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Distributed agent-based control scheme for single-phase parallel inverters in microgrids with photovoltaic systems

conference contribution
posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by Md Shihanur Rahman, Apel MahmudApel Mahmud, Aman Maung Than OoAman Maung Than Oo, Tahsin Orchi
In this paper, an agent-based distributed control scheme is presented to control single-phase parallel inverters in solar photovoltaic (PV) systems connected to microgrids. A communication assisted multi-agent framework is developed within microgrids where agents perform their tasks in a distributed manner with an aim of stabilizing load voltage and current under normal and faulted conditions through the asymptotic tracking of the reference current signal. The distributed agent-based control scheme requires information from the neighboring agents through communication network to decide control actions. The proposed control scheme utilizes Ziegler-Nichols (Z-N) tuning approach to design proportional integral (PI) controllers for controlling inverters within the multi-agent system (MAS). A microgrid with parallel inverter-connected solar PV systems is considered for simulations under normal and faulted conditions where results show the excellency of the proposed agent-based scheme in comparison to the conventional scheme without MAS.

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Event

Australian Universities Power Engineering. Conference (25th : 2015 : Wollongong, New South Wales)

Pagination

1 - 6

Publisher

IEEE

Location

Wollongong, N.S.W.

Place of publication

Piscataway, N.J.

Start date

2015-09-27

End date

2015-09-30

ISBN-13

9781479987252

Language

eng

Publication classification

E Conference publication; E1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2015, IEEE

Title of proceedings

AUPEC 2015 : Challenges for future grids : Proceedings of the 25th Australian Universities Power Engineering Conference

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