Control Strategies of DC Microgrids Cluster: A Comprehensive Review

Zaid Hamid Abdulabbas Al-Tameemi; Tek Tjing Lie; Gilbert Foo; Frede Blaabjerg

doi:10.3390/en14227569

Energies (Nov 2021)

Control Strategies of DC Microgrids Cluster: A Comprehensive Review

Zaid Hamid Abdulabbas Al-Tameemi,
Tek Tjing Lie,
Gilbert Foo,
Frede Blaabjerg

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Zaid Hamid Abdulabbas Al-Tameemi: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Tek Tjing Lie: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Gilbert Foo: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Frede Blaabjerg: Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14227569
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 22
p. 7569

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Multiple microgrids (MGs) close to each other can be interconnected to construct a cluster to enhance reliability and flexibility. This paper presents a comprehensive and comparative review of recent studies on DC MG clusters’ control strategies. Different schemes regarding the two significant control aspects of networked DC MGs, namely DC-link voltage control and power flow control between MGs, are investigated. A discussion about the architecture configuration of DC MG clusters is also provided. All advantages and limitations of various control strategies of recent studies are discussed in this paper. Furthermore, this paper discusses three types of consensus protocol with different time boundaries, including linear, finite, and fixed. Based on the main findings from the reviewed studies, future research recommendations are proposed.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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