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Reactive Power Sharing Droop Control Strategy for DG Units in an Islanded Mic...IJMTST Journal
The proposed method mainly includes two important operations: error reduction operation and voltage
recovery operation. The sharing accuracy is improved by the sharing error reduction operation, which is
activated by the low-bandwidth synchronization signals. However, the error reduction operation will result in
a decrease in output voltage amplitude. Therefore, the voltage recovery operation is proposed to compensate
the decrease., due to increasing the demand of electricity as well as rapid depletion of fossil fuels, and the
government policies on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions , renewable energy technologies are more
attractive and various types of distributed generation sources, such as wind turbine generators and solar
photo voltaic panels are being connected to low-voltage distribution networks. Micro grid is an integrated
system that contain in s distributed generation sources, control systems, load management, energy storage
and communication infrastructure capability to work in both grid connected and island mode to optimize
energy usage. The paper presents a advanced control technique for a micro grid system which works
efficiently under a decentralized control system.
Modelling and Simulation of Energy Storage System for Grid-Connected Wind-PV ...ijtsrd
In this paper, a grid connected hybrid power system comprising wind and solar based renewable energy sources RERs is proposed. As these RERs are intermittent and random in nature, so a backup source is needed for smoothening the fluctuations in RERs output power. Battery energy storage BESS is proposed for this purpose. The electrical grid of the example represents a typical Utility distribution system. It consists of a 120-kV transmission system equivalent supplying a 25-kV distribution substation. Several feeders are connected to the 25-kV bus of the substation. One of them supplies the power to a community that owns the PV farm and an energy storage system. The grounding transformer connected at the 25-kV bus provides a neutral point and limits the overvoltage on the healthy phases during a single-phase fault. Its zero-sequence impedance is three times the value of the grid positive sequence impedance. Ajaz Ul Haq "Modelling and Simulation of Energy Storage System for Grid-Connected Wind-PV System" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-1 , December 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd19048.pdf
http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/19048/modelling-and-simulation-of-energy-storage-system-for-grid-connected-wind-pv-system/ajaz-ul-haq
Abstract The demand for high quality electricity and growing electricity consumption has been caused by increasing electrification of daily life causes and the rising number of sensitive or critical loads. Due to the rapid increase in global energy consumption and the diminishing of fossil fuels, the customer demand for new generation capacities and efficient energy production, delivery and utilization keeps rising. The micro grid concept has the potential to solve major problems arising from large penetration of distributed generation in distribution systems. A proper control strategy should be implemented for a successful operation of a micro grid . Different load models can be simulated and analyzed using MATLAB and PSCAD software. In this paper, the work done in the field of Micro Grid has been reviewed. Keywords: DER, MG, PCC, PV, VSI.
Stand-alone Hybrid systems become appreciating issues that ensure the required electricity to consumers. The development of a stand-alone Hybrid system becomes a necessity for multiple applications The enhance energy security. To achieve this objective, we have proposed an accurate dynamic model using Multi-Agent System (MAS) in which a solar energy System (SES) serves as the main load supply, an energy Backup System (ERS) is based on a fuel cell and Electrolyzer for long-term energy storage and an Ultra Capacitor (UCap) storage system deployed as a short-time storage. To cooperate with all systems, an Intelligent Power Management (IPM) based on a specific MAS is included. Thus, to prove the performance of the system, we tested and simulated it using the Matlab/Simulink environment.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CRITICAL LOADS USING POWER ELECTRONICSrenukasningadally
The work aims at an Energy Management System (EMS) for Critical loads using Power Electronics. Here hybrid power sources (Grid and Solar cells) with battery have been used to supply the power to the critical loads at all times, suppose an end user increases his critical loads or non-critical loads this EMS system helps to maintain continuous power supply to these loads. Solar or Photovoltaic cells have been used for storing energy through battery and these batteries will discharge the stored energy at two conditions, one is when grid is shut down for short duration or for a long duration and another one is when there sudden increase in load by users
Operation and Control of Grid Connected Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid using Various RESIAES-IJPEDS
This paper proposes a Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid in alliance with Photo Voltaic (PV) energy, Wind Energy and Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel cells. Microgrids are becoming increasingly attractive to the researchers because of the less greenhouse gases, low running cost, and flexibility to operate in connection with utility grid. The Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid constitutes independent AC and DC subgrids, where all the corresponding sources and loads are connected to their respective buses and these buses are interfaced using an interfacing converter. The Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid increases system efficiency by reducing the multiple reverse conversions involved in conventional RES integration to grid. A Small Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid in grid connected mode was modeled and simulated in MATLAB- SIMULINK environment. The simulation results prove the stable operation considering the uncertainty of generations and loads.
Reactive Power Sharing Droop Control Strategy for DG Units in an Islanded Mic...IJMTST Journal
The proposed method mainly includes two important operations: error reduction operation and voltage
recovery operation. The sharing accuracy is improved by the sharing error reduction operation, which is
activated by the low-bandwidth synchronization signals. However, the error reduction operation will result in
a decrease in output voltage amplitude. Therefore, the voltage recovery operation is proposed to compensate
the decrease., due to increasing the demand of electricity as well as rapid depletion of fossil fuels, and the
government policies on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions , renewable energy technologies are more
attractive and various types of distributed generation sources, such as wind turbine generators and solar
photo voltaic panels are being connected to low-voltage distribution networks. Micro grid is an integrated
system that contain in s distributed generation sources, control systems, load management, energy storage
and communication infrastructure capability to work in both grid connected and island mode to optimize
energy usage. The paper presents a advanced control technique for a micro grid system which works
efficiently under a decentralized control system.
