The book "Robust Power System Frequency Control" by Hassan Bevrani, published in its second edition, addresses the challenges of maintaining frequency stability in modern power systems, particularly in the context of increasing renewable energy sources and microgrids. The book emphasizes real-time simulations, design, and optimization under varying operating conditions, highlighting the inadequacy of traditional damping methods due to the presence of renewable sources. It covers a wide range of topics, including: 1. **Introduction to Power System Controls**: Discusses the fundamental concepts and definitions of stability and existing controls, emphasizing the importance of frequency stability. 2. **Frequency Control and Real Power Compensation**: Introduces the subject of real power and frequency control, providing an overview of frequency control loops and their dynamics. 3. **Frequency Response Characteristics and Dynamic Performance**: Analyzes the frequency response characteristics and dynamic performance of power systems with primary and secondary control loops, considering physical constraints. 4. **Robust PI-Based Frequency Control**: Proposes a decentralized method for designing robust proportional-integral (PI)-based load-frequency control (LFC) using an iterative linear matrix inequalities (ILMI) algorithm. 5. **Robust Multi-objective Control-Based Frequency Regulation**: Formulates the PI-based frequency control problem with communication delays as a robust static output feedback (SOF) optimization control problem, using H∞ control and genetic algorithms. 6. **Application of μ-Theory and MPC in Frequency Control Synthesis**: Introduces the application of structured singular value theory (μ) and model predictive control (MPC) in frequency control synthesis. 7. **Frequency Control in Deregulated Environment**: Discusses the impact of power system restructuring on frequency regulation, including frequency regulation markets and agent-based LFC. 8. **Frequency Control in Emergency Conditions**: Reviews under-frequency load shedding (UFLS) strategies and their application in multi-area power systems. 9. **Renewable Energy Options and Frequency Regulation**: Analyzes the impact of renewable energy sources on frequency regulation, proposing a generalized frequency response model. 10. **Wind Power and Frequency Control**: Examines the impact of wind power on frequency performance and proposes control designs to improve wind frequency response. 11. **Frequency Control in Microgrids**: Discusses the structure and control of microgrids, frequency response behavior, and generalized droop-based control synthesis. 12. **Virtual Inertia-Based Frequency Control**: Introduces virtual inertia-based frequency control using virtual synchronous generators (VSGs) and their applications in microgrids. The book is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of robust power system frequency control, offering practical solutions and real-time simulations to address the technical challenges in modern power systems. It is suitable for engineers, operators, and academic researchers in the field of power system dynamics, analysis, and stability and control.The book "Robust Power System Frequency Control" by Hassan Bevrani, published in its second edition, addresses the challenges of maintaining frequency stability in modern power systems, particularly in the context of increasing renewable energy sources and microgrids. The book emphasizes real-time simulations, design, and optimization under varying operating conditions, highlighting the inadequacy of traditional damping methods due to the presence of renewable sources. It covers a wide range of topics, including: 1. **Introduction to Power System Controls**: Discusses the fundamental concepts and definitions of stability and existing controls, emphasizing the importance of frequency stability. 2. **Frequency Control and Real Power Compensation**: Introduces the subject of real power and frequency control, providing an overview of frequency control loops and their dynamics. 3. **Frequency Response Characteristics and Dynamic Performance**: Analyzes the frequency response characteristics and dynamic performance of power systems with primary and secondary control loops, considering physical constraints. 4. **Robust PI-Based Frequency Control**: Proposes a decentralized method for designing robust proportional-integral (PI)-based load-frequency control (LFC) using an iterative linear matrix inequalities (ILMI) algorithm. 5. **Robust Multi-objective Control-Based Frequency Regulation**: Formulates the PI-based frequency control problem with communication delays as a robust static output feedback (SOF) optimization control problem, using H∞ control and genetic algorithms. 6. **Application of μ-Theory and MPC in Frequency Control Synthesis**: Introduces the application of structured singular value theory (μ) and model predictive control (MPC) in frequency control synthesis. 7. **Frequency Control in Deregulated Environment**: Discusses the impact of power system restructuring on frequency regulation, including frequency regulation markets and agent-based LFC. 8. **Frequency Control in Emergency Conditions**: Reviews under-frequency load shedding (UFLS) strategies and their application in multi-area power systems. 9. **Renewable Energy Options and Frequency Regulation**: Analyzes the impact of renewable energy sources on frequency regulation, proposing a generalized frequency response model. 10. **Wind Power and Frequency Control**: Examines the impact of wind power on frequency performance and proposes control designs to improve wind frequency response. 11. **Frequency Control in Microgrids**: Discusses the structure and control of microgrids, frequency response behavior, and generalized droop-based control synthesis. 12. **Virtual Inertia-Based Frequency Control**: Introduces virtual inertia-based frequency control using virtual synchronous generators (VSGs) and their applications in microgrids. The book is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of robust power system frequency control, offering practical solutions and real-time simulations to address the technical challenges in modern power systems. It is suitable for engineers, operators, and academic researchers in the field of power system dynamics, analysis, and stability and control.