Medium Voltage AC Microgrid

How to control microgrid voltage?

As can be noted, depending on the microgrid size, one can choose to use decentralized controllers rather than centralized ones, and to implement control methods aimed at improving the microgrid power quality rather than that aimed at flattening the voltage profile. Table 7. Summary of main Microgrid voltage control strategies.

What is AC microgrid architecture?

AC microgrids have been the predominant and widely adopted architecture among the other options in real-world applications. However, synchronizing with the host grid while maintaining voltage magnitude, phase angle, and frequency is challenging. Their efficiency and dependability are also low.

What is a dc microgrid?

Therefore, DC microgrids are recently emerging as a possible solution in the case of only few isolated DC devices that need to be connected into ex-novo networks. In this configuration, most of the DER are connected through DC/DC or AC/DC power electronic converters to one or more DC buses with a regulated voltage.

What is the difference between AC and dc microgrid?

The distribution network of a DC microgrid can be one of three types: monopolar, bipolarn and homopolar. In an AC microgrid, all renewable energy sources and loads are connected to a common AC bus. The main disadvantage of the AC microgrids is the difficulty in the control and operation. A typical structure of AC microgrid is schemed in Figure 5.

What is the nature of microgrid?

The nature of microgrid is random and intermittent compared to regular grid. Different microgrid structures with their comparative analyses are illustrated here. Different control schemes, basic control schemes like the centralized, decentralized, and distributed control, and multilevel control schemes like the hierarchal control are discussed.

Which control is used for AC and DC microgrids?

According to the control, centralised or decentralised hierarchical control is normally used for AC and DC microgrids. Most of the installed microgrids use centralised control since its design simpler and easier for small microgrids.