Impedance Shaping for Improved Load Sharing among Inverters in AC Microgrids

Abstract

In this paper, a control scheme to improve load sharing among inverters of different power ratings in an ac microgrid is proposed. The proposed control scheme shapes the output impedance of the inverters independent of the voltage controller parameters and minimizes the requirement of the virtual impedance for proper load sharing. Results show that system stability improves. Simulation and experimental results presented show the effectiveness of the scheme.

Meeting Name

7th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (2015: Sep. 20-24, Montreal, Canada)

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Electric Inverters; Energy Conversion; Impedance Matching (Electric); System Stability; Control Schemes; Impedance Shaping; Inverter Paralleling; Micro Grid; Output Impedance; Power Ratings; Virtual Impedance; Voltage Controllers; Decentralized Control; Microgrid; Impedance; Inverters; Voltage Control; Active Filters; Reactive Power; Joining Processes; Microgrids; Invertors; Distributed Power Generation; Impedance Matching

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1467371513

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2329-3721; 2329-3748

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 2015

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