Modelling and Simulation of Energy Storage System for Grid-Connected Wind-PV ...ijtsrd
In this paper, a grid connected hybrid power system comprising wind and solar based renewable energy sources RERs is proposed. As these RERs are intermittent and random in nature, so a backup source is needed for smoothening the fluctuations in RERs output power. Battery energy storage BESS is proposed for this purpose. The electrical grid of the example represents a typical Utility distribution system. It consists of a 120-kV transmission system equivalent supplying a 25-kV distribution substation. Several feeders are connected to the 25-kV bus of the substation. One of them supplies the power to a community that owns the PV farm and an energy storage system. The grounding transformer connected at the 25-kV bus provides a neutral point and limits the overvoltage on the healthy phases during a single-phase fault. Its zero-sequence impedance is three times the value of the grid positive sequence impedance. Ajaz Ul Haq "Modelling and Simulation of Energy Storage System for Grid-Connected Wind-PV System" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-1 , December 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd19048.pdf
http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/19048/modelling-and-simulation-of-energy-storage-system-for-grid-connected-wind-pv-system/ajaz-ul-haq
Abstract The demand for high quality electricity and growing electricity consumption has been caused by increasing electrification of daily life causes and the rising number of sensitive or critical loads. Due to the rapid increase in global energy consumption and the diminishing of fossil fuels, the customer demand for new generation capacities and efficient energy production, delivery and utilization keeps rising. The micro grid concept has the potential to solve major problems arising from large penetration of distributed generation in distribution systems. A proper control strategy should be implemented for a successful operation of a micro grid . Different load models can be simulated and analyzed using MATLAB and PSCAD software. In this paper, the work done in the field of Micro Grid has been reviewed. Keywords: DER, MG, PCC, PV, VSI.
Stand-alone Hybrid systems become appreciating issues that ensure the required electricity to consumers. The development of a stand-alone Hybrid system becomes a necessity for multiple applications The enhance energy security. To achieve this objective, we have proposed an accurate dynamic model using Multi-Agent System (MAS) in which a solar energy System (SES) serves as the main load supply, an energy Backup System (ERS) is based on a fuel cell and Electrolyzer for long-term energy storage and an Ultra Capacitor (UCap) storage system deployed as a short-time storage. To cooperate with all systems, an Intelligent Power Management (IPM) based on a specific MAS is included. Thus, to prove the performance of the system, we tested and simulated it using the Matlab/Simulink environment.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CRITICAL LOADS USING POWER ELECTRONICSrenukasningadally
The work aims at an Energy Management System (EMS) for Critical loads using Power Electronics. Here hybrid power sources (Grid and Solar cells) with battery have been used to supply the power to the critical loads at all times, suppose an end user increases his critical loads or non-critical loads this EMS system helps to maintain continuous power supply to these loads. Solar or Photovoltaic cells have been used for storing energy through battery and these batteries will discharge the stored energy at two conditions, one is when grid is shut down for short duration or for a long duration and another one is when there sudden increase in load by users
Operation and Control of Grid Connected Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid using Various RESIAES-IJPEDS
This paper proposes a Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid in alliance with Photo Voltaic (PV) energy, Wind Energy and Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel cells. Microgrids are becoming increasingly attractive to the researchers because of the less greenhouse gases, low running cost, and flexibility to operate in connection with utility grid. The Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid constitutes independent AC and DC subgrids, where all the corresponding sources and loads are connected to their respective buses and these buses are interfaced using an interfacing converter. The Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid increases system efficiency by reducing the multiple reverse conversions involved in conventional RES integration to grid. A Small Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid in grid connected mode was modeled and simulated in MATLAB- SIMULINK environment. The simulation results prove the stable operation considering the uncertainty of generations and loads.
The hybrid AC/DC microgrid is considered to be the more and more popular in power systems as increasing DC loads. In this study, it is presented that a hybrid AC/DC microgrid is modelled with some renewable energy sources (e.g. solar energy, wind energy), typical storage facilities (e.g. batteries), and AC, DC load, and also the power could be transformed smoothly between the AC and DC sub-grids by the bidirectional AC/DC converter. Meanwhile, coordination control strategies are proposed for power balance under various operations. In grid-connected mode, the U–Q (DC bus voltage and reactive) or PQ method is adopted for the bidirectional AC/DC converter according to the amount of exchange power between AC and DC system in order to improve the DG utilisation efficiency, protecting the converter and maintain the stable operation of the system. In islanded mode, V/F control is applied to stabilising the entire system voltage and frequency, achieving the power balance between the AC and DC systems. Finally, these control strategies are verified by simulation with the results showing that the control scheme would maintain stable operation of the hybrid AC/DC microgrid.
GA Based Controller for Autonomous Wind-DG Micro gridIOSRJEEE
A single renewable source of energy when integrated with other sources of energy it is termed as hybrid system. In this paper an active power control strategy has been developed such that when the wind alone is not able to meet the energy demand, without compromising the frequency a transition occurs to wind diesel mode so that the energy demand is met. This work proposes the coordination of WDG(Wind DG), VSC’s are used for two purposes one is frequency control and another is voltage control. PMBLDC generator is used as a wind power generator and the Incremental conductance method is used as MPPT along with boost converter. This output is stored into battery system (BS) and surplus is supplied to the consumer loads. Back propagation feed forward (BPFF) control scheme is used for VF control of VSC. This controller provides harmonics elimination, load leveling and reactive power compensation and also regulates the voltage at PCC. Genetic algorithm is used for the purpose of tuning PI controller of BPFF. The performance and the analysis is done in a user friendly MATLAB/Simulink environment.
Control for Grid Connected and Intentional Islanding of Distributed Power Gen...ijtsrd
As the demand for more reliable and secure power system with greater power quality increases, the concept of distributed generation DG have become more popular. This popularity of DG concept has developed simultaneously with the decrease in manufacturing costs associated with clean and alternative technologies like fuel cells, biomass, micro turbine and solar cell systems. Intentional islanding is the purposeful sectionalisation of the utility system during widespread disturbances to create power “islandâ€. This island can be designed to maintain a continuous supply of power during disturbances of the main distribution system. Ruchali Borkute | Nikita Malwar ""Control for Grid Connected and Intentional Islanding of Distributed Power Generation"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23679.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/23679/control-for-grid-connected-and-intentional-islanding-of-distributed-power-generation/ruchali-borkute
Control Strategy for Distributed Integration of Photovoltaic and Battery Ener...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
The micro-grid deployments are growing with independently, power system designers,
manufacturers and researchers for the applications where the loads are more efficient association with
extra output sources such as Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and Photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Using renewable source as main sources for micro-grid system also can avoid from the pollution to occur.
