Simulation of and controls design for a whole-feeder microgrid

Author

Schutz, Daniel ; Ropp, M.E. ; Whitener, K. ; Osborn, M.

Author_Institution

Northern Plains Power Technol., Brookings, SD, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

27-31 July 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

As part of the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, investigators have been collaborating on the design of controls for a microgrid comprised of a single distribution feeder. One goal of this project has been to design a primary controller for the system that enables a “seamless” transition from on-grid to microgrid mode, and from microgrid control by the storage to shared control by the microgrid generators. This paper describes the design goals and a proposed controller using droop controls, and presents simulation results of a 1 MVA-scale testbed operated using this approach.

Keywords

distributed power generation; power generation control; Pacific northwest smart grid demonstration project; apparent power 1 MVA; control design; droop controls; microgrid control; microgrid generators; microgrid mode; primary controller; seamless transition; simulation design; single distribution feeder; whole-feeder microgrid; Frequency measurement; Generators; Load modeling; Mathematical model; Microgrids; Voltage control; Voltage fluctuations; Microgrid; batteries; distributed generation; droop controls; energy storage; reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

PES General Meeting | Conference & Exposition, 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

National Harbor, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESGM.2014.6938944

Filename

6938944