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Decentralized Control of DC Microgrid Based on Droop and Voltage Controls with Electricity Price Consideration

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  • Al Faris Habibullah

    (Research Center for Electrical and Information Technology, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea)

  • Faris Adnan Padhilah

    (Research Center for Electrical and Information Technology, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea)

  • Kyeong-Hwa Kim

    (Research Center for Electrical and Information Technology, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea)

Abstract

In this paper, a power flow control strategy (PFCS) for the decentralized control of DC microgrids (DCMGs) is proposed to enhance the flexibility and scalability of the microgrid power system. The proposed scheme is achieved by combining the droop control and DC-link voltage control with the consideration of the electricity price condition. Generally, the droop control method can be used effectively in decentralized DCMGs to achieve power-sharing without additional communication links. However, the deviation of the DC-link voltage caused by the droop control affects the amount of power delivered to the load. As an alternative, the DC-link voltage control can be used to prevent such a deviation. To combine both control schemes in this study, the utility grid (UG) unit uses the DC-link voltage control to exchange the power between the DC-link and a UG in the grid-connected mode, while a distributed generator (DG) and energy storage system (ESS) units use the droop control method in the islanded mode. The operating modes of the UG, DG, ESS, and load units are determined by the deviation values of the DC-link voltage to maintain DCMG power balance. The overall PFCS is also developed for a decentralized DCMG system by taking into consideration several uncertainties such as DG power variation, battery state of charge (SOC) level, load demand, and grid availability. The proposed PFCS also considers electricity price conditions to adaptively change the DC-link voltage level for the purpose of minimizing the utility cost. When the DC-link voltage level is reduced due to the high electricity price condition, the proposed droop controller is designed such that the ESS unit operates with a discharging mode, which leads to the required minimum power support from the UG. The effectiveness of the proposed PFCS is demonstrated by comprehensive simulation and experimental results under various conditions. Those test results clearly confirm the control flexibility and overall performance of the proposed PFCS for a decentralized DCMG system.

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  • Al Faris Habibullah & Faris Adnan Padhilah & Kyeong-Hwa Kim, 2021. "Decentralized Control of DC Microgrid Based on Droop and Voltage Controls with Electricity Price Consideration," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-29, October.
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