Energy storage when combined with PV system can provide a stronger economic performance, as well as
an added benefit of backup power for critical loads. This project proposed control strategies for integration
of BESS and PV in a micro-grid. The operation enables the maximum PV and BESS utilization during
different operating condition of the micro-grid, grid connected, islanded mode or a process between these
two operations. The project will focus on analyzing the performance between photovoltaic system and
battery in the simulations of micro-grids system and validate the simulation result using
MATLAB/SIMULINK software. After the simulation was analyzed, the understanding of benefit in using
renewable energy source as main power supply with support from battery energy storage to supply the
power to the loads and power managements is realized in the different modes on micro-grid which is grid
connected or islanded states. When the power generation from PV system was not enough to
accommodate electric loads, the BESS or from secondary side of transformer will supply the insufficient
power.
Reactive Power Sharing in Islanded Microgrid by Droop Control MethodIJMTST Journal
The proposed method mainly includes two important operations: error reduction operation and voltage recovery operation. The sharing accuracy is improved by the sharing error reduction operation, which is activated by the low-bandwidth synchronization signals. However, the error reduction operation will result in a decrease in output voltage amplitude. Therefore, the voltage recovery operation is proposed to compensate the decrease., due to increasing the demand of electricity as well as rapid depletion of fossil fuels, and the government policies on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions , renewable energy technologies are more attractive and various types of distributed generation sources, such as wind turbine generators and solar photo voltaic panels are being connected to low-voltage distribution networks. Micro grid is an integrated system that contain in s distributed generation sources, control systems, load management, energy storage and communication infrastructure capability to work in both grid connected and island mode to optimize energy usage. The paper presents a advanced control technique for a micro grid system which works efficiently under a decentralized control system.
Electric Vehicle as an Energy Storage for Grid Connected Solar Power SystemIAES-IJPEDS
In the past few years the growing demand for electricity and serious concern
for the environment have given rise to the growth of sustainable sources like
wind, solar, tidal, biomass etc. The technological advancement in power
electronics has led to the extensive usage of solar power. Solar power output
varies with the weather conditions and under shading conditions. With the
increasing concerns of the impacts of the high penetration of Photovoltaic
(PV) systems, a technical study about their effects on the power quality of
the utility grid is required. This paper investigates the functioning of a gridtied
PV system along with maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
algorithm. The effects of varying atmospheric conditions like solar irradiance
and temperature are also taken into account. It is proposed in this work that
an Electric Vehicle (EV) can be used as an energy storage to stabilize the
power supplied to the grid from the photovoltaic resources. A coordinated
control is necessary for the EV to obtain desired outcome. The modeling of
the PV and EV system is carried out in PSCAD and the proposed idea is
verified through simulation results utilizing real field data for solar irradiance
and temperature.
Grid Integration of Large PV Power Systems Using HVDC LinkIJERA Editor
This paper explores the interconnection of large scale Photo-Voltaic (PV) systems to the grid though a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link. HVDC link is recently utilized for transmission lines longer than 50 km. It is usually utilized to interconnect two asynchronous grids with the same or different frequencies while avoiding stability disturbances greatly. A suitable Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques is employed to control the performance of the integrated PV system. The system of the HVDC link has two 12-pulse converter using thyristor-bridges. The delay and the extinction angles at the rectifier and the inverter units control the flow and the quantity of the transmitted power from the PV system into the grid. Fixed capacitors and filters are used to provide the AC side with the required reactive power and reduce the harmonic contents. For evaluation purposes, different simulation investigations are carried out with a detailed modeling using the MATLAB. These tests corroborate the efficacy of HVDC link for integrating large PV systems to electrical grids
New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative seeks to fundamentally transform the way electricity is distributed, generated and used across the State. Utilities are being challenged to adapt their business models and distribution infrastructure to meet these new goals. REV also presents an opportunity for utilities to provide their customers with a broader range of services that lead to a more diverse, innovative and resilient energy infrastructure.
A key focus of REV is the transition to local distributed energy platforms including microgrids, which can be operated in conjunction with the grid or independently in emergencies. TRC recentlypresented an educational webinar to help New York’s utilities and other decision makers take action to plan and implement successful microgrids. This presentation covers:
• Basic concepts for developing a microgrid
• Differences from operating within the conventional grid
• Preliminary engineering steps required
• Options for generation sources
The webinar recording is available at http://blog.trcsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015-01-22-10.02-Planning-a-Successful-Microgrid.mp4
Design of a hybrid power system for a low dc voltage distribution system suit...Itai Hamunakwadi
Abstract—This paper focuses on the design of a hybrid power
system based on renewable energy sources for Low Voltage
Distribution system suitable for remote areas. Rural
electrification has been a challenging issue for many third world
countries. The available national voltage distribution systems are
only limited to areas with good road networks. Consequently, this
means rural and remote areas with poor road networks are
isolated from the national grid. Research is to be conducted so as
to design a feasible islanded power system that can furnish
adequate power to such areas.
Daymark Energy Advisors Principal Consultant Stan Faryniarz spoke on energy storage technologies as part of the session "Storage Project & Policy Successes: Enhancing Renewables Integration & Resilience" at The 2016 Renewable Energy Vermont (REV 2016) Conference.
This slide presents an introduction to microgrid. This is the second class for the subject 'Distribution Generation and Smart Grid'. Class wise I will provide all the discussions and analysis.
Droop control method for parallel dc converters used in standalone pv wind po...eSAT Journals
Abstract The rising rate of consumption and price of fossil fuel along with environmental pollution by conventional power generation draw global attention to renewable energy sources and technology. Paper gives analysis study on current sharing issues of parallel DC converters in standalone photovoltaic (PV) WIND system. Solar wind power generating system with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique – incremental conductance method is used for the simulation analysis. The main drawbacks of parallel converters used in system are poor power sharing and voltage drop. The paper describes about instantaneous droop calculation considering effect of cable resistance using droop index to improve the power sharing performance. The control technique is simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK in PV- wind power generating system with MPPT and case study has been done on the control strategy and verifies the effectiveness of adaptive droop control on output converter voltage. Key Words: Microgrid; droop method; incremental conductance (Incond); maximum power point tracking (MPPT).
