In this research dynamic modeling of a remote hybrid power system and feasibility of a pumped hydro storage system is presented. Current hybrid system in Ramea, Newfoundland has an electrolyzer, storage and hydrogen generator system. This research proposes a pumped hydro storage as a replacement to the hydrogen system. Detailed MATLAB-Simulink modeling has been done for every component of the Ramea hybrid power system. Incorporation of a pumped hydro system and some lead acid batteries will eliminate the low turn around efficiency of the electrolyzer and hydrogen generator system. The system dynamic model presented here is fast, accurate and includes dynamic and supervisory controllers. The proposed real time supervisory controller algorithm observes the available surplus/missing power in the system and regulates pump/turbine and charging/discharging of the battery bank to maintain a stable system frequency. This paper presents dynamic model, supervisory controller design and algorithm, six case studies and detailed simulation results.

In this research diesel consumption for three operational modes of a remote Hybrid Power System (HPS) is studied. The system consists of a 925kW diesel engine generator, a proposed pumped hydro storage system, battery bank and dump load. The proposed system is a replacement of the existing inefficient electrolyzer, hydrogen storage and generator system for Ramea Newfoundland. The hybrid system has been modeled with detailed customized function blocks in Simulink. Different modes of diesel engine generator have been studied here to estimate the fuel consumption, no of switching and system frequency deviation. The HPS dynamic model presented here is fast, accurate and includes dynamic and supervisory controllers. The proposed real time control algorithm observes the surplus/missing power in the grid and regulates all components to maintain high penetration of wind energy while maintaining a stable system frequency. This paper presents three different operational modes of diesel engine and HPS simulation results. His teaching activities cover a range of electrical engineering topics including renewable energy systems and power electronics. Currently, his research focuses on modeling and control of hybrid energy systems.

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Stand alone variable speed wind energy conversion system with PMSG is proposed in this paper. Two back to back VSCs are connected to interface PMSG with load. Constant voltage in DC link between two VSCs can be maintained constant by using a battery energy storage system (BESS). BESS is efficient to maintain load voltage and frequency to be regulated during variable wind speed conditions. MPPT based vector controlling is used to control generator side converter to maintain unity power factor at PMSG which improves generated power and efficiency. Load side converter is controlled to maintain regulated voltage and frequency at load side. Simulations are performed using MATLAB/SIMULINK to check effectiveness of control strategies. Performance is checked with increase in wind speed; decrease in wind speed and with unbalanced/non linear loads.

Multi-level inverters are playing a major role in PV based systems because of numerous advantages like low dv/dt, better harmonic profile so on. But, conventional multi-level inverters consist of some drawbacks like capacitor balancing issues, greater requirement of capacitor banks and clamping diodes. To address these issues, a novel multi-level inverter has been presented in this paper, which can function as a seven-level, five-level and three-level inverter. The inverter circuit utilizes six switching devices and two isolated DC voltage sources. Moreover, when it is operated as a three-level inverter, a unipolar PWM technique is applied to the circuit which shifts all the lower order harmonics to twice of switching frequency whereas in conventional multi-level inverters, all the harmonics of lower order are present around switching frequency. In addition, proposed inverter can operate even if some switching devices of the circuit fails. Also, the behavior of the inverter during the failure of some switching devices and DC source is analyzed. The proposed inverter is simulated in MATLAB/Simulink and the results are also discussed.