Autonomous Power Management for Interlinked AC-DC Microgrids

ABSTRACT:

The existing power management schemes for interlinked AC-DC microgrids have several operational drawbacks. Some of the existing control schemes are designed with the main objective of sharing power among the interlinked microgrids based on their loading conditions, while other schemes regulate the voltage of the interlinked microgrids without considering the specific loading conditions. However, the existing schemes cannot achieve both objectives efficiently. To address these issues, an autonomous power management scheme is proposed, which explicitly considers the specific loading condition of the DC microgrid before importing power from the interlinked AC microgrid. This strategy enables voltage regulation in the DC microgrid, and also reduces the number of converters in operation. The proposed scheme is fully autonomous while it retains the plug-nplay features for generators and tie-converters. The performance of the proposed control scheme has been validated under different operating scenarios. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme in managing the power deficit in the DC microgrid efficiently and autonomously while maintaining the better voltage regulation in the DC microgrid.

KEYWORDS:

1.      Autonomous control

2.      Distributed control

3.      Droop control

4.      Hybrid microgrids

5.      Interlinked microgrids

6.      Power management

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Fig. 1. Interlinked AC-DC microgrids and their control strategy.

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS

Fig. 2 Scenario 1: Results showing (a) generators and tie-converter power, (b) DC microgrid voltage and (c) tie-converter control signals for four different load operating conditions.

Fig. 3. Scenario 2: Results showing (a) DC microgrid load demand, (b) generators and tie-converter power, (c) DC microgrid voltage and (d) tie-converter control signals at varying solar PV and load operating conditions.

CONCLUSION:

An autonomous power management scheme has been presented for interlinked AC-DC microgrids having different configurations. The proposed scheme manages the power deficit in the DC microgrid efficiently and autonomously. The number of tie-converters in operation has been reduced with the proposed prioritization to avoid unnecessary operational losses. The scheme has demonstrated better voltage regulation in the DC microgrid. The performance and robustness of the proposed scheme have been validated for two different scenarios of the DC microgrid at variable load conditions.

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Autonomous Power Control and Management Between Standalone DC Microgrids

ABSTRACT:

Renewable integrated DC Microgrids (DCMGs) are gaining popularity by feeding remote locations in qualitative and quantitative manner. Reliability of autonomous DC microgrids (ADCMG) depend on battery capacity and size due to stochastic behavior of renewables. Over charging and discharging scenarios compel the microgrid into insecure zone. Increasing the storage capacity is not an economical solution because of additional maintenance and capital cost. Thus interconnecting neighbor microgrids increases virtual storing and discharging capacity when excess power and deficit scenario arises respectively in any of the DCMG. Control strategy plays vital role in regulating the power within and between microgrids. Power control and management technique is developed based on bus signaling method to govern sources, storages and loads to achieve effective coordination and energy management between microgrids. Proposed scheme is simple and reliable since bus voltages are utilized in shifting the modes without having dedicated communication lines. Proposed scheme is validated through real time simulation of two autonomous DC grids in real time digital simulator (RTDS) and its results are validated by hardware experimentation.

KEYWORDS:

1.      Autonomous DC Microgrid

2.      Bus signaling method

3.      Power control and management scheme

4.      Renewable sources

5.      Real time simulation

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Fig. 1. System architecture for interconnection of two ADCMGs.

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS

Fig. 2. Operating zones of ADCMG1: (a) Bus voltage, (b) Irradiation, (c) PV

output power, (d) Battery terminal voltage, (e) Battery output power, and (f) Load power.

Fig. 3. Operating zones of ADCMG2: (a) Bus voltage, (b) Irradiation, (c) PV

output power, (d) Battery terminal voltage, (e) Battery output power, and (f)

Load power.

Fig. 4. Operation of BDC using PCMS: (a) ADCMG1 voltage, (b) ADCMG2

voltage, (c) Power exported from ADCMG1, (d) Power exported from

ADCMG2, (e) Powers within ADCMG1, and (f) Powers within ADCMG2.

