Title
Coordinated Optimal Volt/Var Control for Distribution Networks via D-PMUs and EV Chargers by Exploiting the Eigensystem Realization
Date Issued
01 May 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mejia-Ruiz G.E.
Arrieta Paternina M.R.
Rodriguez-Rodriguez J.R.
Ramirez J.M.
Zamora-Mendez A.
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
This article proposes a novel optimal hybrid control framework to improve the voltage profile of highly unbalanced Distribution Grids (DGs) by coordinating the injection of reactive power from multiple off-board Electrical Vehicles (EVs) chargers. It exploits the time-synchronized measurements advantages, centralized control, and local controllers embedded into a hierarchical and scalable scheme, coordinated by the distribution system operator (DSO). The proposed framework is aimed to increase the modern electrical networks' flexibility, reliability, and stability. It is powered by the Eigensystem Realization (ER)-based system identification technique, a Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) controller, the Distribution-level Phasor Measurement Units (D-PMUs), and a new aggregator agent that handles the EV chargers power injection to precisely and timely regulate the dynamic voltage response in a sub-area or the entire DG. The robustness and feasibility of the proposal are demonstrated by employing simulated scenarios with unbalanced faults, latency in communications, and highly unbalanced loads conditions on the IEEE 13 and 123 nodes test feeders, compensating the voltage variations accurately in less than 205 ms. The promising outcome of this study suggests a novel application for an emerging measurement-based control system in the operation of modern active DGs.
Start page
2425
End page
2438
Volume
12
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099540696
Source
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
ISSN of the container
19493053
Sponsor(s)
Manuscript received July 6, 2020; revised November 3, 2020; accepted January 4, 2021. Date of publication January 11, 2021; date of current version April 21, 2021. Paper no. TSG-01042-2020. This work was supported in part by the SENER-CONACyT Project under Grant FSE-2013-05-246949, and in part by the CEMIE-Redes Strategic Project under Grant PE-A-04. (Corresponding author: Mario R. Arrieta Paternina.) Gabriel E. Mejia-Ruiz and Romel Cárdenas-Javier are with the Graduated Program in Electrical Engineering-Power Systems, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico (e-mail: gabriel.mejia.ruiz@comunidad.unam.mx; rcardenasj@comunidad.unam.mx).
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