Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids

Mohamed Zaery; Emad M. Ahmed; Mohamed Orabi

doi:10.1109/APEC.2017.7931097

Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids

Mohamed Zaery, Emad M. Ahmed, Mohamed Orabi

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Abstract

This paper develops a new fully distributed coordination control scheme for optimally reducing the total generation cost (TGC) in DC microgrids that includes different types of dispatchable distributed generations (DGs). It presents the normalized running cost as a comprehensive economical dispatching problem (EDP) solving method to overcome the drawbacks of the conventional EDP solving techniques. The proposed controller optimizes load sharing between DGs and regulates microgrid's average voltage using tertiary and secondary control levels. Through local voting protocol, the tertiary controller equalizes DGs normalized costs to schedule the output power of each DG at the optimum point while satisfying inequality constraint. Furthermore, generation-demand equality constraint could be realized by secondary control level through regulating the average voltage across the microgrid. Feasibility of the proposed controller in case of load variations, plug and play capability, and communication failures are verified by the experimental studies in a lab-scale DC microgrid.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2816-2821
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509053667
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2017.7931097
State	Published - 17 May 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	32nd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017 - Tampa, United States Duration: 26 Mar 2017 → 30 Mar 2017

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Name	Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

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Conference	32nd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa
Period	26/03/17 → 30/03/17

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Keywords

DC microgrids
Distributed control
Economical dispatch problem

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Zaery, M., Ahmed, E. M., & Orabi, M. (2017). Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids. In 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017 (pp. 2816-2821). Article 7931097 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2017.7931097

Zaery, Mohamed ; Ahmed, Emad M. ; Orabi, Mohamed. / Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids. 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 2816-2821 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC).

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Zaery, M, Ahmed, EM & Orabi, M 2017, Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids. in 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017., 7931097, Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2816-2821, 32nd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017, Tampa, United States, 26/03/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2017.7931097

Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids. / Zaery, Mohamed; Ahmed, Emad M.; Orabi, Mohamed.
2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 2816-2821 7931097 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC).

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

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Zaery M, Ahmed EM, Orabi M. Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids. In 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. p. 2816-2821. 7931097. (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC). doi: 10.1109/APEC.2017.7931097

Generation cost minimization based distributed coordination control in DC microgrids

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