CONCLUSION:

A PCMS is developed based on bus signaling technique for inter DC grid power flow in case of ADCMGs to increase the system reliability and efficient utilization of resources. Two practical DC grid voltages (380V, 48V) are considered for evaluating the performance of developed scheme in simulation. PCMS is explored under normal and extreme scenarios including the over and under loading conditions of ADCMGs, further more with over charging and discharging of battery. It can be observed from above analysis that proposed PCMS is stable, efficient and effective in realizing communication independent control even under dynamic power variations during the power exchange. This statement is also justified with experimental results obtained through prototype model developed in the laboratory with reduced voltage of ADCMG1. Proposed system provides isolation and also enhances system reliability. Application potential of system suits low and medium voltage customers like domestic consumers, data centers, telecommunication systems, etc. in isolated locations where utility connection is not present or feasible.

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An Improved DC-Link Voltage Control Strategy for Grid Connected Converters

 ABSTRACT:

This paper presents a robust control strategy to improve dc-link voltage control performances for Grid connected Converters (GcCs). The proposed control strategy is based on an adaptive PI controller and is aimed to ensure fast transient response, low dc-link voltage fluctuations, low grid current THD and good disturbance rejection after sudden changes of the active power drawn by the GcC. The proportional and integral gains of the considered adaptive PI controller are self-tuned so that they are well suited with regard to the operating point of the controlled system and/or its state. Several simulation and experimental results are presented to confirm and validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed dc-link voltage control strategy.

KEYWORDS:

1.      DC-link voltage control

2.      adaptive PI controller

3.      Grid connected Converters

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

 BLOCK DIAGRAM:

 Fig. 1. Commonly used control structure for Grid-connected Converters

 EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS

Fig. 2. Simulation results (ξ=0.7, Vdc init=100V, Vdc

*=150, i=0 at t=0s and i=Imax at t=0.5s) (a) Comparison between standard PI control and adaptive PI control  (b) waveform of the selected ωn value for the adaptive PI controller

CONCLUSION:

This paper presented an improved dc-link voltage controller based on an adaptive PI controller with an anti-windup process. The proportional and integral gains of the proposed PI controller are self-tuned so that the following constraints are satisfied: 1) no overshoot after step jumps of the dc-link voltage reference input; 2) fast dynamic response after step jumps of the dc-link voltage reference; 3) fast dynamic response after step jump of the input current i and 4) low grid current THD value during steady state operation. The considered control was experimentally tested on a prototyping platform. The obtained experimental results are quite similar to simulation results and show the effectiveness and reliability of the adopted control strategy.

REFERENCES:

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An f-P/Q Droop Control in Cascaded-Type Microgrid

ABSTRACT:

In cascaded-type microgrid, the synchronization and power balance of distributed generators become two new issues that needs to be addressed urgently. To that end, an f-P/Q droop control is proposed in this letter, and its stability is analyzed as well. This proposed droop control is capable to achieve power balance under both resistive-inductive an resistive-capacitive loads autonomously. Compared with the inverse power factor droop control, an obvious advantage consists in extending the scope of application. Finally, the feasibility of the proposed method is verified by simulation results.

KEYWORDS:

1.      Cascaded-type microgrid

2.      Droop control

3.      Power balance

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Fig. 1. Structure of islanded cascaded-type microgrid.

CONTROL  SYSTEM:

Fig. 2. The local control diagram of the i-th DG.

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS

Fig.3. Simulation results of case I. (a) Active power. (b) Reactive power

Fig. 4. Simulation results of case II. (a) Active power. (b) Reactive power.

