Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control method

Abstract Proper current sharing, DC bus voltage deviation reduction, and SOCs balancing, along with ensuring stability are the vital challenges of DC microgrids control algorithms. Addressing these challenges without communication links and a central controller is one of the priorities of control me...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Erfani Haghani Kerman, Mohammad Amin Abavisani, Mohammad Eydi, Reza Ghazi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-04-01
Series:IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.13152
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author Ehsan Erfani Haghani Kerman
Mohammad Amin Abavisani
Mohammad Eydi
Reza Ghazi
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Mohammad Amin Abavisani
Mohammad Eydi
Reza Ghazi
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description Abstract Proper current sharing, DC bus voltage deviation reduction, and SOCs balancing, along with ensuring stability are the vital challenges of DC microgrids control algorithms. Addressing these challenges without communication links and a central controller is one of the priorities of control methods. Motivated by the above mentions, this paper presents a novel communication‐free control method. In this regard, a new parameter called “virtual current” is defined according to the unit current and its SOC. Then using a piecewise droop curve and the droop curve shift technique, the virtual current for each unit is determined. The units control coefficients and the relationship of the virtual current are allocated based on the location and power of the loads and RESs such that in the worst case; 1) SOCs are converged; 2) the DC bus voltage deviation is reduced; and 3) the current is appropriately distributed. The simulation and experimental results confirm that the proposed method can balance SOCs like SOC‐based methods and share power properly like piecewise droop methods while reducing DC bus voltage deviation.
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spelling doaj.art-43c6aab0ac264f42b4705c56a3d84eca2024-04-19T03:19:17ZengWileyIET Generation, Transmission & Distribution1751-86871751-86952024-04-011881684169710.1049/gtd2.13152Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control methodEhsan Erfani Haghani Kerman0Mohammad Amin Abavisani1Mohammad Eydi2Reza Ghazi3Electrical Engineering Department Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad IranElectrical Engineering Department Islamic Azad University Mashhad Branch, Mashhad IranElectrical Engineering Department Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad IranElectrical Engineering Department Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad IranAbstract Proper current sharing, DC bus voltage deviation reduction, and SOCs balancing, along with ensuring stability are the vital challenges of DC microgrids control algorithms. Addressing these challenges without communication links and a central controller is one of the priorities of control methods. Motivated by the above mentions, this paper presents a novel communication‐free control method. In this regard, a new parameter called “virtual current” is defined according to the unit current and its SOC. Then using a piecewise droop curve and the droop curve shift technique, the virtual current for each unit is determined. The units control coefficients and the relationship of the virtual current are allocated based on the location and power of the loads and RESs such that in the worst case; 1) SOCs are converged; 2) the DC bus voltage deviation is reduced; and 3) the current is appropriately distributed. The simulation and experimental results confirm that the proposed method can balance SOCs like SOC‐based methods and share power properly like piecewise droop methods while reducing DC bus voltage deviation.https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.13152DC microgridPiecewise droop methodProper current sharingVoltage restorationSOCs balancing
spellingShingle Ehsan Erfani Haghani Kerman
Mohammad Amin Abavisani
Mohammad Eydi
Reza Ghazi
Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control method
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
DC microgrid
Piecewise droop method
Proper current sharing
Voltage restoration
SOCs balancing
title Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control method
title_full Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control method
title_fullStr Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control method
title_full_unstemmed Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control method
title_short Mitigating voltage deviation, SOCs difference, and currents disparity in DC microgrids using a novel piecewise SOC‐based control method
title_sort mitigating voltage deviation socs difference and currents disparity in dc microgrids using a novel piecewise soc based control method
topic DC microgrid
Piecewise droop method
Proper current sharing
Voltage restoration
SOCs balancing
url https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.13152
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