Stability evaluation of MicroGrid using real-time simulation

Author

Farzinfar, Mehdi ; Jazaeri, Mostafa ; Nair, Nirmal-Kumar C. ; Razavi, Farzad

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comp.ut. Eng. Fac., Semnan Univ., Semnan, Iran

fYear

2014

fDate

Sept. 28 2014-Oct. 1 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In order to analyze the behavior of a MicroGrid (MG) before actual implementation, real-time digital simulation is an indispensable and beneficial tool. In this paper, real-time simulation of MGs is implemented using discrete real-time simulator, Opal-RT platform. Real-time performance of the MG along with voltage and frequency stability assessment after islanding is the main focus. To assess this, the model of the MG is first constructed in the MATLAB/Simulink environment and then is compiled to the Opal-RT to achieve parallel processing. Two different scenarios are compared for evaluating stability of MG control modes after islanding.

Keywords

distributed power generation; power distribution faults; power system control; power system simulation; power system stability; MG control modes; Matlab environment; Opal-RT platform; Simulink environment; discrete real-time simulator; microgrid islanding; microgrid stability evaluation; real-time simulation; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Frequency control; Mathematical model; Power system stability; Real-time systems; Stability analysis; Intelligent Central Controller System; MicroGrid; OPAL-RT; Real-time simulation; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), 2014 Australasian Universities

Conference_Location

Perth, WA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUPEC.2014.6966592

Filename

6966592