A comparative analysis of the performance of centralized inverter and parallel inverter based hybrid microgrid system for distributed generation.

In this paper, the performance and reliability of the hybrid microgrid system is analyzed with the two different configurations where multiple distributed energy sources supplied the power to the loads through centralized inverter and parallel inverter. The power quality, power sharing, power exchange and voltage and frequency drop parameters are evaluated by applying 1.1 kVA load on the centralized and parallel inverter hybrid systems with LL and LLG faults. The hysteresis current controller in the centralized inverter hybrid system is assuring the accurate power exchange between the grid and hybrid system during abnormal conditions. The droop controller in parallel inverter hybrid system is effectively sharing the load among the inverters during normal and abnormal conditions. The comparative analysis of these energy systems is made based on control aspects, power quality, reliability and economics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]