Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-18-2018
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Abstract
Reliability is a key consideration when microgrid technology is implemented in military applications. Droop control provides a simple option without requiring communication between microgrid components, increasing the control system reliability. However, traditional droop control does not allow the microgrid to utilize much of the power available from a solar resource. This paper applies an optimal multidimensional droop control strategy for a solar resource connected in a microgrid at a military patrol base. Simulation and hardware-in-the-loop experiments of a sample microgrid show that much more power from the solar resource can be utilized, while maintaining the system’s bus voltage around a nominal value, and still avoiding the need for communication between the various components.
Publication Title
Applied Sciences
Recommended Citation
Bunker, K. J.,
Cook, M. D.,
Weaver, W.,
&
Parker, G.
(2018).
Multidimensional optimal droop control for DC microgrids in military applications.
Applied Sciences,
8(10).
http://doi.org/10.3390/app8101966
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/278
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©2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Article deposited here in compliance with publisher policies. Publisher's version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/app8101966