Impact of Information and Communication Technology Limitations on Microgrid Operation

Mahmoud Saleh, Yusef Esa, Mohamed El Hariri and Ahmed Mohamed
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Mahmoud Saleh: Department of Electrical Engineering, The City University of New York, City College, New York, NY 10031, USA
Yusef Esa: Department of Electrical Engineering, The City University of New York, City College, New York, NY 10031, USA
Mohamed El Hariri: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
Ahmed Mohamed: Department of Electrical Engineering, The City University of New York, City College, New York, NY 10031, USA
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Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-24

Abstract: This paper provides an extensive review of the conducted research regarding various microgrids (MGs) control techniques and the impact of Information Communication Technology (ICT) degradation on MGs performance and control. Additionally, this paper sheds the light on the research gaps and challenges that are to be explored regarding ICT intrinsic-limitations impact on MGs operations and enhancing MGs control. Based on this assessment, it offers future prospects regarding the impact of ICT latencies on MGs and, consequently, on the smart grid. Finally, this paper introduces a case study to show the significance and examine the effect of wireless communication technologies latency on the converters and the DC bus voltage of a centralized controlled DC MG. A DC microgrid with its communication-based control scheme was modeled to achieve this goal. The MATLAB simulation results show that the latency impact may be severe on the converter switches and the DC bus voltage. Additionally, the results show that the latency impact varies depending on the design of the MG and its operational conditions before the latency occurs.

Keywords: communication based control; green energy; information communication technology; microgrid; renewable energy; smart grid (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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