A Control Structure for Smooth Transfer From Grid-Connected to Islanded Operation of Distributed Synchronous Generators
- 25 July 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
- Vol. 35 (2), 929-936
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tpwrd.2019.2931174
Abstract
The possibility of operating Distributed Generation (DG) in islanded mode brings several benefits but still faces some problems, especially related to the transition from a gridconnected to an islanded operating condition. When connected to the main grid, DG units operate in PQ mode. During this transition, their controls must be changed to regulate frequency and voltage. The delay for islanding detection, associated with abrupt changes in the control references, may result in large and detrimental transients. This paper proposes a new control structure for a Distributed Synchronous Generator (DSG) to allow a smooth transition from the grid-connected to the islanded operation mode. The proposed control structure uses a compensation loop that was conceived based on the main ideas of the Anti-Windup Bumpless Transfer (AWBT) theory (although it is not, strictly speaking, an AWBT controller). The results show that the proposed structure ensures smaller excursions of the DSG variables during the transition and, therefore, the possibility of a successful formation of the islanded system is extended to a wider range of operating conditions. Moreover, with the proposed control, the success of this transition does not depend on the islanding detection time, which is the main contribution of this paper.Keywords
Funding Information
- Itaipu Binacional
- UCI
- Fundação Parque Tecnológico Itaipu (4500038775)
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