Cooperative Control of Microgrids: A Review of Theoretical Frameworks, Applications and Recent Developments

Smith, Edward J.; Robinson, Duane; Agalgaonkar, Ashish P.

doi:10.3390/en14238026

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“…The application of MAS theory to distributed control in electric power systems was covered in Section 2, and it is a significant area of research, in particular, for microgrids [13]. The main advantages of MAS for the control of DERs relate to its intrinsic scalability, or extensibility, which are not quite the same, flexibility in deployment, and resilience in operation.…”

Section: Multi-agent Cooperative Control (Mas)mentioning

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“…The market operator (AEMO) is currently running DER market integration trials that allow for the direct participation of DERs in the wholesale electricity market. Previous review papers on the topic of DER integration in the grid have focused on particular aspects of the smart grid that include DERs and microgrids [10], communication and information technology (IT) [11,12], or multi-agent systems [13,14] or have been focused on the bulk power system and energy markets [15], including the provision of ancillary services [16], and transmission networks [17]. A comprehensive review of DER control as a tool for active network management for distribution network operators has not been provided among these works.…”

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DER Control and Management Strategies for Distribution Networks: A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

Smith,

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Elphick

2024

Energies

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It is widely recognised that improving the visibility and controllability of distributed energy resources (DERs) within electricity distribution networks will have significant benefits, particularly for the management of low-voltage (LV) and medium-voltage (MV) networks. Much work within the electricity distribution industry is currently focused on improving the visibility of DERs on LV networks. From a control-theoretic perspective, this enables closing the loop between the DER and the control room and enables a shift towards utilising data-driven model-based control strategies for DERs. The result is a system-wide performance that is closer to the theoretical optimal. In the Australian context, several jurisdictions are trialling techniques such as dynamic operating envelopes to enhance DER hosting capacity, using IEEE 2030.5-based architectures, with the implementation of distributed energy resource management (DERMS) systems at the enterprise level still quite limited. While there is significant activity focused on DER behaviour and control techniques by way of inverter grid codes and standards, the core issue of interoperability with distribution management systems (DMSs), market operators or participants, electric vehicles (EVs) or other DERs is still a work in progress. Importantly, this is also an impediment to realising distributed architectures for DER control in the grid. The unique characteristics of Australian distribution networks highlights several challenging problems for DER control and management. The objective of this paper is to provide a broad overview of DER control and management strategies in the Australian context, with an application focus on DER control in distribution network management.

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DER Control and Management Strategies for Distribution Networks: A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

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Elphick

2024

Energies

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“…Afterwards, they communicated their surpluses and deficits in a global scheduling optimisation where local trading was preferred over grid trading, which was only used if needed, thereby improving the self-sufficiency of all MGs. Smith et al [27] provided a comprehensive review of the possible algorithms concerning MG cooperation control from the standpoint of practical usage. Several different application areas were studied, such as: secondary voltage and frequency control; load sharing; network utilisation; remedial action schemes; and economic dispatch and scheduling.…”

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Planning and Operational Aspects of Individual and Clustered Multi-Energy Microgrid Options

2022

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With the restructuring of the power system, household-level end users are becoming more prominent participants by integrating renewable energy sources and smart devices and becoming flexible prosumers. The use of microgrids is a way of aggregating local end users into a single entity and catering for the consumption needs of shareholders. Various microgrid architectures are the result of the local energy community following different decarbonisation strategies and are frequently not optimised in terms of size, technology or other influential factors for energy systems. This paper discusses the operational and planning aspects of three different microgrid setups, looking at them as individual market participants within a local electricity market. This kind of implementation enables mutual trade between microgrids without additional charges, where they can provide flexibility and balance for one another. The developed models take into account multiple uncertainties arising from photovoltaic production, day-ahead electricity prices and electricity load. A total number of nine case studies and sensitivity analyses are presented, from daily operation to the annual planning perspective. The systematic study of different microgrid setups, operational principles/goals and cooperation mechanisms provides a clear understanding of operational and planning benefits: the electrification strategy of decarbonising microgrids outperforms gas and hydrogen technologies by a significant margin. The value of coupling different types of multi-energy microgrids, with the goal of joint market participation, was not proven to be better on a yearly level compared to the operation of same technology-type microgrids. Additional analyses focus on introducing distribution and transmission fees to an MG cooperation model and allow us to come to the conclusion of there being a minor impact on the overall operation.

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“…In recent dec ades, microgrid technologies, architectures and control strategies have been extensively researched to increase their reliability and scalability. These ongoing research efforts can be grouped into the following categories: hierarchical control loops and architectures [1][2][3][4][5][6], microgrid clusters and multi-microgrids [7][8][9], integration and management of energy storage systems [10][11][12][13][14][15] and peer-to-peer energy trading and new roles for prosumers [16,17].…”

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New Horizons for Microgrids: From Rural Electrification to Space Applications

2023

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The microgrid concept has evolved from the humble origins of simple remote electrification applications in rural environments to complex architectures. Microgrids are key enablers to the integration of higher penetrations of renewables in the energy sector (including electricity, heating, cooling, transport and industry). In addition to the local energy sources, energy storage systems and loads, the modern microgrid encompasses sophisticated energy and power management systems, peer-to-peer energy markets and digital technologies to support this energy transition. The microgrid concept has recently been applied to all energy sectors, in order to develop solutions that address pressing issues related to climate change and the decarbonization of these important sectors. This paper initially reviews novel applications in which the microgrid concept is being applied, from a detailed analysis of recent literature. This consists of a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art in shipboard microgrids, port microgrids, aircraft microgrids, airport microgrids and space microgrids. Future research directions are then presented, based on the authors’ perspectives on pushing the boundaries of microgrids further.

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Cooperative Control of Microgrids: A Review of Theoretical Frameworks, Applications and Recent Developments

Cited by 6 publications

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DER Control and Management Strategies for Distribution Networks: A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

DER Control and Management Strategies for Distribution Networks: A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

Planning and Operational Aspects of Individual and Clustered Multi-Energy Microgrid Options

New Horizons for Microgrids: From Rural Electrification to Space Applications

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