Hierarchical control of power plants with microgrid operation

Josep M. Guerrero, Juan C. Vásquez, Mehdi Savaghebi, Jordi De La Hoz, Helena Martín

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Abstract

Microgrids are key elements to integrate renewable and distributed energy resources as well as distributed energy storage systems. In the last years, efforts toward the standardization of these microgrids have been made. In this sense, this paper presents the hierarchical control which consist of three levels: i) the primary control is based on the droop method, including an output impedance virtual loop; ii) the secondary control allows to restore the deviations produced by the primary control; and iii) the tertiary control manage the power flow between the microgrid and the external electrical distribution system. Results from a hierarchical-controlled microgrid are provided to show the feasibility of the proposed approach.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IECON 2010, 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Number of pages6
Publication date1 Dec 2010
Pages3006-3011
Article number5674954
ISBN (Print)9781424452262
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2010 - Glendale, AZ, United States
Duration: 7 Nov 201010 Nov 2010

Conference

Conference36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGlendale, AZ
Period07/11/201010/11/2010
SponsorThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES), New Jersey Science and Technology University (NJIT), North Carolina State University (NCSU), Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)

Keywords

  • Distributed generation (DG)
  • Distributed power systems (DPS)
  • Droop method
  • Hierarchical control
  • ISA-95
  • Microgrid (MG)
  • Parallel operation
  • Smart-grid (SG)

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