scholarly journals Microgrid Stability Enhancement by using Coordination of SFCL, SMES and Distributed Generation Units with Fuzzy Logic Controller

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5548-5554

By the coordination of the superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL), superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) and distributed generation (DG) units, the stability of the microgrid is increased under short circuit fault conditions. And by this coordination control, the microgrid is smoothly separated from the main network under severe fault and attains a fault ride through (FRT) operation under minor fault. In this paper, to overcome the drawbacks of the PI controller a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) is used in the controller of the SFCL. This proposed method is carried out in a MATLAB/Simulink. The results show the achievement of a better control strategy.

Author(s):  
Ahmed Abu-Siada ◽  
Mohammad A. S. Masoum ◽  
Yasser Alharbi ◽  
Farhad Shahnia ◽  
A. M. Shiddiq Yunus

The applications of FACTS devices have become popular in the last few decades. There are many types of FACTS devices that are currently used in power systems to improve system stability, power quality and the overall reliability of the power systems. Since the involvement of renewable energies based power plants such as wind and PV, problems related to power system stability and quality has become even more complex, therefore the deployment of FACTS devices has become a challenging task. In this chapter, a Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) Unit is applied to improve the performance of Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) based wind turbine during various disturbances such as voltage sag, short circuit faults and load variation, including problems related to internal faults within the DFIG converters.


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