A State-Space Model of an Inverter-Based Microgrid for Multivariable Feedback Control Analysis and Design

Juan F. Patarroyo-Montenegro, Jesus D. Vasquez-Plaza and Fabio Andrade
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Juan F. Patarroyo-Montenegro: Sustainable Energy Center, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00680, USA
Jesus D. Vasquez-Plaza: Sustainable Energy Center, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00680, USA
Fabio Andrade: Sustainable Energy Center, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00680, USA

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-30

Abstract: In this work, a synchronous model for grid-connected and islanded microgrids is presented. The grid-connected model is based on the premise that the reference frame is synchronized with the AC bus. The quadrature component of the AC bus voltage can be cancelled, which allows to express output power as a linear equation for nominal values in the AC bus amplitude voltage. The model for the islanded microgrid is developed by integrating all the inverter dynamics using a state-space model for the load currents. This model is presented in a comprehensive way such that it could be scalable to any number of inverter-based generators using inductor–capacitor–inductor (LCL) output filters. The use of these models allows designers to assess microgrid stability and robustness using modern control methods such as eigenvalue analysis and singular value diagrams. Both models were tested and validated in an experimental setup to demonstrate their accuracy in describing microgrid dynamics. In addition, three scenarios are presented: non-controlled model, Linear-Quadratic Integrator (LQI) power control, and Power-Voltage (PQ/Vdq) droop–boost controller. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the control strategies and the accuracy of the models to describe microgrid dynamics.

Keywords: inverter control; LQI; microgrid; modeling; optimal control; stability analysis (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: 2020
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