IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jeners/v16y2023i17p6188-d1225405.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Voltage-Oriented Control-Based Three-Phase, Three-Leg Bidirectional AC–DC Converter with Improved Power Quality for Microgrids

Author

Listed:
  • Moshammed Nishat Tasnim

    (Advanced Power System Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh)

  • Tofael Ahmed

    (Advanced Power System Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh)

  • Monjila Afrin Dorothi

    (Advanced Power System Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong 4349, Bangladesh)

  • Shameem Ahmad

    (Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh)

  • G. M. Shafiullah

    (School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia)

  • S. M. Ferdous

    (School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia)

  • Saad Mekhilef

    (School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia
    Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 81481, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Renewable energy sources (RESs) and energy storage schemes (ESSs) integrated into a microgrid (MG) system have been widely used in power generation and distribution to provide a constant supply of electricity. The power electronics converters, particularly the bidirectional power converters (BPCs), are promising interfaces for MG infrastructure because they control the power management of the whole MG system. The controller of BPCs can be designed using several different control strategies. However, all the existing controllers have system stability, dynamics, and power quality issues. Therefore, this study demonstrates the development of an LCL-filtered grid-connected bidirectional AC–DC converter’s (BADC) control strategy based on voltage-oriented control (VOC) to overcome these issues. The proposed VOC-based inner current control loop (ICCL) is implemented in synchronous dq -coordinate with the help of proportional-integral (PI) controllers. An observer-based active damping (AD) is also developed in order to estimate the filter capacitor current from the capacitor voltage instead of directly measuring it. This developed AD system helps to damp the resonance effect of the LCL filter, improves system stability, and also eliminates the practical challenges of measuring capacitor current. The proposed controller with AD is able to realize bidirectional power transfer (BPT) with reduced power losses due to the elimination of passive damping and improved power quality, system dynamics, and stability. The mathematical modeling of the suggested system was developed, and the structure of the system model was established in the MATLAB/Simulink environment. The performance of the proposed system was validated with real-time software-in-the-loop (RT-SIL) simulation using the OPAL-RT simulator for a 16 kVA converter system. The real-time (RT) simulation results show that the BADC with the proposed control scheme can provide better dynamic performance and operate with tolerable total harmonic distortion (THD) of 2.62% and 2.71% for inverter and rectifier modes of operation, respectively.

