Electric Generator Modeling and Automatic Generation Controller

Avista Utilities is building a microgrid within the downtown area of Spokane, Washington. In the event of a natural or manmade disaster, Avista wants to build a self-sustaining and self-contained small power system using the two hydroelectric generators downtown in Spokane, some renewable energy sources, large batteries, and a control system to make the microgrid work in a stable and reliable fashion.

Project Definition
Downtown Spokane is in need of a reliable backup power in the case that the main power supply lines feeding into the city fail. There are many parts to this, one part is the two hydroelectric generators. These generators located in downtown Spokane must be modeled in such a way that will allow them to run without the assistance of the larger, outside grid. This means that we must model, find the parameters of and develop a control scheme for these two generators. There are two hydroelectric generators in downtown Spokane that need to be modeled to be self-sustaining and self-contained in a case of natural or manmade disaster. Our task is to model a microgrid to automatically control the two generators to be working independently of the larger grid.