One of the main features of Microgrids is the ability to operate in both grid-connected mode and islanding mode. In each mode of operation, distributed energy resources (DERs) can be operated under grid-forming or grid-following control strategies. In grid-connected mode, DERs usually work under grid-following control strategy, while at least one of the DERs must operate in grid-forming strategy in islanding mode. A microgrid may experience remarkable fluctuations in voltage and current due to an unintentional islanding event. To achieve a smooth transition to islanding mode and mitigate disturbance effect, this paper proposes a control strategy includes a) a linear voltage controller with capacitor current feedback as an input to the voltage controller and output current feedforward as an input to current controller, and b) modified droop control to emulate the inertia response of a synchronous generator. The proposed controller can suppress voltage, current and frequency fluctuations and also guarantee a smooth transition. A small signal analysis of the proposed control strategy is developed to design its coefficients as well as the destabilizing effect of constant power load (CPL). Experimental results are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.


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    Title :

    Seamless Transition of Microgrids Operation from Grid-Connected to Islanded Mode


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    Publication date :

    2020-05-01


    Remarks:

    Ganjian-Aboukheili , M , Shahabi , M , Shafiee , Q & Guerrero , J M 2020 , ' Seamless Transition of Microgrids Operation from Grid-Connected to Islanded Mode ' , IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid , vol. 11 , no. 3 , 8869850 , pp. 2106-2114 . https://doi.org/10.1109/TSG.2019.2947651



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629





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