There is need for an energy storage device capable of transferring high power in transient situations
aboard naval vessels. Currently, batteries are used to accomplish this task, but previous research has
shown that when utilized at high power rates, these devices deteriorate over time causing a loss in lifespan.
It has been shown that a hybrid energy storage configuration is capable of meeting such a demand while
reducing the strain placed on individual components. While designing a custom converter capable of
controlling the power to and from a battery would be ideal for this application, it can be costly to develop
when compared to purchasing commercially available products. Commercially available products offer
limited controllability in exchange for their proven performance and lower cost point - often times only
allowing a system level control input without any way to interface with low level controls that are
frequently used in controller design. This paper proposes the use of fuzzy logic control in order to provide
a system level control to the converters responsible for limiting power to and from the battery. A system
will be described mathematically, modeled in MATLAB/Simulink, and a fuzzy logic controller will be
compared with a typical controller.
The energy sector is moving into the era of distributed generation (DG) and microgrids
(MGs). The stability and operation aspects of converter-dominated DG MGs, however, are faced by
many challenges. To overcome these difficulties, this paper presents a new large-signal-based control
topology for DG power converters that is suitable for both grid connected and islanding modes of
operation without any need to reconfigure the control system and without islanding detection. To
improve MG stability and to guarantee stability and high performance of the MG system during sudden
harsh transients such as islanding, grid reconnection, and large load power changes, a nonlinear MG
stabilizer is proposed. We propose a novel control topology for microgrids which can work in both grid
connected and islanding modes without reconfiguration so it does not require islanding detection
technique, the controller is based on the concept of synchronverter In this paper, a radical step is taken
to improve the synchronverter as a self-synchronized synchronverter by removing the dedicated
synchronization unit
The hybrid AC/DC microgrid is considered to be the more and more popular in power systems as increasing DC loads. In this study, it is presented that a hybrid AC/DC microgrid is modelled with some renewable energy sources (e.g. solar energy, wind energy), typical storage facilities (e.g. batteries), and AC, DC load, and also the power could be transformed smoothly between the AC and DC sub-grids by the bidirectional AC/DC converter. Meanwhile, coordination control strategies are proposed for power balance under various operations. In grid-connected mode, the U–Q (DC bus voltage and reactive) or PQ method is adopted for the bidirectional AC/DC converter according to the amount of exchange power between AC and DC system in order to improve the DG utilisation efficiency, protecting the converter and maintain the stable operation of the system. In islanded mode, V/F control is applied to stabilising the entire system voltage and frequency, achieving the power balance between the AC and DC systems. Finally, these control strategies are verified by simulation with the results showing that the control scheme would maintain stable operation of the hybrid AC/DC microgrid.
GA Based Controller for Autonomous Wind-DG Micro gridIOSRJEEE
A single renewable source of energy when integrated with other sources of energy it is termed as hybrid system. In this paper an active power control strategy has been developed such that when the wind alone is not able to meet the energy demand, without compromising the frequency a transition occurs to wind diesel mode so that the energy demand is met. This work proposes the coordination of WDG(Wind DG), VSC’s are used for two purposes one is frequency control and another is voltage control. PMBLDC generator is used as a wind power generator and the Incremental conductance method is used as MPPT along with boost converter. This output is stored into battery system (BS) and surplus is supplied to the consumer loads. Back propagation feed forward (BPFF) control scheme is used for VF control of VSC. This controller provides harmonics elimination, load leveling and reactive power compensation and also regulates the voltage at PCC. Genetic algorithm is used for the purpose of tuning PI controller of BPFF. The performance and the analysis is done in a user friendly MATLAB/Simulink environment.
Control for Grid Connected and Intentional Islanding of Distributed Power Gen...ijtsrd
As the demand for more reliable and secure power system with greater power quality increases, the concept of distributed generation DG have become more popular. This popularity of DG concept has developed simultaneously with the decrease in manufacturing costs associated with clean and alternative technologies like fuel cells, biomass, micro turbine and solar cell systems. Intentional islanding is the purposeful sectionalisation of the utility system during widespread disturbances to create power “islandâ€. This island can be designed to maintain a continuous supply of power during disturbances of the main distribution system. Ruchali Borkute | Nikita Malwar ""Control for Grid Connected and Intentional Islanding of Distributed Power Generation"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23679.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/23679/control-for-grid-connected-and-intentional-islanding-of-distributed-power-generation/ruchali-borkute
Control Strategy for Distributed Integration of Photovoltaic and Battery Ener...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
The micro-grid deployments are growing with independently, power system designers,
manufacturers and researchers for the applications where the loads are more efficient association with
extra output sources such as Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and Photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Using renewable source as main sources for micro-grid system also can avoid from the pollution to occur.
Energy storage when combined with PV system can provide a stronger economic performance, as well as
an added benefit of backup power for critical loads. This project proposed control strategies for integration
of BESS and PV in a micro-grid. The operation enables the maximum PV and BESS utilization during
different operating condition of the micro-grid, grid connected, islanded mode or a process between these
two operations. The project will focus on analyzing the performance between photovoltaic system and
battery in the simulations of micro-grids system and validate the simulation result using
MATLAB/SIMULINK software. After the simulation was analyzed, the understanding of benefit in using
renewable energy source as main power supply with support from battery energy storage to supply the
power to the loads and power managements is realized in the different modes on micro-grid which is grid
connected or islanded states. When the power generation from PV system was not enough to
accommodate electric loads, the BESS or from secondary side of transformer will supply the insufficient
power.
Reactive Power Sharing in Islanded Microgrid by Droop Control MethodIJMTST Journal
The proposed method mainly includes two important operations: error reduction operation and voltage recovery operation. The sharing accuracy is improved by the sharing error reduction operation, which is activated by the low-bandwidth synchronization signals. However, the error reduction operation will result in a decrease in output voltage amplitude. Therefore, the voltage recovery operation is proposed to compensate the decrease., due to increasing the demand of electricity as well as rapid depletion of fossil fuels, and the government policies on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions , renewable energy technologies are more attractive and various types of distributed generation sources, such as wind turbine generators and solar photo voltaic panels are being connected to low-voltage distribution networks. Micro grid is an integrated system that contain in s distributed generation sources, control systems, load management, energy storage and communication infrastructure capability to work in both grid connected and island mode to optimize energy usage. The paper presents a advanced control technique for a micro grid system which works efficiently under a decentralized control system.
