Título: Droop-Free Sliding-Mode Control for Active-Power Sharing and Frequency Regulation in Inverter-Based Islanded Microgrids

Autor(es): GAVILANEZ VILLALOBOS MILTON ALEJANDRO, MEJIA ECHEVERRIA COSME DAMIAN, ROSERO CHANDI CARLOS XAVIER

Fecha de publicación: 06-sep-2023

Resumen: This paper introduces a simple decentralized sliding-mode (SM) approach to control active power sharing by regulating the local frequency in inverter-based islanded microgrids (MGs). Its sliding surface arises from the frequency correction term introduced in the droop-free technique; it relates local active power to neighboring MGs’ active power by considering available communications among voltage source inverters. Then, this schema allows one to avoid hierarchical control just as the droop-free method does, and the benefits associated are twofold. First, it reduces the steady-state frequency error while providing accurate active power distribution. Second, the system stays reliable, withstands uncertainties, and provides a fast transient response. A Lyapunov analysis confirms stability, and simulations on a realistic four-inverter MG platform substantiate the control scheme’s effectiveness. Its performance regards frequency regulation while achieving active power sharing, stability, and robustness against clock drifts and load steps.

Palabras clave: sliding surface; voltage source inverter; nonlinear control

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16186442

ISSN: 1996-1073

Tipo publicación: Artículo