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A System Emulator for AC Microgrid Testing.
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IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications . Nov/Dec2019, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p6538-6547. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The control algorithms proposed to improve load sharing, stability, and power quality in microgrids need rigorous testing. Real-time emulation is one of the proven approaches to provide realistic testing environments for the development of products and control algorithms. Typically, for microgrid system-level testing, individual component-level (source or load) emulators are employed: hardware test bed clusters. These use multiple converters, increasing control complexity and consuming space. In this article, we propose a flexible microgrid system emulator, based on a single converter for the testing of a complete microgrid, at any node selected by the user. This is unlike the case of emulators proposed in the literature till date, which use a large number of converters to emulate the system dynamics, wherein each converter is used to mimic the behavior of one particular component, such as a single source or a single load. The modeling and control aspects are discussed, and the accuracy of the model developed and the working of the emulator are established through simulations and experiments on a laboratory prototype, respectively, considering the case of a simple two-distributed-generator-based microgrid for various scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EMULATION software
*KINETIC control
*ELECTRIC generators
*TESTING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00939994
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139682263
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2019.2942275