Real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation of convertible static transmission controller for transmission grid management

Yousefpoor, Nima; Azidehak, Ali; Bhattacharya, Subhashish; Parkhideh, Babak; Čelanović, Ivan; Genic, Adrien

doi:10.1109/compel.2013.6626403

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“…This allows the system to be emulated in software, while connecting with real-world hardware in real time [22]. Using an HIL approach allows the proposed control method to be tested virtually with an example system, while interfacing with real hardware [23].…”

Section: Hardware-in-the-loop Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal Multidimensional Droop Control for Wind Resources in DC Microgrids

Bunker

Weaver

2018

Energies

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The inclusion of electricity generation from wind in microgrids presents an important opportunity in modern electric power systems. Various control strategies can be pursued for wind resources connected in microgrids, and droop control is a promising option since communication between microgrid components is not required. Traditional droop control does have the drawback of not allowing much or all of the available wind power to be utilized in the microgrid. This paper presents a novel droop control strategy, modifying the traditional approach and building an optimal droop surface at a higher dimension. A method for determining the optimal droop control surface in multiple dimensions to meet a given objective is presented. Simulation and hardware-in-the-loop experiments of a sample microgrid show that much more wind power can be utilized, while maintaining the system's bus voltage and still avoiding the need for communication between the various components.

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Section: Hardware-in-the-loop Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal Multidimensional Droop Control for Wind Resources in DC Microgrids

Bunker

Weaver

2018

Energies

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“…In order to validate the simulation results presented in the previous section, the example microgrid shown in Figure 8 was implemented using a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) system, allowing the system to be emulated in software, and connected with real world hardware in real time [20]. Using an HIL approach allows the system to be built and tested virtually with new proposed control methods, while interfacing with real hardware [21].…”

Section: Hardware-in-the-loop Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multidimensional Optimal Droop Control for DC Microgrids in Military Applications

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Reliability is a key consideration when microgrid technology is implemented in military applications. Droop control provides a simple option without requiring communication between microgrid components, increasing the control system reliability. However, traditional droop control does not allow the microgrid to utilize much of the power available from a solar resource. This paper applies an optimal multidimensional droop control strategy for a solar resource connected in a microgrid at a military patrol base. Simulation and hardware-in-the-loop experiments of a sample microgrid show that much more power from the solar resource can be utilized, while maintaining the system’s bus voltage around a nominal value, and still avoiding the need for communication between the various components.

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“…Research that used CHIL tests as a basis for converter design have also been reported for slow-switching power converters [6], [7]. Multiple papers have been published on CHIL application for power converters in power systems [8], [9]. These studies either do not implement a switching-level model for the power converter or have a slow real-time simulation for the system, which prevents accurate modeling of the fast-switching dynamics realized by the advent of wide bandgap device-based power converters.…”

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confidence: 99%