Investigations on Performance Enhancement Measures of the Bidirectional Converter in PV–Wind Interconnected Microgrid System

Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan, Aritra Ghosh, Tapas K. Mallick, Apoorva Krishnamurthy and Meenal Saravanan
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Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai 602117, India
Aritra Ghosh: Environmental and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR109FE, UK
Tapas K. Mallick: Environmental and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall TR109FE, UK
Apoorva Krishnamurthy: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai 602117, India
Meenal Saravanan: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai 602117, India

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: In this work, a hybrid microgrid framework was created with the assistance of a photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbine (WT) generator. Additionally, bidirectional control mechanisms were implemented where an AC system was integrated with permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based WT and a DC system was integrated with a sliding mode algorithm controlled maximum power point tracker (MPPT)-integrated PV system. The wind and PV interconnected microgrid system was mathematically modeled for steady-state conditions. This hybrid microgrid model was simulated using the MATLAB/SIMULINK platform. Optimal load management strategy was performed on a chosen hybrid microgrid system. Various case studies pertaining to connection and disconnection of sources and loads were performed on the test system. The outcomes establish that the system can be kept up in a steady-state condition under the recommended control plans when the network is changed, starting with one working condition then onto the next.

Keywords: hybrid microgrid; AC grids; DC grids; bidirectional converter; photovoltaic (PV); wind turbine generator; control mechanisms; wind energy conversion system (WECS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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