Electric Vehicle as an Energy Storage for Grid Connected Solar Power SystemIAES-IJPEDS
In the past few years the growing demand for electricity and serious concern
for the environment have given rise to the growth of sustainable sources like
wind, solar, tidal, biomass etc. The technological advancement in power
electronics has led to the extensive usage of solar power. Solar power output
varies with the weather conditions and under shading conditions. With the
increasing concerns of the impacts of the high penetration of Photovoltaic
(PV) systems, a technical study about their effects on the power quality of
the utility grid is required. This paper investigates the functioning of a gridtied
PV system along with maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
algorithm. The effects of varying atmospheric conditions like solar irradiance
and temperature are also taken into account. It is proposed in this work that
an Electric Vehicle (EV) can be used as an energy storage to stabilize the
power supplied to the grid from the photovoltaic resources. A coordinated
control is necessary for the EV to obtain desired outcome. The modeling of
the PV and EV system is carried out in PSCAD and the proposed idea is
verified through simulation results utilizing real field data for solar irradiance
and temperature.
Grid Integration of Large PV Power Systems Using HVDC LinkIJERA Editor
This paper explores the interconnection of large scale Photo-Voltaic (PV) systems to the grid though a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link. HVDC link is recently utilized for transmission lines longer than 50 km. It is usually utilized to interconnect two asynchronous grids with the same or different frequencies while avoiding stability disturbances greatly. A suitable Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques is employed to control the performance of the integrated PV system. The system of the HVDC link has two 12-pulse converter using thyristor-bridges. The delay and the extinction angles at the rectifier and the inverter units control the flow and the quantity of the transmitted power from the PV system into the grid. Fixed capacitors and filters are used to provide the AC side with the required reactive power and reduce the harmonic contents. For evaluation purposes, different simulation investigations are carried out with a detailed modeling using the MATLAB. These tests corroborate the efficacy of HVDC link for integrating large PV systems to electrical grids
New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative seeks to fundamentally transform the way electricity is distributed, generated and used across the State. Utilities are being challenged to adapt their business models and distribution infrastructure to meet these new goals. REV also presents an opportunity for utilities to provide their customers with a broader range of services that lead to a more diverse, innovative and resilient energy infrastructure.
A key focus of REV is the transition to local distributed energy platforms including microgrids, which can be operated in conjunction with the grid or independently in emergencies. TRC recentlypresented an educational webinar to help New York’s utilities and other decision makers take action to plan and implement successful microgrids. This presentation covers:
• Basic concepts for developing a microgrid
• Differences from operating within the conventional grid
• Preliminary engineering steps required
• Options for generation sources
The webinar recording is available at http://blog.trcsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015-01-22-10.02-Planning-a-Successful-Microgrid.mp4
Design of a hybrid power system for a low dc voltage distribution system suit...Itai Hamunakwadi
Abstract—This paper focuses on the design of a hybrid power
system based on renewable energy sources for Low Voltage
Distribution system suitable for remote areas. Rural
electrification has been a challenging issue for many third world
countries. The available national voltage distribution systems are
only limited to areas with good road networks. Consequently, this
means rural and remote areas with poor road networks are
isolated from the national grid. Research is to be conducted so as
to design a feasible islanded power system that can furnish
adequate power to such areas.
Daymark Energy Advisors Principal Consultant Stan Faryniarz spoke on energy storage technologies as part of the session "Storage Project & Policy Successes: Enhancing Renewables Integration & Resilience" at The 2016 Renewable Energy Vermont (REV 2016) Conference.
This slide presents an introduction to microgrid. This is the second class for the subject 'Distribution Generation and Smart Grid'. Class wise I will provide all the discussions and analysis.
Droop control method for parallel dc converters used in standalone pv wind po...eSAT Journals
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There is need for an energy storage device capable of transferring high power in transient situations
aboard naval vessels. Currently, batteries are used to accomplish this task, but previous research has
shown that when utilized at high power rates, these devices deteriorate over time causing a loss in lifespan.
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compared with a typical controller.
The energy sector is moving into the era of distributed generation (DG) and microgrids
(MGs). The stability and operation aspects of converter-dominated DG MGs, however, are faced by
many challenges. To overcome these difficulties, this paper presents a new large-signal-based control
topology for DG power converters that is suitable for both grid connected and islanding modes of
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stabilizer is proposed. We propose a novel control topology for microgrids which can work in both grid
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technique, the controller is based on the concept of synchronverter In this paper, a radical step is taken
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A full-function Micro-grid must have an advanced energy storage device. Intelligent control with
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storage and full life cycle as far as possible. All designs were integrated with forecasting and monitoring
data from different measuring points, such as Micro-grid supply side and demand side, the SOC of storage
system, the active and reactive power from SUG side, so as to control the battery charge and discharge
behavior and SUG connection operation dynamically. Micro-grid could not only operate stand-alone by
self-supply in most cases, in the case of power production surplus or equipment malfunction, the Microgrid
could also delivery energy to SUG or take power from the SUG flexibly. The scheme used fully of new
energy, could ensure region power supply reliably and be used widely in application
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A review of optimal operation of microgrids IJECEIAES
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Line losses reduction greatly affects the performance of the electric distribution network. This paper aims to identify the influencing factors causing power losses in that network. Newton-Raphson method is used for the loss assessment and the Sensitivity analysis by approach One-Factor-At-A-Time (OAT) for the influencing factors identification. Simulation with the meshed IEEE-30 bus test system is carried out under MATLAB environment. Among the 14 parameters investigated of each line, the result shows that the consumed reactive powers by loads, the bus voltages and the linear parameters are the most influencing on the power losses in several lines. Thus, in order to optimize these losses, the solution consists of the reactive power compensation by using capacitor banks; then the placement of appropriate components in the network according to the corresponding loads; and finally, the injection of other energy sources into the bus which recorded high level losses by using the hybrid system for instance.
