his investigation tried to control a standalone hybrid DC microgrid in islanded operation mode by using decentralized power management strategies. Unlike common approaches where a Photovoltaic (PV) module is controlled as current source, the proposed strategy controls PV arrays as a voltage source that follows the current/voltage adaptive characteristic curve. Proposed I/V characteristic for hy...

In order to integrate a proton exchange membrane type (PEM) fuel cell system (FCS) combined with a battery bank to a distribution grid; this paper proposes a local controller based on fuzzy logic. The proposed system provides primary frequency control and local bus voltage support to the local grid. This opposes the passive distributed generation of the present that do not provide auxiliary ser...

A MicroGrid can be defined as an electrical network of small modular distributed generating units (whose prime movers may be photovoltaics, fuel cells, micro turbines or small wind generators), energy storage devices and controllable loads. A MicroGrid can operate in grid-connected or islanded mode and hence increase the reliability of energy supplies by disconnecting from the grid in the case ...

Two important and upcoming technologies, microgrids and electricity generation from wind resources, are increasingly being combined. Various control strategies can be implemented, and droop control provides a simple option without requiring communication between microgrid components. Eliminating the single source of potential failure around the communication system is especially important in re...

The reliability of power converters has been extensively examined in terms component- and converter level. However, case multiple generation units, the evaluation performance systems requires system-level modeling. This paper aims to merge prior art modeling with adequacy through an extensive design analysis a microgrid based study. methodology proposed integrates device-level into domain conve...

This paper suggests an approach of synchronized and incorporated management of solar power PV generators with the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) management and battery power storage space management to offer 1)voltage and frequency (V-F) support to an islanded microgrid 2) real and reactive power (P-Q) support during grid connection. The present novel control strategy show the the effectiv...

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A new procedure for the design of the droop control for voltage source converters (VSC) in islanded microgrid is presented. The droop control is commonly used to achieve the power balance in power system. It consists in a simple proportional control and the selection of its gains are commonly based only on power balance criteria. However, some values of the gains may cause poor damped responses...

Optimal design of an electrical microgrid and sizing of its components seeks to balance capital investment with expected operational cost while meeting performance requirements. Calculating operational cost requires scheduling each microgrid component over some time period (dispatching) for each design evaluated. Heuristic or rule-based dispatch strategies typically consider only single time in...