Suggested Citation

  • Moshammed Nishat Tasnim & Tofael Ahmed & Monjila Afrin Dorothi & Shameem Ahmad & G. M. Shafiullah & S. M. Ferdous & Saad Mekhilef, 2023. "Voltage-Oriented Control-Based Three-Phase, Three-Leg Bidirectional AC–DC Converter with Improved Power Quality for Microgrids," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-32, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:17:p:6188-:d:1225405
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/17/6188/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/17/6188/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Suparak Srita & Sakda Somkun & Tanakorn Kaewchum & Wattanapong Rakwichian & Peter Zacharias & Uthen Kamnarn & Jutturit Thongpron & Damrong Amorndechaphon & Matheepot Phattanasak, 2022. "Modeling, Simulation and Development of Grid-Connected Voltage Source Converter with Selective Harmonic Mitigation: HiL and Experimental Validations," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-28, March.
    2. Büyük, Mehmet & Tan, Adnan & Tümay, Mehmet & Bayındır, K. Çağatay, 2016. "Topologies, generalized designs, passive and active damping methods of switching ripple filters for voltage source inverter: A comprehensive review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 46-69.
    3. Sandelic, Monika & Peyghami, Saeed & Sangwongwanich, Ariya & Blaabjerg, Frede, 2022. "Reliability aspects in microgrid design and planning: Status and power electronics-induced challenges," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
    4. Łukasz Michalec & Michał Jasiński & Tomasz Sikorski & Zbigniew Leonowicz & Łukasz Jasiński & Vishnu Suresh, 2021. "Impact of Harmonic Currents of Nonlinear Loads on Power Quality of a Low Voltage Network–Review and Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-19, June.
    5. Mohammed Amine Hoummadi & Manale Bouderbala & Hala Alami Aroussi & Badre Bossoufi & Najib El Ouanjli & Mohammed Karim, 2023. "Survey of Sustainable Energy Sources for Microgrid Energy Management: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-16, March.
    6. Morsy Nour & José Pablo Chaves-Ávila & Gaber Magdy & Álvaro Sánchez-Miralles, 2020. "Review of Positive and Negative Impacts of Electric Vehicles Charging on Electric Power Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-34, September.
    7. Kaur, Amandeep & Kaushal, Jitender & Basak, Prasenjit, 2016. "A review on microgrid central controller," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 338-345.
    8. Patnaik, Bhaskar & Mishra, Manohar & Bansal, Ramesh C. & Jena, Ranjan Kumar, 2020. "AC microgrid protection – A review: Current and future prospective," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 271(C).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Younes Zahraoui & Ibrahim Alhamrouni & Saad Mekhilef & M. Reyasudin Basir Khan & Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian & Alex Stojcevski & Ben Horan, 2021. "Energy Management System in Microgrids: A Comprehensive Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-33, September.
    2. Dagar, Annu & Gupta, Pankaj & Niranjan, Vandana, 2021. "Microgrid protection: A comprehensive review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
    3. Sulman Shahzad & Muhammad Abbas Abbasi & Hassan Ali & Muhammad Iqbal & Rania Munir & Heybet Kilic, 2023. "Possibilities, Challenges, and Future Opportunities of Microgrids: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-28, April.
    4. Xu, Zhirong & Yang, Ping & Zheng, Chengli & Zhang, Yujia & Peng, Jiajun & Zeng, Zhiji, 2018. "Analysis on the organization and Development of multi-microgrids," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P2), pages 2204-2216.
    5. Chatterjee, Shantanu & Kumar, Prashant & Chatterjee, Saibal, 2018. "A techno-commercial review on grid connected photovoltaic system," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P2), pages 2371-2397.
    6. Andrzej Szromba, 2020. "The Unified Power Quality Conditioner Control Method Based on the Equivalent Conductance Signals of the Compensated Load," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-27, November.
    7. Jason David & Philip Ciufo & Sean Elphick & Duane Robinson, 2022. "Preliminary Evaluation of the Impact of Sustained Overvoltage on Low Voltage Electronics-Based Equipment," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-16, February.
    8. Despoina Kothona & Aggelos S. Bouhouras, 2022. "A Two-Stage EV Charging Planning and Network Reconfiguration Methodology towards Power Loss Minimization in Low and Medium Voltage Distribution Networks," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-17, May.
    9. Xiaogang Dong & Jinqiang Gan & Hao Wu & Changchang Deng & Sisheng Liu & Chaolong Song, 2022. "Self-Triggered Model Predictive Control of AC Microgrids with Physical and Communication State Constraints," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-16, February.
    10. Li, Hongze & Sun, Dongyang & Li, Bingkang & Wang, Xuejie & Zhao, Yihang & Wei, Mengru & Dang, Xiaolu, 2023. "Collaborative optimization of VRB-PS hybrid energy storage system for large-scale wind power grid integration," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 265(C).
    11. Wajahat Ullah Khan Tareen & Muhammad Aamir & Saad Mekhilef & Mutsuo Nakaoka & Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian & Ben Horan & Mudasir Ahmed Memon & Nauman Anwar Baig, 2018. "Mitigation of Power Quality Issues Due to High Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources in Electric Grid Systems Using Three-Phase APF/STATCOM Technologies: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-41, June.
    12. Sanchari Deb & Xiao-Zhi Gao, 2022. "Prediction of Charging Demand of Electric City Buses of Helsinki, Finland by Random Forest," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-18, May.
    13. Thanh Van Nguyen & Kyeong-Hwa Kim, 2019. "Power Flow Control Strategy and Reliable DC-Link Voltage Restoration for DC Microgrid under Grid Fault Conditions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(14), pages 1-27, July.
    14. Muhammad Shahab & Shaorong Wang & Abdul Khalique Junejo, 2021. "Improved Control Strategy for Three-Phase Microgrid Management with Electric Vehicles Using Multi Objective Optimization Algorithm," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-23, February.
    15. Elkazaz, Mahmoud & Sumner, Mark & Thomas, David, 2021. "A hierarchical and decentralized energy management system for peer-to-peer energy trading," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 291(C).
    16. Jose R Sicchar & Carlos T. Da Costa & Jose R. Silva & Raimundo C. Oliveira & Werbeston D. Oliveira, 2018. "A Load-Balance System Design of Microgrid Cluster Based on Hierarchical Petri Nets," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-30, November.
    17. Christoffer Fjellstedt & Johan Forslund & Karin Thomas, 2023. "Experimental Investigation of the Frequency Response of an LC-Filter and Power Transformer for Grid Connection," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-12, August.
    18. Gomes, Camilo C. & Cupertino, Allan F. & Pereira, Heverton A., 2018. "Damping techniques for grid-connected voltage source converters based on LCL filter: An overview," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P1), pages 116-135.
    19. Nosratabadi, Seyyed Mostafa & Hooshmand, Rahmat-Allah & Gholipour, Eskandar, 2017. "A comprehensive review on microgrid and virtual power plant concepts employed for distributed energy resources scheduling in power systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 341-363.
    20. Qiyu Li & Hongwei Zhou & Jiansong Zhang & Shengdun Zhao & Jingfeng Lu, 2020. "A Virtual Negative Resistor Based Common Mode Current Resonance Suppression Method for Three-Level Grid-Tied Inverter with Discontinuous PWM," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-16, April.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:17:p:6188-:d:1225405. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.