Micropower system optimization for the telecommunication towers based on var...IJECEIAES
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PSS/E based placement wind/PV hybrid system to improve stability of Iraqi grid IJECEIAES
Proper employment of Hybrid Wind/ PV system is often implemented near the load, and it is linked with the grid to study dynamic stability analysis. Generally, instability is because of sudden load demand variant and variant in renewable sources generation. As well as, weather variation creates several factors that affect the operation of the integrated hybrid system. So this paper introduces output result of a PV /wind via power electronic technique; DC chopper; that is linked to Iraqi power system to promote the facilitating achievement of Wind/ PV voltage. Moreover, PSS/E is used to study dynamic power stability for hybrid system which is attached to an effective region of Iraqi Network. The hybrid system is connected to Amara Old bus and fault bus is achieved to that bus and the stability results reflects that settling time after disturbance is not satisfactory. But, it is found that PV/wind generation system influences Iraqi grid stability to be better than that with only PV generation and the latter is better than stability of the grid that is enhanced with only wind generation. These results represent an important guideline for Iraqi power system planner.
Control of Hybrid AC DC Micro Grid Involving Energy Storage, Renewable Energy...ijtsrd
Electricity, a remarkable scientific gift to humanity, has fuelled a civilization where it is utilized for myriad purposes. Nevertheless, a paradigm shift is underway in recent times, transitioning from small generating units to large generating plants connected to distribution systems in the form of renewable energy powered micro grids. Reactive power in networks has different alignment and efficiency based on the power factor and setup stage. These rows can be classified as passive networks of independent variables based on the sequence inductance and shunting power of the rows. The reactive power flow does, however, have a number of drawbacks. By raising the attracted line at the same charge rate, it effectively lowers the attracted lines efficiency, service, and costs. This also decreases the proportion of energy stabilization. This article presents the modeling of hybrid micro grids for power system configuration performed in the MATLAB SIMULINK environment. The present work mainly covers the network operation mode of hybrid network. Models have been developed for all converters to maintain a stable system under various load and source conditions, and the control mechanism has also been studied. Dr. Shailendra Verma | Abhishek Janghel | Ashish Dewangan | Prashant Bawane "Control of Hybrid AC/DC Micro Grid Involving Energy Storage, Renewable Energy and Pulsed Loads" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55153.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/55153/control-of-hybrid-acdc-micro-grid-involving-energy-storage-renewable-energy-and-pulsed-loads/dr-shailendra-verma
Solar Photovoltaic Generators with MPPT and Battery Storage in MicrogridsIAES-IJPEDS
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of a photo voltaic system with
different temperature and insolation conditions used for Micro grids can be
explained in this paper. The different steps of the design of this controller are
presented together with its simulation and the feasibility of control methods
to be adopted for the operation of a micro grid when it becomes isolated.
Normally, the micro grid operates in interconnected mode with the medium
voltage network; however, scheduled or forced isolation can take place.
In such conditions, the micro grid must have the ability to operate stably
and autonomously. An evaluation of the need of storage devices and load to
take off strategies is included in this paper. Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy
has witnessed double-digit growth in the past decade. The penetration of PV
systems as distributed generators in low-voltage grids has also seen
significant attention. In addition, the need for higher overall grid efficiency
and reliability has boosted the interest in the microgrid concept.
High-efficiency PV-based microgrids require maximum power point tracking
(MPPT) controllers to maximize the harvested energy due to the nonlinearity
in PV module characteristics. This paper proposes an approach
of coordinated and integrated control of solar PV generators with the
maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control and battery storage control
to provide voltage and frequency (V-f) support to an islanded microgrid.
The simulation studies are carried out with the IEEE 13-bus feeder test
system in grid connected and islanded microgrid modes. The MPPT
of a Photovoltaic System for Micro Grid operation is successfully designed
and simulated by using MATLAB/Simulink Software in this paper.
Hybrid Micro Grid Architectures and ChallengesIJMTST Journal
The distribution system is part of the electric power system that links the bulk transmission system and the
individual customers. Increasing environmental concerns, consumer expectations in terms of reliability &
better quality of power supply and improving economics of distributed energy resources (DER) based on
renewable, is making Micro Grid a viable proposition. Present electrical distribution system offers many
technical & operational glitches for successful integration of Micro Grid Technologies. Modern Power systems
are smart, interconnected, interdependent, load sharing and phased mission systems. Micro grids are
composed by distributed generators, energy storage devices, intelligent circuit breakers and local loads. In
this paper, a review of the main micro grid architectures proposed in the literature has been carried out. The
micro grid architectures are first classified regarding their AC or DC distribution buses. Besides, more
complex micro grid architectures will be discussed. Both advantages and disadvantages of each one of the
micro grid families will be discussed.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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OPEN ACCESS
Renewable Power Generation Units through Micro Grid System
M.Pradeep Kumar*, Mr. M.Balasubba Reddy**
* (Dept of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Prakasam Engineering college , kandukuru
**( Dept of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Professor & H.O.D, Prakasam Engineering college.)
ABSTRACT
Micro-grid system is currently a conceptual solution to fulfill the commitment of reliable power
delivery for future power systems. Renewable power sources such as wind and hydro offer the best
potential for emission free power for future micro-grid systems. This paper presents a micro-grid
system based on wind and hydro power sources and addresses issues related to operation, control, and
stability of the system. The micro-grid system investigated in this paper represents a case study in
Newfoundland, Canada. It consists of a small hydro generation unit and a wind farm that contains nine
variable- speed, double-fed induction generator based wind turbines. Using Matlab/Simulink, the system
is modeled and simulated to identify the technical issues involved in the operation of a micro-grid system
based on renewable power generation units. The operational modes, technical challenges and a brief
outline of conceptual approaches to addressing some of the technical issues are presented for further
investigation.
Keywords: Renewable power generation, Distributed generation, Micro-grid, Simulation.
I.
