Consensus-Based Distributed Control for Improving the Sharing of Unbalanced Currents in Three-phase Three-wire Isolated Microgrids

Claudio Burgos-Mellado, Felipe Donoso, Jacqueline Llanos, Manuel Martinez-Gomez, Helmo K. Morales-Paredes, Miguel Torres

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Abstract

This paper proposes a secondary distributed control strategy to achieve the sharing of unbalanced currents between 3-leg power converters, operating under droop control, in a three-phase three-wire isolated Microgrid (MG). To this end, a modified Q-E droop controller is used, where new control actions are defined to achieve the unbalanced currents sharing amongst the converters. These control actions are generated, in the secondary control level, by a consensus-based algorithm, where the consensus variables correspond to the single-phase reactive powers of the converters. This paper shows that sharing negative sequence current components amongst the power converters can be managed by achieving a consensus (per phase) of single-phase reactive powers. Extensive simulations demonstrate the excellent performance of the proposed controller.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 6th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid, eGRID 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665449793
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event6th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid, eGRID 2021 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 8 Nov 202110 Nov 2021

Publication series

Name2021 6th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid, eGRID 2021

Conference

Conference6th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid, eGRID 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period8/11/2110/11/21

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Keywords

  • Consensus protocol
  • Distributed control
  • Imbalance Sharing
  • Isolated Microgrid
  • Single-Phase Reactive Power

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