Review on advanced control techniques for microgrids

Abstract

Grid frequency regulation is essential for a reliable power grid. Whilst in distributed energy sources, (DERs) power fluctuations arise from the imbalance of frequency. There are multiple conventional and recent advanced frequency regulation techniques to dissolve this issue. The existing techniques using conventional controllers in microgrid control are well suited for voltage regulation, but the frequency cannot be adequately controlled using conventional and linear controllers. Most of the advanced control methods use algorithms to manage the grid frequency stability. This review comprehensively discusses the advanced control techniques for frequency regulation in micro-grids namely model predictive control, adaptive control, sliding mode control, h-infinity control, back-stepping control, (Disturbance estimation technique) kalman state estimator-based strategies, and intelligent control methods. Each control method is briefly explained along with recent advancements and corresponding governing equations. At glace, these control techniques are comparatively studied by elaborating future requirements.

Keywords

• Microgrid
• Model predictive control
• Frequency regulation
• Droop control
• SMC
• Adaptive control