Distributed Secondary Control for Battery Management in a DC Microgrid

Alexander Paul Moya (), Polo Josue Pazmiño (), Jacqueline Rosario Llanos, Diego Ortiz-Villalba and Claudio Burgos
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Alexander Paul Moya: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), Sangolquí 171103, Ecuador
Polo Josue Pazmiño: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), Sangolquí 171103, Ecuador
Jacqueline Rosario Llanos: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), Sangolquí 171103, Ecuador
Diego Ortiz-Villalba: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), Sangolquí 171103, Ecuador
Claudio Burgos: Institute of Engineering Sciences, Universidad de O’Higgins, Rancagua 2820000, Chile

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-20

Abstract: This research presents the design and simulation of a distributed secondary control based on a consensus algorithm for the efficient management of an isolated DC microgrid (MG-DC) that secures the distribution of active power according to the capacities of each storage unit, reducing duty cycles and extending its life cycle. The balance of powers is fulfilled through a photovoltaic (PV) generation unit and an energy storage system (ESS) based on batteries. The PV Boost converter has a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller based on the perturb and observe (P & O) method. In contrast, a Buck–Boost converter is integrated into each battery, which is bidirectionally controlled through a local controller and a primary droop control that balances the required power at the loads. It produces a voltage deviation on the DC bus. To compensate for this deviation, a distributed secondary control strategy based on consensus is proposed to restore the voltage while managing the power sharing according to the capacities of each battery. It allows for the improvement of its life cycle, which is shown in the state of charge (SOC) index, thus extending its life cycle. The controllers are evaluated for solar re-source changes, load changes, and different storage capacities.

Keywords: isolated DC microgrid; droop control; voltage restorer; distributed secondary control; consensus algorithm (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: 2022
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