NO M E N C L AT U R E
CERTS
FC
HGU
MG
MCFC
NEDO
=
Consortium for electric
reliability
techno- logy solutions
= Fuel cell
= Hydro generation unit
= Micro-grid
= Molten carbonate fuel cell
= New energy and industrial
technology development organization
=
Newfoundland power energy
NPEP
plan
PV = Photovoltaic
PCC = Point of common coupling
PAFC = Phosphoric acid fuel cell
SOFC = Solid oxide fuel cell
WT = Wind turbine
WPGS = Wind power generation system
II.
INTRODUCTION
The demand for more power combined with
interest in clean technologies has driven researchers
to develop distributed power generation systems
using renewable energy sources [1-3]. On the other
hand, the integration of a large number of distributed
gener- ations into distribution network is restricted
due to the capacity limitation of the distribution
networks and their unidirectional power
flow
behaviour [2, 4, 5]. Such barriers have motivated
researchers to find an alternative conceptual
solution to enhance the distributed generation
integration into the distribution networks. An
alternative approach called “Micro-grid” was
proposed in 2001 as a means of integrating more
distributed generations into the distribution networks
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[5].Distributed generation in micro-grid operation
provides benefits to the utility operators, distributed
generation owners and consumers in terms of reliable
power supply, transmission loss compensation,
reduction in transmission system expansion and
enhancement of renewable power penetration.A
review of the existing literature reveals that the first
micro-grid architecture was proposed by R. H.
Lasseter [5, 6], and called CERTS micro-grid. The
CERTS micro-grid generally assumes converterinterfaced distributed generation units based on both
renewable and non-renewable power sources. Barnes
et al [8] also proposed a micro-grid system under the
frame of the European project “Micro-grids”. The
European micro-grid architecture con- sists of two
PV generators, one wind turbine, battery storage,
controllable loads and a controlled interconnection
for the local low voltage grid. The NEDO in Japan
proposed three micro-grid projects in 2003 [9, 10].
The first NEDO micro-grid (1.7MW) system
comprises different kinds of fuel cells such as
MCFC, PAFC, SOFC, and photovoltaic (PV) system
and battery stor- age.The second NEDO micro-grid
(610kW) configuration consists of PV, WT, biomass
and battery storage. The third NEDO micro- grid
(750kW) system consists of PV, WT, MCFC,
biogas and battery bank, which has very low
percentage (13 percent) of renewable energy
generation. Micro-grid research in Canada has started
in universities with the cooperation of the CANMET
energy technology center at Varennes [9]. This
research group has identi- fied industry cases, such
as the isolated wind-diesel micro- grid system, and
the Fortis Alberta grid-tied micro-grid system for
investigation. Canada’s micro-grid research and
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development also evolved to develop a test bed for
industrial-grade prototype testing and performance
evaluation [9]. A study of micro-grid dynamic
behavior, along with the control of the microgeneration units is performed by F. Kateraie [7]. This
micro-grid system is based on the benchmark system
of the IEEE Standard 399-1997 [11], which consists
of three generation units comprising a diesel
generator or a gas turbine generator, an electronically
interfaced distributed generation and a fixed speed
wind power generator. Research on micro-grid
systems is also found in literature, where the
generation units and loads combination are
arbitrarily assumed [12-16].
The diverse micro-generation units in a
micro-grid system and the desire to integrate more
clean power in future power network has led to a
focus on a micro-grid system based on renewable
power generation units in this research. As a whole,
the characteristics of a micro-grid system depend
projects in 2003 [9, 10]. The first NEDO micro-grid
(1.7MW) system comprises different kinds of fuel
cells
such
as
MCFC, PAFC, SOFC, and
photovoltaic (PV) system and battery stor- age.The
second NEDO
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based micro-grid system. In order to classify the
technical challenges for the micro- grid system
under investigation, three operational modes
(Figure2) are considered: (a) grid connected system,
(b) isolated system with wind power generation, and
(c) isolated system without wind power generation
III.
MICRO-GRID SYSTEM
The schematic of the micro-grid system
shown in Figure 1 consists of a HGU, a WPGS, and
two load areas represented as Load-I (3.94 MW, .9
MVar) and Load-II (2.82 MW, 0.84 MVar). The two
load areas are connected through a 20.12 km
transmission line and the two generating systems
are connected through a 21 km transmission line.
The wind turbines are connected to bus 2 using its
own transmission lines and a 12.5/66kV, 30 MVA
power transformer. Load bus-II is connected to bus 2
and the power is delivered to the load using a
66/12.5kV, 4 MVA power transformer. Load bus-I is
connected to bus 1 and the power is delivered to the
load using a 66/12.5kV, 5 MVA power transformer.
The HGU is connected to bus 1 using a 6.9/66kV, 8
MVA
power
transformer.
A
conventional
synchronous generator, equipped with IEEE standard
excitation and governor system, is used for the
HGU. A 66kV, 1000 MVA grid is connected to
bus 1. Both power generation systems operate in
grid connected mode. The automatic isolated
operation of the HGU is not the current practice
of the utility owner, and the WPGS is not allowed
to operate in isolated mode. In the event that the grid
power is lost due to faults or scheduled maintenance,
a black out would result until the HGU comes in
operation. Even with the HGU in operation, some
load shedding may be necessary since the HGU
would not be able to meet the load demand.
Therefore, the consequences of the grid outage are
the key drivers which dictate the operational modes
of the micro- grid system.
IV.
OPERATIONAL MODES OF THE
MICRO-GRID SYSTEM
Technical issues such as control, power
balance strategies, oper- ation, protection and storage
techniques differ from one micro-grid to another.
The main reasons are the integration of high
number of distributed power generation units near
to the electrical loads, the nature and size of the
micro-generation units, and availability of primary
energy sources for renewable power generation
units.
V.
Considering these reasons, the technical challenges
and methods for addressing them for the system
shown in Figure 1 have not been investigated yet. This
paper investigates the technical challenges associated with the wind farm and hydro generation
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MODELIN GAND
SIMULATION
The components of the identified system
are modeled using MATLAB/SIMULINK software
tool. The HGU model is the com- bination of the
model of synchronous generator, hydro turbine and
turbine governor system, and excitation system. The
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A. Mode-I: Grid connected mode
The simulation results for Mode-I are
represented in Figures 3(a- d), while WPGS and
HGU are connected to the grid. No initial transient
indicates the steady-state operation of the system in
grid connected mode. Figure 3(a) shows the wind
speed profile provided into the wind turbine rotor.
