Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis

Load-shedding is a mechanism to prevent overloading of an islanded microgrid (MG). To minimize load-shedding, extra support can be provided by interconnecting the overloaded MG to another islanded neighboring MG to support each other. For this, extra generation capacity needs to be available in the...

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Main Authors: Pashajavid, E., Shahnia, Farhad, Ghosh, A.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44758
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author Pashajavid, E.
Shahnia, Farhad
Ghosh, A.
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Shahnia, Farhad
Ghosh, A.
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description Load-shedding is a mechanism to prevent overloading of an islanded microgrid (MG). To minimize load-shedding, extra support can be provided by interconnecting the overloaded MG to another islanded neighboring MG to support each other. For this, extra generation capacity needs to be available in the distributed energy resources of the neighboring MG. This paper proposes a decision making criterion for interconnection of two neighboring islanded MGs based on small signal stability analysis. The closed-loop control system of an MG is expressed in statespace domain and used for the stability analysis of the individual MGs as well as the system of coupled MGs. The results of this analysis are applied as a stability criterion to allow interconnection of two islanded MGs. Additionally, if it is revealed that interconnection of MGs will cause instability, the analysis yields the proper range for the droop control coefficients which need to be updated in the DERs, before they MGs are interconnected. MATLAB-based simulation studies are provided to evaluate the developed small signal stability analysis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-447582017-09-13T14:18:23Z Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis Pashajavid, E. Shahnia, Farhad Ghosh, A. Load-shedding is a mechanism to prevent overloading of an islanded microgrid (MG). To minimize load-shedding, extra support can be provided by interconnecting the overloaded MG to another islanded neighboring MG to support each other. For this, extra generation capacity needs to be available in the distributed energy resources of the neighboring MG. This paper proposes a decision making criterion for interconnection of two neighboring islanded MGs based on small signal stability analysis. The closed-loop control system of an MG is expressed in statespace domain and used for the stability analysis of the individual MGs as well as the system of coupled MGs. The results of this analysis are applied as a stability criterion to allow interconnection of two islanded MGs. Additionally, if it is revealed that interconnection of MGs will cause instability, the analysis yields the proper range for the droop control coefficients which need to be updated in the DERs, before they MGs are interconnected. MATLAB-based simulation studies are provided to evaluate the developed small signal stability analysis. 2015 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44758 10.1109/ICPE.2015.7167789 restricted
spellingShingle Pashajavid, E.
Shahnia, Farhad
Ghosh, A.
Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis
title Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis
title_full Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis
title_fullStr Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis
title_full_unstemmed Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis
title_short Interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis
title_sort interconnection of two neighboring autonomous microgrids based on small signal analysis
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44758