Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-11-2018
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abstract
The inclusion of electricity generation from wind in microgrids presents an important opportunity in modern electric power systems. Various control strategies can be pursued for wind resources connected in microgrids, and droop control is a promising option since communication between microgrid components is not required. Traditional droop control does have the drawback of not allowing much or all of the available wind power to be utilized in the microgrid. This paper presents a novel droop control strategy, modifying the traditional approach and building an optimal droop surface at a higher dimension. A method for determining the optimal droop control surface in multiple dimensions to meet a given objective is presented. Simulation and hardware-in-the-loop experiments of a sample microgrid show that much more wind power can be utilized, while maintaining the system’s bus voltage and still avoiding the need for communication between the various components.
Publication Title
Energies
Recommended Citation
Bunker, K. J.,
&
Weaver, W.
(2018).
Optimal multidimensional droop control for wind resources in DC microgrids.
Energies,
11(7).
http://doi.org/10.3390/en11071818
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/1880
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© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/en11071818