Implementation of Microgrid Distributed Control Architectures on an Industrial-grade Control Hardware Platform

Martínez Rivera, Ginés

Permalink

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/124769 Copy

Description

Title

Implementation of Microgrid Distributed Control Architectures on an Industrial-grade Control Hardware Platform

Author(s)

Martínez Rivera, Ginés

Issue Date

2022-05-01

Keyword(s)

microgrid, distributed generation control architecture, distributed control algorithms, optimal dispatch, Distributed Generation Resources (DGR), CAN Bus communication, CAN Bus – XBee communication

Abstract

Large power systems, e.g., bulk power transmission networks, base their generation control functions on a three-layered hierarchical control structure comprising a primary, secondary, and tertiary control layer. Conventionally, the secondary and tertiary control layers are based on a centralized control architecture in which a centrally located computer performs all the relevant computational tasks that are required to execute the pertinent control functions [3]. Its main drawback relies on the fact that this central computer needs to receive a massive amount of information from all the generator buses to execute each particular iteration of the control algorithm. This is where distributed control architecture comes into play. The distributed architecture for Islanded AC Microgrids, which we will be working on, replicates the functionality of the secondary and tertiary control layers, e.g., secondary frequency regulation and optimal dispatch. In this project, we will synthesize numerous distributed algorithms on industrial-grade control hardware devices. These algorithms will facilitate the implementation of secondary frequency control, secondary voltage control, and economic dispatch via a distributed control architecture. The hardware that will be utilized to emulate the microgrid's generators and network is the HIL’s 4th Generation Typhoon HIL404, and C-language is the programming language that will be used to synthesize the distributed algorithms onto this hardware. Each HIL device will communicate with an Arduino Due microcontroller via CAN Bus communication protocol, which in turn will be able to wirelessly exchange information with each other through embedded MaxStream XB24-DMCIT-250 rev B XBee modules. Finally, we will test and validate it in a hardware-in-the-loop testbed under a variety of scenarios.

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

Owning Collections