Power control in microgrid using improved virtual impedance method

Abstract

Abstract In this article, a method is proposed to increase the accuracy of reactive power‐sharing for parallel‐connected inverters in Microgrid, this method is done by automatically adjusting the values of the virtual impedance to adjusting the output voltage of the inverters. The virtual impedances are automatically adjusted to compensate for the difference in the output voltage of the inverters due to the influence of the line impedances. The output voltage of the inverters will be adaptively adjusted according to the change of the load, this method greatly improves the accuracy in the reactive power sharing The correct power sharing for the inverters will ensure the stability of voltage and frequency in the Microgrid. The control method is simple and does not need to know the line impedance parameter. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed strategy are proven by simulation and experimental results.

Keywords

• energy management systems
• grid‐conneded power electronic converters
• grid‐connected inverters
• power system simulation
• microgrid