An intelligent capacity management system for interface converter in AC-DC hybrid microgrids

Saeed Heidari, Alireza Hatami and Mohsen Eskandari

Applied Energy, 2022, vol. 316, issue C, No S0306261922004949

Abstract: An interface converter (IC) is used in an AC-DC hybrid microgrid (HMG) and its main tasks are frequency regulation in the AC side, adjusting the DC voltage, and controlling the power flow between AC/DC sides based on the droop control method. The IC should be capable of providing ancillary services such as reactive power supply and compensation of unbalanced and harmonic components in the AC side. However, the use of the IC to provide ancillary services occupies its capacity, which may interfere with the main tasks of the IC. In addition, it is shown in this paper that in unbalanced conditions, the effective power capacity of the IC is reduced by considering the current limit of the converter. In this case, the converter may not be able to perform the main task and provide all the necessary ancillary services at the same time, otherwise, it may be exposed to an overcurrent condition. Therefore, an efficient strategy is needed to manage the IC converter capacity to facilitate optimal use of the entire IC capacity even in unbalanced conditions. Given this challenge, this paper proposes an intelligent strategy for managing the IC capacity, which prioritizes the realization of the main task and the provision of ancillary services. The proposed strategy is evaluated, and its effectiveness is proven by simulation results in Matlab/Simulink.

Keywords: AC/DC hybrid microgrid (HMG); Capacity management; Harmonic compensation; Interface converter (IC); Unbalanced grid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119112

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