 CONCLUSION:

A bridge modular switched-capacitor-based multilevel inverter with optimized UFD-SPWM control method is proposed in the paper. The switched-capacitor-based stage can obtain high conversion efficiency and multiple voltage levels. Meanwhile, it functions as an active energy buffer, enhancing the power decoupling ability and conducing to cut the total size of the twice-line energy buffering capacitance. Furthermore, voltage multi-level in DC-link reduces the switching loss of inversion stage because turn-off voltage stress of switches changes with phase of output voltage rather than always suffers from one relatively high DC voltage. Most importantly, the control method of UFD-SPWM, doubling equivalent witching frequency, is employed in the inversion stage for a high quality output waveform with reduced harmonic. In addition, the optimized voltage level phase maximizes the fundamental component in output voltage pulses to reduce harmonic backflow as possible. Hence, the comprehensive system efficiency has been promoted and up to peak value of 97.6%. Finally, two conversion stages are controlled independently for promoting reliability and decreasing complexity. In future work, detailed loss discussion, including theoretic calculation and validation of loss breakdown, will be presented.

REFERENCES:

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[5] L. He, C. Cheng, “Flying-Capacitor-Clamped Five-Level Inverter Based on Switched-Capacitor Topology,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 63, no.12, pp. 7814-7822, Sep. 2016.

A Buck & Boost based Grid Connected PV Inverter Maximizing Power Yield from Two PV Arrays in Mismatched Environmental Conditions

ABSTRACT:

A single phase grid connected transformerless photo voltaic (PV) inverter which can operate either in buck or in boost mode, and can extract maximum power simultaneously from two serially connected subarrays while each of the subarray is facing different environmental conditions, is presented in this paper. As the inverter can operate in buck as well as in boost mode depending on the requirement, the constraint on the minimum number of serially connected solar PV modules that is required to form a subarray is greatly reduced. As a result power yield from each of the subarray increases when they are exposed to different environmental conditions. The topological configuration of the inverter and its control strategy are designed so that the high frequency components are not present in the common mode voltage thereby restricting the magnitude of the leakage current associated with the PV arrays within the specified limit. Further, high operating efficiency is achieved throughout its operating range. A detailed analysis of the system leading to the development of its mathematical model is carried out. The viability of the scheme is confirmed by performing detailed simulation studies. A 1.5 kW laboratory prototype is developed, and detailed experimental studies are carried out to corroborate the validity of the scheme.

KEYWORDS:

1.      Grid connection

2.      Single phase

3.      Transformerless

4.      Buck & Boost based PV inverter

5.      Maximum power point

6.      Mismatched environmental condition

7.      Series connected module

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Fig. 1. Dual Buck & Boost based Inverter (DBBI)

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS

Fig. 2. Simulated waveform: Variation in (a) p_pv1 and p_pv2, (b) v_pv1 and

v_pv2, (c) i_pv1 and i_pv2 during entire range of operation

Fig.3. Simulated waveform: v_g and i_g and their magnified views

Fig. 4. Simulated waveform: i_L1 and i_L2 and their magnified views

Fig. 5. Simulated waveform: v_co1 and v_co2 and their magnified views

CONCLUSION:

A single phase grid connected transformerless buck and boost based PV inverter which can operate two subarrays at their respective MPP was proposed in this paper. The attractive features of this inverter were i) effect of mismatched environmental conditions on the PV array could be dealt with A single phase grid connected  transformerless buck and boost based PV inverter which can operate two subarrays at their respective MPP was proposed in this paper. The attractive features of this inverter were i) effect of mismatched environmental conditions on the PV array could be dealt with in an effective way, ii) operating efficiency achieved, _euro = 97.02% was high, iii) decoupled control of component converters was possible, iv) simple MPPT algorithm was employed to ensure MPP operation for the component converters, v) leakage current associated with the PV arrays was within the limit mentioned in VDE 0126-1-1. Mathematical analysis of the proposed inverter leading to the development of its small signal model was carried out. The criterion to select the values of the output filter components was presented. The scheme was validated by carrying out detailed simulation studies and subsequently the viability of the scheme was ascertained by carrying out thorough experimental studies on a 1.5 kW prototype of the inverter fabricated for the purpose.

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