Parameter Tuning and Experimental Results of Power System Stabilizer

ii Dedicated to my parents iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my advisor Dr. Gu Guoxiang for his valuable academic suggestions and patient guidance throughout the research and preparation of this thesis. His expertise and technical advice deeply influenced me and my work recorded herein. Without his valuable suggestions and constructive direction, this thesis would not have been completed. Meanwhile, I would like to thank my co-advisor Mr. Michael L. McAnelly for providing me the opportunity to work in the power control lab of his PCS2000 Company and do many experiments for my thesis research, although I burnt out quite a few fuses. His profound experiences on power systems help me greatly in understanding the power system. I would also like to thank Dr. Shahab Mehraeen for the papers and suggestions he gave to me during the thesis preparation that saves me a lot of time. Thanks also go to my cherished parents who always trust and support me through the years. Without their support, I would not be able to study here and chase my dream. I deeply thank them. Finally, I would like to thank the faculty, students in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of LSU and the staff members at PSC2000 Company for all the help I received.