---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract The interconnection of small modular devices such as photovoltaic, small wind turbines and storage devices ,commonly storage batteries to a Low Voltage distribution system leads to a new energy system known as the Microgrid. This paper presents the...

Microgrids have played an important role in distribution networks during recent years.  DC microgrids are very popular among researchers because of their benefits. Protection is one of the significant challenges in the way of microgrids progress. As a result, in this paper, a fault detection and location scheme for DC microgrids is proposed. Due to advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and s...

Microgrids have a long history. In fact, Thomas Edison‘s first power plant constructed in1882 – the Manhattan Pearl Street Station – was essentially a microgrid since a centralized grid had not yet been established. By 1886, Edison‘s firm had installed fifty-eight direct current (DC) microgrids. However, shortly thereafter, the evolution of the electric services industry evolved to a state-regu...

Some comparative studies of several nonlinear control techniques applied to dc-dc power converters are developed in this paper, like for instance the Immersion & Invariance, Passivity-Based Control, Feedback Linearization and the Sliding-Mode Control. All these different control strategies are used to drive dc-dc power converters in a dc microgrid. The load, modeled as a Constant Power Load typ...

Abstract: There are difficulties in analyzing the stability of microgrids since they are located on various network structures. However, considering that the network often consists of passive elements, the passivity theory is applied in this paper to solve the above-mentioned problem. It has been formerly shown that when the network is weakly strictly positive real (WSPR), the DC microgrid is s...

The hybrid micro gird is growing due to the potential benefits in providing safe, reliable and sustainable electricity from renewable energy sources. In this paper, we are discussing the multiple energy sources i.e. PV/Fuel cell and wind based hybrid microgrid with help of simulation approach to improve the power quality in microgrid with ANN control. The artificial neural network control is us...

Stand-alone direct current (DC) microgrids may belong to different owners and adopt various control strategies. This brings great challenge to its optimal operation due to the difficulty of implementing a unified control. This paper addresses the distributed optimal control of DC microgrids, which intends to break the restriction of diversity to some extent. Firstly, we formulate the optimal po...

The increasing penetration of renewable generators can be a significant challenge due to the fluctuation of their power generation. Energy storage (ES) units are one solution to improve power supply quality and guarantee system stability. In this paper, a hybrid microgrid is built based on photovoltaic (PV) generator and ES; and coordinated control is proposed and developed to achieve power man...

Increasing DC loads along with DC nature of distributed energy resources (DERs) raises interest to DC microgrids. Conventional droop/non-droop power-sharing in microgrids suffers from load dependent voltage deviation, slow transient response, and requires the parameters of the loads, system and DERs connection status. In this paper, a new nonlinear decentralized back-stepping control strategy f...

This chapter titled “Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids: Solution for High Efficient Future Power Systems” presents a new configuration for future power systems which is the hybrid AC/DC gird for high efficient connection of the inherent AC and DC sources and loads. Three-phase AC power systems have been in dominant position for over hundred years due to invention of transformer and the inherent character...