Title :
Centralized and Distributed Active and Reactive Power Control of a Utility Connected Microgrid Using IEC61850
Author :
Colet-Subirachs, Alba ; Ruiz-Álvarez, Albert ; Gomis-Bellmunt, Oriol ; Alvarez-Cuevas-Figuerola, Felipe ; Sudrià-Andreu, Antoni
Author_Institution :
Catalonia Inst. for Energy Res., Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes the control algorithm of a utility connected microgrid, based on independent control of active and reactive power and operating in centralized and distributed operation mode. The microgrid is composed of several (three in the experimental tests conducted) configurable units, including generation, storage, and load units. These units are interfaced with the microgrid through a voltage source converter and are controlled by the nodes of the communication system by means of IEC 61850. The proposed control strategy is validated by simulation in MATLAB/Simulink and with experimental tests.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; power convertors; power distribution control; reactive power control; IEC 61850 standard; MATLAB-Simulink simulation; centralized active power control; centralized reactive power control; distributed active power control; distributed reactive power control; generation unit; load unit; storage unit; utility connected microgrid; voltage source converter; Control systems; Load modeling; MATLAB; Reactive power; Reactive power control; Real time systems; Control algorithm; IEC 61850; microgrid;
Journal_Title :
Systems Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSYST.2011.2162924
