Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency

This paper discusses how two islanded microgrids, when connected together, can support each other during contingencies. Nominally, each microgrid supplies local loads connected to it. However, during any overloading in one of the microgrids, the other supplies power to support it, if possible. The m...

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Main Authors: Goyal, M., Ghosh, Arindam
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41954
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description This paper discusses how two islanded microgrids, when connected together, can support each other during contingencies. Nominally, each microgrid supplies local loads connected to it. However, during any overloading in one of the microgrids, the other supplies power to support it, if possible. The microgrids are interconnected through a back to back converter so that each of them can operate independently. The power exchange through these converters takes place only when there is a shortfall in one of the microgrids. In this paper, it is shown how such a collaborative scheme can work satisfactorily. Some important strategies, such as overload detection and excess power calculation are required for this type of interconnection and are proposed in this paper. The proposals are validated through extensive PSCAD/EMTDC simulation studies.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-419542017-09-13T14:20:15Z Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency Goyal, M. Ghosh, Arindam This paper discusses how two islanded microgrids, when connected together, can support each other during contingencies. Nominally, each microgrid supplies local loads connected to it. However, during any overloading in one of the microgrids, the other supplies power to support it, if possible. The microgrids are interconnected through a back to back converter so that each of them can operate independently. The power exchange through these converters takes place only when there is a shortfall in one of the microgrids. In this paper, it is shown how such a collaborative scheme can work satisfactorily. Some important strategies, such as overload detection and excess power calculation are required for this type of interconnection and are proposed in this paper. The proposals are validated through extensive PSCAD/EMTDC simulation studies. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41954 10.1016/j.segan.2016.02.006 restricted
spellingShingle Goyal, M.
Ghosh, Arindam
Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency
title Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency
title_full Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency
title_fullStr Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency
title_full_unstemmed Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency
title_short Microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency
title_sort microgrids interconnection to support mutually during any contingency
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41954