Design of Frequency and Voltage Controller for Stability Improvement in a Micro Hydro Power Plant

This research work uses Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) in order to contribute to Micro Hydro Power Plants (MHPPs) stability and dynamic performance improvement. Its effectiveness is shown through a comparative analysis to Conventional Controllers (CC) simulated in Matlab/Simulink 2018a. Both controllers are subjected to dynamic performance tests in order to evaluate their respective transient, performance and robustness responses in a designed MHPP. Results reveal that FLC provides an average reduction of 4.91s and 14.11% respectively in response time and overshoot. These results show that FLC has significantly improved the stability and the dynamic performance of the MHPP.