Multidimensional droop control for wind resources in dc microgrids
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-16-2017
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abstract
Two important and upcoming technologies, wind resources and microgrids, are increasingly being combined.Various control strategies can be implemented, and droop control provides a simple option without requiring communication between microgrid components. However, traditional droop control does not allow the microgrid to maximise the power available from the wind. This study proposes a novel droop control strategy, which implements a droop surface in higher dimension than the traditional strategy. Simulation results show that power from the wind can be maximised, while maintaining the system's bus voltage around a nominal value using a distributed multidimensional droop approach. Selection of the optimal droop relationship is discussed and simulation results are presented.
Publication Title
IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution
Recommended Citation
Bunker, K.,
&
Weaver, W.
(2017).
Multidimensional droop control for wind resources in dc microgrids.
IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution,
11(3), 657-664.
http://doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2016.0447
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/2423
Publisher's Statement
© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2016.0447