On the secondary control architectures of AC microgrids: An overview

Y Khayat, Q Shafiee, R Heydari… - … on Power Electronics, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Communication infrastructure (CI) in microgrids (MGs) allows for the application of different
control architectures for the secondary control (SC) layer. The use of new SC architectures …

Decentralized voltage control in active distribution systems: Features and open issues

G Fusco, M Russo, M De Santis - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Voltage control is becoming a key issue in active distribution systems, which are electric
distribution networks characterized by a large penetration of DERs. Traditional voltage …

Improvement of the control of a grid connected photovoltaic system based on synergetic and sliding mode controllers using a reinforcement learning deep …

M Nicola, CI Nicola, D Selișteanu - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article presents the control of a grid connected PV (GC-PV) array system, starting from a
benchmark. The control structure used in this article was a cascade-type structure, in which …

Fractional-order control of grid-connected photovoltaic system based on synergetic and sliding mode controllers

M Nicola, CI Nicola - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Starting with the problem of connecting the photovoltaic (PV) system to the main grid, this
article presents the control of a grid-connected PV system using fractional-order (FO) sliding …

Estimation-based consensus approach for decentralized frequency control of ac microgrids

Y Khayat, R Heydari, M Naderi… - 2019 21st European …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a decentralized frequency control of ac microgrid (MG) governed by P-ω droop
characteristics is presented. This approach is realized by applying an active power …

Robust Frequency Control of Microgrids: A Mixed Virtual Inertia Emulation

S Maleki, J Nikoukar… - … Transactions on Electrical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article proposes a robust inertial controller for converter‐based distributed generators
employed in low‐inertia power systems like microgrids. The increasing penetration level of …

Modeling of islanded microgrids using static and dynamic equivalent Thevenin circuits

M Naderi, Y Khayat, Q Shafiee… - 2018 20th European …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a new modeling method based on the equivalent Thevenin circuit is proposed
for inverter-interfaced microgrids. The proposed method approximates the entire network …

Modeling of voltage source converters in microgrids using equivalent thevenin circuit

M Naderi, Y Khayat, Q Shafiee… - 2018 9th Annual Power …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a new modelling approach based on the equivalent Thevenin circuit is
proposed for voltage source converters in islanded microgrids. The proposed method …

Fractional order PI control for a three-phase microgrid application

R Abdulkader, R McCann - 2018 Clemson University Power …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing use of distributed energy resources has motivated the development of
microgrid systems to improve the reliability of electric power distribution systems. However …

Model validation of power electronics-based networked micro-grids by prony analysis

M Naderi, Y Khayat, R Heydari, M Novak… - 2019 21st European …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a complete small signal model of two networked microgrids (NMGs) is
provided, which can be used in the stability analysis, stability margin derivation and …