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An Innovative Energy Management System for Microgrids with Multiple Grid-Forming Inverters: Preprint

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: As more and more grid-forming (GFM) inverter-based resources replace traditional fossil-fueled synchronous generators as the GFM sources in microgrids, the existing microgrid energy management systems (EMSs) need to be updated to control and coordinate multiple GFM inverters that consider system control objectives under different microgrid connection states. For each state, we formulate an optimization problem and apply a real-time feedback-based control algorithm; all together, the control algorithms seamlessly connect the states into a generic EMS. We showcase the EMS on a real-world simulation of a microgrid under the different states to demonstrate its operational effectiveness.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: Comden, Joshua; Wang, Jing

Institution: National Laboratory of the Rockies

Language: English

Topic: Microgrid Control and Optimization

Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency, National Renewable Energy Laboratory