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

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 loca...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 18; p. 6442
Main Authors Rosero, Carlos Xavier, Gavilánez, Milton, Mejía-Echeverría, Cosme
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2023
Subjects
Communication
Communications networks
Control algorithms
Methods
nonlinear control
sliding surface
voltage source inverter
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16186442