Hierarchical Switching Control Strategy for Smart Power-Exchange Station in Honeycomb Distribution Network

Xiangkun Meng, Wenyao Sun (), Yi Zhao, Xiaoyi Qian and Yan Zhang
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Xiangkun Meng: School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, Shenyang 110136, China
Wenyao Sun: School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, Shenyang 110136, China
Yi Zhao: School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, Shenyang 110136, China
Xiaoyi Qian: Key Laboratory of Power Grid Energy Conservation and Control of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, Shenyang 110136, China
Yan Zhang: Key Laboratory of Power Grid Energy Conservation and Control of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Institute of Engineering, Shenyang 110136, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-18

Abstract: The Honeycomb Distribution Network is a new distribution network architecture that utilizes the Smart Power-Exchange Station (SPES) to enable power interconnection and mutual assistance among multiple microgrids/distribution units, thereby supporting high-proportion integration of distributed renewable energy and promoting a sustainable energy transition. To promote the continuous and reliable operation of the Honeycomb Distribution Network, this paper proposes a Hierarchical Switching Control Strategy to address the issues of DC bus voltage ( U dc ) fluctuation in the SPES of the Honeycomb Distribution Network, as well as the state of charge (SOC) and charging/discharging power limitation of the energy storage module (ESM). The strategy consists of the system decision-making layer and the converter control layer. The system decision-making layer selects the main converter through the importance degree of each distribution unit and determines the control strategy of each converter through the operation state of the ESM’s SOC. The converter control layer restricts the ESM’s input/output active power—this ensures the ESM’s SOC and input/output active power stay within the power boundary. Additionally, it combines the Flexible Virtual Inertia Adaptive (FVIA) control method to suppress U dc fluctuations and improve the response speed of the ESM converter’s input/output active power. A simulation model built in MATLAB/Simulink is used to verify the proposed control strategy, and the results demonstrate that the strategy can not only effectively reduce U dc deviation and make the ESM’s input/output power reach the stable value faster, but also effectively avoid the ESM entering the unstable operation area.

Keywords: honeycomb distribution network; smart power-exchange station; energy storage module’s SOC and power limit; hierarchical switching control; Flexible Virtual Inertia Adaptive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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