Coordinated Frequency Control Strategy for an Islanded Microgrid With Demand Side Management Capability

Samrat Acharya; Mohamed Shawky El Moursi; Amer Al-Hinai

doi:10.1109/TEC.2017.2763186

Coordinated Frequency Control Strategy for an Islanded Microgrid With Demand Side Management Capability

Samrat Acharya
, Mohamed Shawky El Moursi
, Amer Al-Hinai

Electrical Engineering

Sultane Qaboos University

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

66 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper presents a novel coordinated frequency control (CFC) scheme with demand side management capability for an islanded microgrid. The proposed CFC scheme is a communication-free coordination among fast responding devices: thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs), photovoltaic power systems, battery energy storage systems, and a slow responding diesel generator (DZ). The fast responding devices are deployed to achieve a swift frequency regulation in transient state. In steady state, these devices are returned to their normal operating condition by changing loading conditions of the DZ without employing interdevice communication. The proposed control strategy not only achieves frequency regulation in adherence to IEEE Standard 1547, but also maintains customers' quality of service while manipulating TCLs for frequency regulation. A comprehensive study of the proposed CFC scheme is carried out on a modified IEEE 13-bus balanced industrial distribution network using MATLAB/Simulink. In addition, real-time performances of the CFC scheme have been validated experimentally using OPAL-RT simulator, and a well-programmed TMS320F28335 microcontroller. Both the simulation and experimental results demonstrate effective performance of the proposed CFC in achieving efficient frequency regulation.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	639-651
Number of pages	13
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2017.2763186
State	Published - Jun 2018

UN SDGs

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

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Coordinated frequency control
PV power control
real-time simulation
thermostatically controlled loads

Access to Document

10.1109/TEC.2017.2763186

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

@article{89032ee8fd4345d6bd6a42c6003881a6,

title = "Coordinated Frequency Control Strategy for an Islanded Microgrid With Demand Side Management Capability",

abstract = "This paper presents a novel coordinated frequency control (CFC) scheme with demand side management capability for an islanded microgrid. The proposed CFC scheme is a communication-free coordination among fast responding devices: thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs), photovoltaic power systems, battery energy storage systems, and a slow responding diesel generator (DZ). The fast responding devices are deployed to achieve a swift frequency regulation in transient state. In steady state, these devices are returned to their normal operating condition by changing loading conditions of the DZ without employing interdevice communication. The proposed control strategy not only achieves frequency regulation in adherence to IEEE Standard 1547, but also maintains customers' quality of service while manipulating TCLs for frequency regulation. A comprehensive study of the proposed CFC scheme is carried out on a modified IEEE 13-bus balanced industrial distribution network using MATLAB/Simulink. In addition, real-time performances of the CFC scheme have been validated experimentally using OPAL-RT simulator, and a well-programmed TMS320F28335 microcontroller. Both the simulation and experimental results demonstrate effective performance of the proposed CFC in achieving efficient frequency regulation.",

keywords = "Coordinated frequency control, PV power control, real-time simulation, thermostatically controlled loads",

author = "Samrat Acharya and \{El Moursi\}, \{Mohamed Shawky\} and Amer Al-Hinai",

note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received March 25, 2017; revised August 14, 2017; accepted October 8, 2017. Date of publication October 15, 2017; date of current version May 17, 2018. This work was supported in part by the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, European Commission—FPI service under Contract PI/2015/370817 (http://www.eugcc-cleanergy.net). Paper no. TEC-00222-2017. (Corresponding author: Mohamed Shawky El Moursi.) S. Acharya is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Masdar Institute, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi 54224, UAE (e-mail: [email protected]). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.",

year = "2018",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1109/TEC.2017.2763186",

language = "British English",

volume = "33",

pages = "639--651",

journal = "IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion",

issn = "0885-8969",

publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Coordinated Frequency Control Strategy for an Islanded Microgrid With Demand Side Management Capability

AU - Acharya, Samrat

AU - El Moursi, Mohamed Shawky

AU - Al-Hinai, Amer

N1 - Funding Information: Manuscript received March 25, 2017; revised August 14, 2017; accepted October 8, 2017. Date of publication October 15, 2017; date of current version May 17, 2018. This work was supported in part by the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, European Commission—FPI service under Contract PI/2015/370817 (http://www.eugcc-cleanergy.net). Paper no. TEC-00222-2017. (Corresponding author: Mohamed Shawky El Moursi.) S. Acharya is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Masdar Institute, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi 54224, UAE (e-mail: [email protected]). Publisher Copyright: © 2017 IEEE.

PY - 2018/6

Y1 - 2018/6

N2 - This paper presents a novel coordinated frequency control (CFC) scheme with demand side management capability for an islanded microgrid. The proposed CFC scheme is a communication-free coordination among fast responding devices: thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs), photovoltaic power systems, battery energy storage systems, and a slow responding diesel generator (DZ). The fast responding devices are deployed to achieve a swift frequency regulation in transient state. In steady state, these devices are returned to their normal operating condition by changing loading conditions of the DZ without employing interdevice communication. The proposed control strategy not only achieves frequency regulation in adherence to IEEE Standard 1547, but also maintains customers' quality of service while manipulating TCLs for frequency regulation. A comprehensive study of the proposed CFC scheme is carried out on a modified IEEE 13-bus balanced industrial distribution network using MATLAB/Simulink. In addition, real-time performances of the CFC scheme have been validated experimentally using OPAL-RT simulator, and a well-programmed TMS320F28335 microcontroller. Both the simulation and experimental results demonstrate effective performance of the proposed CFC in achieving efficient frequency regulation.

AB - This paper presents a novel coordinated frequency control (CFC) scheme with demand side management capability for an islanded microgrid. The proposed CFC scheme is a communication-free coordination among fast responding devices: thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs), photovoltaic power systems, battery energy storage systems, and a slow responding diesel generator (DZ). The fast responding devices are deployed to achieve a swift frequency regulation in transient state. In steady state, these devices are returned to their normal operating condition by changing loading conditions of the DZ without employing interdevice communication. The proposed control strategy not only achieves frequency regulation in adherence to IEEE Standard 1547, but also maintains customers' quality of service while manipulating TCLs for frequency regulation. A comprehensive study of the proposed CFC scheme is carried out on a modified IEEE 13-bus balanced industrial distribution network using MATLAB/Simulink. In addition, real-time performances of the CFC scheme have been validated experimentally using OPAL-RT simulator, and a well-programmed TMS320F28335 microcontroller. Both the simulation and experimental results demonstrate effective performance of the proposed CFC in achieving efficient frequency regulation.

KW - Coordinated frequency control

KW - PV power control

KW - real-time simulation

KW - thermostatically controlled loads

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85047323323

U2 - 10.1109/TEC.2017.2763186

DO - 10.1109/TEC.2017.2763186

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85047323323

SN - 0885-8969

VL - 33

SP - 639

EP - 651

JO - IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

JF - IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

IS - 2

ER -

Coordinated Frequency Control Strategy for an Islanded Microgrid With Demand Side Management Capability

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

OpenUrl availability

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this