Distributed Multi-agent Consensus-Based Virtual Inertia Control of Low Inertial Microgrids

Ibrahim Alotaibi; Mohammad Abido

doi:10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252173

Distributed Multi-agent Consensus-Based Virtual Inertia Control of Low Inertial Microgrids

Ibrahim Alotaibi^*
, Mohammad Abido

^*Corresponding author for this work

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

The large displacement of synchronous generators in favor of power electronics-based renewable resources degrades the network inertia. Small-scale power grids lacking sufficient inertia are highly vulnerable to instability issues. To alleviate such issues, virtual inertia synthesis has been proposed to enhance the dynamic performance of weak grids. This paper presents a distributed multi-agent consensus-based virtual inertia control to regulate the frequency in an islanded microgrid. The mandate of the presented multi-layer control layout is to simultaneously stabilize the grid and synchronize the power and the state of charge (SOC) for grid-integrated battery storage systems. In order to showcase the performance of the presented control protocols, extensive small-signal models are used to validate the presented study. The conducted simulation shows the ability of the proposed control design to minimize the Rate of Change of Frequency (ROCOF) during disturbances and achieve power and SOC consensus among the batteries in the multi-agent system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665464413
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252173
State	Published - 2023
Event	2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023 - Orlando, United States Duration: 16 Jul 2023 → 20 Jul 2023

Publication series

Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume	2023-July
ISSN (Print)	1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)	1944-9933

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Conference	2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	16/07/23 → 20/07/23

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Keywords

Battery Energy Storage Systems
Cooperative Control
Low Inertial Microgrids
Multi-agent Consensus Control
Virtual Inertia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Alotaibi, I & Abido, M 2023, Distributed Multi-agent Consensus-Based Virtual Inertia Control of Low Inertial Microgrids. in 2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, vol. 2023-July, IEEE Computer Society, 2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023, Orlando, United States, 16/07/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM52003.2023.10252173

Distributed Multi-agent Consensus-Based Virtual Inertia Control of Low Inertial Microgrids. / Alotaibi, Ibrahim; Abido, Mohammad.
2023 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2023. IEEE Computer Society, 2023. (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; Vol. 2023-July).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Distributed Multi-agent Consensus-Based Virtual Inertia Control of Low Inertial Microgrids

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