present a systematic approach for designing WADCs using a model predictive control (MPC) technique to damp interarea oscillations in the power system. The MPC controller computes optimal control signals for the excitation system of a remote generator where it will supplement the local power system stabilizers that are used as damping controllers. The performance of the proposed approach has been assessed on the IEEE 16-generator 68-bus test system and it is shown that the interarea oscillations can be effectively and robustly damped under varying operation conditions.EnglishPower systems, model predictive control, interarea oscillations, wide-area damping, phasor measurement unit, optimizationArticle