Small Hydro Power Plant control based on Fuzzy Sliding Mode Controller using Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm

Controlling frequency of the generated power is one of the main problem in Small Hydro Power Plants. This paper reviews and proposes a new technique of automatic frequency control of Small Hydro Power Plants based on Fuzzy Sliding Mode Controller. A PSO algorithm is used in order to regulate the membership functions of fuzzy system accurately which results in more proper response. Also the comparison of proposed control strategy with PI controller and conventional sliding mode controller is presented.