Inverter parallelization for an islanded microgrid using the Hopf oscillator controller approach with self-synchronization capabilities

Nonlinear dynamical systems such as weakly coupled oscillators are an interesting approach to be adopted for the regulation of power inverters inside microgrids. Aiming at the synchronization and load sharing in islanded mirogrid, this paper is inspired by oscillator synchronization property to prop...

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Autores: Li, Mingshen, Duan, Yajuan|||0000-0001-8515-6327, Matas Alcalá, José|||0000-0003-3854-1526, Guerrero, Josep M., Vasquez Quintero, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/350978
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/350978
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2020.3031520
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Industrial electronics
Paralleled single-phase inverters
Microgrid
Hopf oscillator control
Synchronization
Current sharing
Electrònica industrial
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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Sumario:Nonlinear dynamical systems such as weakly coupled oscillators are an interesting approach to be adopted for the regulation of power inverters inside microgrids. Aiming at the synchronization and load sharing in islanded mirogrid, this paper is inspired by oscillator synchronization property to propose a Hopf oscillator controller for the single-phase inverters. The Hopf oscillator dynamic equations are used for providing the inverter's frequency and amplitude voltage references which lead to a robust nonlinear droop behavior for driving the system without using communications. The Hopf oscillator provides better sharing of the load between inverters with higher robustness, less harmonic distortion, and faster time response of the associated limit cycle than the achieved by the other approach made with a Van der Pol oscillator. In addition, global asymptotic synchronization of system is proven by Lyapunov approach. Simulation results of a system composed by paralleled inverters are provided and compared with a Van der Pol oscillator approach reported in literature. Experimental results are also provided to prove the Hopf oscillator based controller under different circumstances.