A Novel Cost-Effective Controller Hardware-in-The-Loop (CHIL) Test for SSCB Coordination in DC Microgrid Systems

DC microgrid systems are recently utilized in power systems, and the significance of solid-state circuit breakers (SSCB) is paramount due to the absence of zero-crossing current in DC systems. Moreover, the coordination of a DC grid poses a challenge for these systems, primarily due to safety concer...

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Published in2024 IEEE Sixth International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM) pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors SalehiRad, Shervin, Nadi, Elias, Chevinly, Javad, Zhao, Shuyan, Zheng, Zilong, Lu, Fei, Zhang, Hua
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 05.08.2024
Subjects
Circuit faults
controller hardware-in-the-loop
coordination system
DC microgrids
Microcontrollers
Microgrids
Power system stability
Safety
Software packages
Solid state circuit breaker
Solid state circuits
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Summary:DC microgrid systems are recently utilized in power systems, and the significance of solid-state circuit breakers (SSCB) is paramount due to the absence of zero-crossing current in DC systems. Moreover, the coordination of a DC grid poses a challenge for these systems, primarily due to safety concerns. Consequently, the design of a test platform for monitoring the system's behavior in challenging situations holds significant importance. This paper presents an examination of a DC microgrid through a novel, easy to implement, and cost-effective controller hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) test platform designed using the MATLAB/ Simulink software and Python code. To evaluate the proposed platform, three test scenarios involving short circuits in different locations are investigated. The extracted CHIL results for each scenario is presented.
DOI:10.1109/ICDCM60322.2024.10665132