Figure 3(c) and 3(b) show the generated power by the
HGU, and by the WPGS, while nine wind turbines
are in operation. The output of the WPGS varies due
to the wind speed variation. Figure 3(d) represents
the voltage at bus 1 which is in its rated value. These
results indicate that the operation of the HGU and
WPGS in grid connected mode is dictated by the grid
with the expected system voltages and frequency set
by the grid.
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B. Mode-II: Isolated system with wind power
generation
The system operation follows the Mode-I
until t=5 seconds. After t=5 seconds, the grid is
isolated from the system. Figure 4(a) shows system.
Figure 4(b) and 4(c) show the power
contribution by the two generation units into the
micro-gird, while assuming only one wind turbine
is in operation in the WPGS after t=5 seconds.
As HGU is the firm power generation system, it is
decided to operate the HGU during the entire
operation. However, the operation of WPGS with
one or more wind turbines is decided based on load
demand. Voltage at bus 1 is shown in Figure 4(d)
which decreases after grid isconnection. This
indicates the lack of sufficient reactive power in the
micro-grid system, which was actually supplied by
the grid in the grid connected mode. More than
one wind turbine operating in the WPGS will deliver
more active power in the micro-grid system than
the load demand. In such case, the reactive power
demand will also increase in the micro-grid system
which results in more reduction in voltage level at
different locations in the micro-grid system.
WPGS output (pu)
synchronous machine electrical system is modeled in
a d-q rotor reference frame with the dynamics of
stator, rotor and damper windings [17]. The
synchronous machine parameters are obtained from
Newfoundland Power, Canada and from [18]. Hydro
turbine and turbine governor system model is given in
[19]. The parameters for the hydro turbine and
penstock are obtained from Newfoundland Power,
Canada. The WPGS model consists of dynamic
model of nine variable- speed doubly-fed induction
generator based wind turbines. Vestas90 wind turbine parameters are used in the developed
wind turbine rotor model [20]. The induction
machine electrical system is modeled in a d-q
synchronously rotating reference frame [17].
Generator parameters are obtained from [20, 21].
The utility grid is represented by an
equivalent model of 66kVthree phase voltage
source with the short-circuit capacity of 1000MVA
and the reactance to resistance ratio of 22.2 [11]. A
constant impedance load model is used in the system.
The parameter information about the line,
transformer and load are obtained from the utility
company, Newfoundland Power.Simulations for three
operational modes (Fig. 2) are performed and the
simulation results are presented in the following
sections. The measurements presented in the
simulation results are in per unit, while the base
power is 27 MVA. The simulation was performed
for a 60 seconds interval. The wind speed model
[22] is used as the wind profile for the wind turbine
rotor. WPGS with no output power represents the
lack of sufficient wind velocity to generate electric
power. The grid is isolated from the system at t=5
seconds because of a fault or regular maintenance in
the transmission systems. The fault in the grid
transmission systems (unintentional islanding) or
their regular maintenance (intentional islanding) is
simulated using a three phase circuit breaker with
specific time settings.
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• Active power imbalance will occur between
generation units and loads when wind power is
not available in isolated micro- grid mode. A
suitable storage system along with a control scheme
is required to maintain power-frequency balance.
• Reactive power is required during isolated microgrid operation to maintain the expected voltage level
at different buses in the micro-grid system. The
reactive power demand can be provided by
STATCOM during isolated system with wind power
generation and by storage unit during isolated system
without wind power generation.
In addition, a control coordinator and
monitoring system is re- quired for the micro-grid
operation. A load flow based micro-grid monitoring
and control coordinator scheme can be chosen for the
proposed micro-grid system operation
C. Mode-III: Isolated system without wind
power generation
The system operation follows the Mode-I
until t=5 seconds. However, at t=5 seconds, the
grid is isolated from the system.Concurrently, the
WPGS has no output power as there is insuffi- cient
wind resource to produce electricity. This mode of
operation is simulated, and the results are shown in
Figure 5(a-d). Figure5(a) shows the micro-grid
frequency, which is not tolerable by the system.
This also indicates that the power generation and
consumption in micro-grid system is not balanced.
Figure 5(c) shows the HGU output power and the
zero output power from the WPGS is shown in
Figure 5(b). The voltage level at bus 1 is shown in
Figure 5(d) which is much lower than its rated value.
This indicates the requirement for reactive power in
the micro-grid system. As the WPGS is not able to
deliver power (Fig. 5(b)) after t=5 seconds due to the
lack of sufficient wind, the requirement of additional
power from a reliable storage system is
essential.Based on simulation results, the issues
related to micro-grid operation of the system under
investigation can be summarized as:
• Active power imbalance and/or variation occurs
in isolated micro-grid mode when wind power is
available. A control scheme is required to maintain
active power balance by storing or dumping surplus
power. Motor-pump sets can be used to pump water
using surplus power. However, a dump load is
required to achieve better accuracy in powerfrequency balance.
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VI.
CONCLUSIONS
Micro-grid operation of a system based on
renewable power generation units is presented in
this paper. The system behavior and technical issues
involved with three operational modes in micro-grid
scheme are identified and discussed. The
investigation is performed based on simulation
results using Matlab/Simulink software package.
Simulation results indicate that dump load and
suitable storage system along with proper control
scheme are additionally required for the operation of
the study system in a micro-grid scheme. A control
coordinator and monitoring system is also required
to monitor micro-grid system state and decide the
necessary control action for an operational mode.
The required control schemes development for the
proposed micro-grid system is currently under
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VII.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This work is supported by a research grant
from the National Science and Engineering Research
Council (NSERC) of Canada, the Atlantic Innovation
Fund (AIF) Canada, and Memorial Univer- sity of
Newfoundland. The author also would like to
acknowledge the utility company, Newfoundland
Power, Canada for providing system data and
information presented in this paper.
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