DocumentCode :
48333
Title :
Optimized Multiple Microgrid-Based Clustering of Active Distribution Systems Considering Communication and Control Requirements
Author :
Arefifar, Seyed Ali ; Mohamed, Yasser Abdel-Rady I. ; El-Fouly, Tarek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Volume :
62
Issue :
2
fYear :
2015
fDate :
Feb. 2015
Firstpage :
711
Lastpage :
723
Abstract :
An optimized communication and control infrastructure, based on the microgrid building block concept, for active distribution systems is essential to facilitate powerful control framework under the smart grid paradigm. In this paper, a novel methodology for designing a communication and control infrastructure is presented. The new design takes into account both communication system and distribution system-related aspects. The proposed design facilitates systematic and optimized clustering of the distribution system into a set of virtual microgrids with optimized communication requirements while considering the power quality aspects, characteristics of distributed generation units, distributed energy storage units, and distributed reactive sources. The new design facilitates robust infrastructure for smart distribution systems operation and control, e.g., self-healing control and optimized system-level operation, by using virtual microgrids as building blocks in future distribution systems. The motivations, conceptual design, problem formulation and solution algorithms are presented in this paper. The well-known PG&E 69-bus distribution system is selected as a test case and through several sensitivity studies, the effect of optimization coefficients on the design, and the robustness of the algorithm are investigated. Finally, the algorithm is tested on the IEEE 123-bus distribution system.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; optimal control; power generation control; IEEE 123-bus distribution system; PG&E 69-bus distribution system; active distribution system; distributed reactive sources; optimized multiple microgrid-based clustering; power quality; smart distribution systems; virtual microgrids; Control systems; Generators; Media; Microgrids; Power generation; Power system reliability; Reliability; Communication system; Tabu search (TS); control center; graph partitioning; microgrid; power imbalance;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0278-0046
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TIE.2014.2352212
Filename :
6884876
Link To Document :
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