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Optimal power sharing of an inverter-based autonomous microgrid

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Abstract

Stability of the autonomous microgrids while sharing the power between multiple distributed generation (DG) units is an important task. Conventional droop control is usually used for power sharing between DGs. Power sharing coefficients and controller parameters affect the stability of the microgrid. In this paper, to improve the transient dynamic response of the microgrid, a power derivative-integral term is added to the conventional droop control. The design problem is formulated as an optimization problem. The power sharing coefficients and controller parameters are obtained using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) to achieve the microgrid stability based on power error minimization. Nonlinear time domain simulation is executed to investigate the proposed controller effectiveness for different disturbances. Finally the results show satisfactory performance with efficient transient damping characteristics of the autonomous microgrid.

Original languageEnglish
Article number235
Pages (from-to)116-121
Number of pages6
JournalRenewable Energy and Power Quality Journal
Volume1
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2013

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, European Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Environment and Power Quality (EA4EPQ). All rights reserved.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Control
  • Microgrid
  • Optimization
  • PSO
  • Power Sharing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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