High-Performance Control of Paralleled Three-Phase Inverters for Residential Microgrid Architectures Based on Online Uninterruptable Power Systems

Chi Zhang, Josep M. Guerrero, Juan Carlos Vasquez, Ernane A. A. Coelho, Carsten Seniger

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Abstract

In this paper, a control strategy for the parallel operation of three-phase inverters forming an online uninterruptible power system (UPS) is presented. The UPS system consists of a cluster of paralleled inverters with LC filters directly connected to an AC critical bus and an AC/DC forming a DC bus. The proposed control scheme is performed on two layers: (i) a local layer that contains a “reactive power vs phase” in order to synchronize the phase angle of each inverter and a virtual resistance loop that guarantees equal power sharing among inverters; (ii) a central controller that guarantees synchronization with an external real/fictitious utility, and critical bus voltage restoration. Constant transient and steady-state frequency, active, reactive and harmonic power sharing, and global phase-locked loop resynchronization capability are achieved. Detailed system topology and control architecture are presented in this paper. Also a mathematical model was derived in order to analyze critical parameters effect on system stability. An experimental setup was built in order to validate the proposed control approach under several case-study scenarios. Finally, a conclusion is presented.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2015 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
Number of pages8
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication dateMar 2015
Pages3232 - 3239
ISBN (Print)978-1-4799-6735-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2015
Event30th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2015 - Charlotte, United States
Duration: 15 Mar 201519 Mar 2015

Conference

Conference30th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCharlotte
Period15/03/201519/03/2015
SeriesI E E E Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Conference Proceedings
ISSN1048-2334

Keywords

  • Uninterruptible power system
  • Droop control
  • Microgrid
  • Parallel inverters

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