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Multi-Agent System with Plug and Play Feature for Distributed Secondary Control in Microgrid—Controller and Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Implementation

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  • Tung-Lam Nguyen

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2Elab, F-38000 Grenoble, France)

  • Efren Guillo-Sansano

    (Institute for Energy and Environment, Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK)

  • Mazheruddin H. Syed

    (Institute for Energy and Environment, Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK)

  • Van-Hoa Nguyen

    (Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), National Institute for Solar Energy (INES), F-73375 Le Bourget-du-Lac, France)

  • Steven M. Blair

    (Institute for Energy and Environment, Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK)

  • Luis Reguera

    (Institute for Energy and Environment, Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK)

  • Quoc-Tuan Tran

    (Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), National Institute for Solar Energy (INES), F-73375 Le Bourget-du-Lac, France)

  • Raphael Caire

    (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, G2Elab, F-38000 Grenoble, France)

  • Graeme M. Burt

    (Institute for Energy and Environment, Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK)

  • Catalin Gavriluta

    (Austrian Institute of Technology, 1210 Vienna, Austria)

  • Ngoc-An Luu

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology—The University of Danang, Danang 550000, Vietnam)

Abstract

Distributed control and optimization strategies are a promising alternative approach to centralized control within microgrids. In this paper, a multi-agent system is developed to deal with the distributed secondary control of islanded microgrids. Two main challenges are identified in the coordination of a microgrid: (i) interoperability among equipment from different vendors; and (ii) online re-configuration of the network in the case of alteration of topology. To cope with these challenges, the agents are designed to communicate with physical devices via the industrial standard IEC 61850 and incorporate a plug and play feature. This allows interoperability within a microgrid at agent layer as well as allows for online re-configuration upon topology alteration. A test case of distributed frequency control of islanded microgrid with various scenarios was conducted to validate the operation of proposed approach under controller and power hardware-in-the-loop environment, comprising prototypical hardware agent systems and realistic communications network.

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  • Tung-Lam Nguyen & Efren Guillo-Sansano & Mazheruddin H. Syed & Van-Hoa Nguyen & Steven M. Blair & Luis Reguera & Quoc-Tuan Tran & Raphael Caire & Graeme M. Burt & Catalin Gavriluta & Ngoc-An Luu, 2018. "Multi-Agent System with Plug and Play Feature for Distributed Secondary Control in Microgrid—Controller and Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Implementation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-21, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:11:y:2018:i:12:p:3253-:d:184818
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