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Unbalanced and nonlinear loads connected to microgrids (MG) with local distributed energy resources (DERs) are two of the leading causes of power quality problems. Nonlinearloads introduce voltage and current harmonics, and single-phase…
The increasing adoption of power electronic devices may lead to large disturbance and destabilization of future power systems. However, stability criteria are still an unsolved puzzle, since traditional small-signal stability analysis is…
This paper proposes a decentralised secondary voltage control strategy that has several benefits over the existing centralised strategies. For that, a new structure for the control is proposed in terms of an inner and outer loops for each…
High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission applications and the growth of the dynamic load in large-scale receiving-end grids lead to a higher risk of short-term voltage instability. An effective way to address this problem is to…
The energy consumption of DRAM is a critical concern in modern computing systems. Improvements in manufacturing process technology have allowed DRAM vendors to lower the DRAM supply voltage conservatively, which reduces some of the DRAM…
Voltage collapse is a type of blackout-inducing dynamic instability that occurs when power demand exceeds the maximum power that can be transferred through a network. The traditional (preventive) approach to avoid voltage collapse is based…
This paper proposes an asychronous distributed leader-follower control method to achieve conservation voltage reduction (CVR) in three-phase unbalanced distribution systems by optimally scheduling smart inverters of distributed energy…
Future Naval Microgrids (MGs) will include hybrid energy storage systems (ESS), including battery and supercapacitors to respond to emerging constant power loads (CPLs) and fluctuating pulsed power loads (PPLs). Voltage regulation of naval…
Voltage control in power distribution networks has been greatly challenged by the increasing penetration of volatile and intermittent devices. These devices can also provide limited reactive power resources that can be used to regulate the…
Modern power systems are characterized by low inertia and fast voltage dynamics due to the increase of sources connecting via power electronics and the removal of large traditional thermal generators. Power electronics are commonly equipped…
Microgrids could be the answer to integrating distributed energy resources into our power grid. It promises improved resilience, reliability, efficiency, and decarbonizing of our electric grid. This paper models a low voltage direct current…
Extreme voltages at the system nodes are one of the primary causes for total and partial collapse of the Nigerian grid. In this paper, we develop a framework to re-dispatch the voltage set-points of committed generators in the grid to…
In this project we evaluate a framework for synchronization of mixed machine-converter power grids. Synchronous machines are assumed to be actuated by mechanical torque injections, while the converters by DC-side current injections. As this…
A novel power consensus algorithm for DC microgrids is proposed and analyzed. DC microgrids are networks composed of DC sources, loads, and interconnecting lines. They are represented by differential-algebraic equations connected over an…
New connection constraints for the power network (Grid Codes) require more flexible and reliable systems, with robust solutions to cope with uncertainties and intermittence from renewable energy sources (renewables), such as photovoltaic…
The method for controlling a DC-DC converter is proposed to ensures the high quality control at large fluctuations in load currents by using differential gain control coefficients and second derivative control. Various implementations of…
In this article, we propose a nonlinear voltage control to ensure power exchange in a multiport interconnected system, which consists of a bidirectional DC-DC converter and generating-storing devices. The converter topology under…
The power distribution system is evolving in the form of an intelligent grid. The proliferation of distributed energy resources (DERs) makes the previously passive system active and more complicated. With the adoption of de-carbonization…
Load shedding is the last and most expensive control action against system collapse and blackout. Achievement of an efficient emergency control to stabilize the power system following severe disturbances, requires two key objectives. First,…
Mobile power sources (MPSs) have been gradually deployed in microgrids as critical resources to coordinate with repair crews (RCs) towards resilience enhancement owing to their flexibility and mobility in handling the complex coupled…