Mitigating distribution power losses of standalone AC microgrids using particle-Swarm-optimization control for distributed battery systems

Yajie Jiang, Yun Yang, Siew Chong Tan, Shu Yuen Ron Hui

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Abstract

Distributed battery systems (DBS) are widely used in microgrids to compensate imbalanced active and reactive power flows, and for stabilizing bus voltages of microgrids with a high penetration of renewable energy sources (RES). In this paper, a particle-swarm-optimization (PSO) method is adopted as the secondary control of DBS in a standalone AC microgrid. The fitness function of the PSO algorithm contains the parameters of the bus voltage deviations and the power losses on the distribution lines. Through iteration, the bus voltage deviations and the power losses on the distribution lines are reduced, simultaneously. Importantly, the State-of-Charges (SOC) of the battery packs are also being taken into consideration and the battery packs are controlled by local controllers to prevent deep-discharge and over-charge. Both results from Matlab simulation and Real-Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) validate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme in concurrently reducing the distribution power losses and meeting bus voltage regulations in AC microgrids.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication34th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3224-3229
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538683309
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 May 2019
Event34th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2019 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: 17 Mar 201921 Mar 2019

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2019-March

Conference

Conference34th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period17/03/1921/03/19

Keywords

  • AC microgrid
  • Bus voltage regulation
  • Distribution power losses
  • Particle-swarm-optimization (PSO).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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