Priority-driven self-optimizing power control scheme for interlinking converters of hybrid AC/DC microgrid clusters in decentralized manner
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Hybrid AC/DC microgrid clusters are key building blocks of smart grid to support sustainable and resilient urban power systems. In microgrid clusters, the subgrid load-priorities and power quality requirements for different areas vary significantly. To realize optimal power exchanges among microgrid clusters, this paper proposes a decentralized self-optimizing power control scheme for interlinking converters (ILC) of hybrid microgrid clusters. A priority-driven optimal power exchange model of ILCs is built considering the priorities and capacities in subgrids. The optimization objective is to minimize the total DC-voltage/AC-frequency state deviations of subgrids. To realize the decentralized power flow control, an optimal-oriented quasi-droop control strategy of ILCs is introduced to not only achieve a flexible self-optimizing power flow management, but also provide an ancillary function of voltage support. Consequently, as each of ILCs only monitors the local AC-side frequency and DC-side voltage signals, the whole optimal power control of the wide-area microgrid clusters is achieved in a decentralized manner without any communication link. Thus, the proposed control algorithm has the features of decreased cost, increased scalability, reduced geographic restrictions and high resilience in terms of communication faults. Finally, the proposed method is validated by case studies with four interconnected microgrids through hardware-in-loop tests.
Date Issued
2022-05
Date Acceptance
2021-11-09
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022, 37 (5), pp.5970-5983
ISSN
0885-8993
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Start Page
5970
End Page
5983
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume
37
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9632372
Grant Number
EP/T021780/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
Microgrids
Hybrid power systems
Power control
Resilience
Power markets
Voltage control
Power quality
Decentralized self-optimizing
droop control
hybrid microgrid
interlinking converter (ILC)
networked microgrids
NETWORKED MICROGRIDS
AUTONOMOUS OPERATION
AC
DC
COORDINATION
STRATEGIES
RESILIENCE
MANAGEMENT
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-12-01