This document discusses different control methods for local controllers in microgrids, including hierarchical, consensus, decentralized, and networked control. It describes the basic structure of hierarchical control and its inner, primary, secondary, and tertiary layers. Consensus control aims to reach agreement between agents through information sharing. Decentralized control uses local measurements to control interfaces and guarantee stability. Networked control uses a real-time network in its feedback loop. The document also covers communication technologies, standards, issues, and techniques for microgrid control.
6. Contd.
Inner Layer
The function of this layer is to determine the operating state of DER
units.
Primary Controller
Primary control aims at dealing with controlling and sharing power
between DERs.
Primary control will send the setting values for inner control.
Two Methods:
Droop based methods and Non droop based methods.
7. Contd
Secondary Control:
Secondary control has responsibilities for both the reliable
and economical operation of the MG.
The function of secondary control is only to eliminate the deviations
of frequency and voltage amplitude created by primary control.
Tertiary Control:
The tertiary control is more related to economic optimization, based
on energy prices and electricity market and it decides the import or
export of energy for the MG.
8. Consensus Control
Consensus among a group of agents or subsystems means to arrive at
a certain agreement concerning a particular value or quantity that is
dependent on the states of every agent.
A consensus algorithm or protocol is a rule that explains the
interaction between an agent and its surrounding subsystems
enclosed in the network.
Management of the shared information between the agents is a very
critical issue that has to be resolved in order to carry out coordination
among the subsystems.
9. Decentralized control
Because of the distributed nature of the system, these interfaces need to
be controlled on the basis of local measurements only.
Issues
Interfaces should share the total load (linear or nonlinear) in a desired way.
Decentralized control based on local measurement should guarantee
stability on a global scale.
Inverter control should prevent any DC voltage offsets on the microgrid.
Inverter control should actively damp oscillations between the output
filters.
10. Networked Control
A control system consisting of a real-time network in its feedback can
be termed a networked control system.
14. Issues in Control
Interoperability Issues
Reliability Issues
Security Issues
15. Need for Control Techniques
Communication based control.
Time Variance and Topological changes.
Low inertia and stability issues due to new components.