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Abstract This research presents a method for suppressing torsional oscillations phenomenon in large turbo-generators as a result of series compensation in power systems. The subsynchronous frequency oscillations (SSO) which are discussed in this work are in the frequency range 5-45 Hz. The subsynchronous frequency oscilJations are associated with stimulation of turbine-generator natural torsional modes and are initiated by an electrical disturbance. Alternatively, these oscillations may arise from a near resonant interaction between a turbine-generator rotor and either a series capacitor compensated transmission line or an HYDe. control system. The concern with the shaft oscillations of a turbine-generator is that the repeated stimulation can lead to the loss of life of the shaft egments as a result of fatigue phenomenon. The proposed method utilizes a thyristor controlled static phase-shifter with a newly designed control system to modulate the generator active power. The control system is based on modal speed deviations as a feed back control signals. The study is performed on a single machine connected to a large network via a series compensated transmission line. The eigenvalue analysis method is used to adjust the constants of the phase-shifter control system and to verify the effect on the stability of the torsional and the low frequency electro-mechanical modes. The results indicate that, the static phase-shifter with its control system is capable of providing positive damping to the electro-mechanical mode and the unstable torsional modes in a wide range of series compensation. To verify the eigenvalue analysis results, detailed digital computer simulation studies are conducted using the time domain analysis and the results are compared with those obtained from the eigenvalue method. |