Establishing Realistic Testbeds for DC Microgrids Studies Validation: Needs and Challenges

Mahdi Debouza; Ahmed Al-Durra; Tarek H.M. El-Fouly; H. H. Zeineldin

doi:10.1109/IAS44978.2020.9334919

Establishing Realistic Testbeds for DC Microgrids Studies Validation: Needs and Challenges

Electrical Engineering

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Microgrids are expected to be the skeleton of future modernized electrical grids, and they are receiving increased attention due to their advantages over conventional electrical grids. This paper presents the major needs and challenges of establishing realistic and accurate experimental DC microgrids testbeds. In addition, a DC microgrid experimental setup is built using combined Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) and controller-in-the-Loop (CIL) typology, where the dynamics of renewable energy sources and storage devices are considered. The experimental DC microgrid testbed consists of a real-time digital simulator (RTDS) that communicates with a dSPACE MicroLabBox controller via Ethernet connection, which eliminates the need for physical connections between the two. Moreover, the control of the energy sources in the DC microgird is improved by the application of result adaptive proportional integral control. The adaptive controller enhances both transient and steady-state performances of the bidirectional dc-dc converters used to control the power flow of the energy sources in the DC microgrid. The real-time simulation and experimental results show the accuracy of developed DC microgid testbed and its feasibility for expansion and validating advanced microgrids studies.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728171920
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IAS44978.2020.9334919
State	Published - 10 Oct 2020
Event	2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020 - Detroit, United States Duration: 10 Oct 2020 → 16 Oct 2020

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Conference	2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Detroit
Period	10/10/20 → 16/10/20

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adaptive control
control-in-the-loop (CIL)
DC microgrids
power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL)
real-time digital simulator (RTDS)

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Debouza, M., Al-Durra, A., El-Fouly, T. H. M., & Zeineldin, H. H. (2020). Establishing Realistic Testbeds for DC Microgrids Studies Validation: Needs and Challenges. In 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020 Article 9334919 (2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IAS44978.2020.9334919

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Debouza, M, Al-Durra, A , El-Fouly, THM & Zeineldin, HH 2020, Establishing Realistic Testbeds for DC Microgrids Studies Validation: Needs and Challenges. in 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020., 9334919, 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020, Detroit, United States, 10/10/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/IAS44978.2020.9334919

Establishing Realistic Testbeds for DC Microgrids Studies Validation: Needs and Challenges. / Debouza, Mahdi; Al-Durra, Ahmed ; El-Fouly, Tarek H.M. et al.
2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. 9334919 (2020 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, IAS 2020).

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