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As the last resort of emergency control, controlled islanding is an effective means of preventing fault-propagation and a system-wide blackout. However, conventional AC transmission lines are unavailable to be employed for power exchange…
Appropriate control of high penetration renewable energies in power systems requires a complete modeling of the system. In this paper, a comprehensive state space modeling of voltage source inverters, networks and loads are studied. We have…
This paper proposes a new distributed control architecture for distributed generation units in heterogeneous DC islanded microgrids. Each unit is equipped with state-feedback baseline and augmenting $\mathcal{L}_1$ adaptive voltage…
This paper presents a distributed frequency control method for power grids with high penetration of inverter-connected resources under low and time-varying inertia due to renewable energy (RE). We provide a distributed virtual inertia (VI)…
Centralized secondary voltage control in a power system has been replaced by the distributed controller in the recent literature due to its high dependency on extensive communication messages. Although in the new method each distributed…
This paper describes a control approach for large-scale electricity networks, with the goal of efficiently coordinating distributed generators to balance unexpected load variations with respect to nominal forecasts. To mitigate the…
Modern distribution grids are currently being challenged by frequent and sizable voltage fluctuations, due mainly to the increasing deployment of electric vehicles and renewable generators. Existing approaches to maintaining bus voltage…
Electrical power grids are vulnerable to cascading failures that can lead to large blackouts. Detection and prevention of cascading failures in power grids is impor- tant. Currently, grid operators mainly monitor the state (loading level)…
In this paper, we propose a model predictive control based operation strategy that allows for power exchange between interconnected microgrids. Particularly, the approach ensures that each microgrid benefits from power exchange with others.…
Unlike conventional generators, inverter-based generation do not possess any rotational inertia. While grid-forming inverters can synthesize small (virtual) inertia via advanced feedback control loops, additional control mechanisms are…
In many countries, the currently observable transformation of the power supply system from a centrally controlled system towards a complex "system of systems", comprising lots of autonomously interacting components, leads to a significant…
A distributed controller for secondary control problems in microgrids with grid-forming (GFM) inverter-based resources (IBRs) is developed. The controller is based on distributed optimization and is synthesized and implemented…
The integration of a high share of solar photovoltaics (PV) in distribution networks requires advanced voltage control technologies or network augmentation, both associated with significant investment costs. An alternative is to prevent new…
Grid-connected inverters are required to operate stably under a wide range of grid conditions. However, conventional grid-following (GFL) control may suffer from instability under weak-grid conditions, while grid-forming (GFM) control may…
This paper employs a supervised machine learning (ML) algorithm to propose an integrated fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) and fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy to detect, diagnose, and classify the grid faults and correct the input…
In this paper, we propose a harmonic-model based control approach for the three-phase grid-tied AC-DC converter. We derive a nonlinear harmonic domain model and demonstrate its efficacy in designing harmonic control with global stability…
Present grid infrastructure is unprepared for the wide-scale integration of electric vehicles (EVs). Real-time grid simulation and hardware testing are necessary for the fast and accurate development of EV charging control strategies that…
This paper explores the analysis and implementation of the Virtual Oscillator Control (VOC) strategy for inverters aiming to enhance stability amidst the ever-increasing generation of renewable energy sources like solar PV. Key objectives…
This paper focuses on the design and implementation of an automatic synchronizing and protection relay to automate the synchronization process of a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) to the Main Grid. The proposed design utilize a…