H∞ optimization-based decentralized control of linear interconnected systems with nonlinear interconnections

The focus of this paper is on the design of a _H∞$H_{\infty }$ decentralized observation and control approach for a class of nonlinear disturbed interconnected systems. The proposed scheme is formulated as an optimization problem in terms of linear matrix inequality (LMI) to compute the robust observation and control gain matrices simultaneously, to maximize the bounds on the nonlinearity which the system can tolerate without going unstable, to improve the performance of the proposed control strategy by minimizing the _H∞$H_{\infty }$ criterion and to ensure the stability of the closed loop system in the Lyapunov framework despite the exogenous disturbances applied to the subsystems. A simulation is provided on a 3-machine power system, which generators are strongly nonlinear interconnected, to show the efficiency of the designed approach.