Model Predictive Control Approach for Distributed Hierarchical Control of VSC-Based Microgrids

Rasool Heyderi, Mohamed Al hasheem, Tomislav Dragicevic, Frede Blaabjerg

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Abstract

This paper embeds a high bandwidth distributed hierarchical control structure for a power electronic based ac microgrid. Conventionally, hierarchical linear control loops are applied to control the grid frequency and voltage. However, they suffer slow dynamic response and high sensitivity to parameter variations. In this paper, high bandwidth control approach realized with a finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) scheme to control multiple voltage source converters (VSCs). Furthermore, droop control and virtual impedance are employed to share active and reactive power. At the upper level distributed secondary control can be programmed with much higher bandwidth compare to linearized cascaded control structures. Simulation and experimental results indicate that voltage and frequency have been regulated order of magnitude faster than state of the art.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'18 ECCE Europe)
Number of pages8
Place of PublicationLatvia
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication dateSept 2018
Pages1-8
Article number8515407
ISBN (Print)978-1-5386-4145-3
ISBN (Electronic)978-9-0758-1528-3
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2018
Event20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'18 ECCE Europe) - Riga, Latvia
Duration: 17 Sept 201821 Sept 2018

Conference

Conference20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'18 ECCE Europe)
Country/TerritoryLatvia
CityRiga
Period17/09/201821/09/2018

Keywords

  • Distributed hierarchical control
  • Finite control set (FCS)
  • Model Predictive Control (MPC)
  • Voltage Source Convert (VSC)

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