Frequency Regulation of Alternating Current Microgrid Based on Hierarchical Control Using Fuzzy Logic

Abstract

An alternating current(AC) microgrid is a system that integrates renewable power, power converters, controllers and loads. Hierarchical control can manage the frequency of the microgrid to prevent imbalance and collapse of the system. The existing frequency control methods use traditional proportion integration(PI) controllers, which cannot adjust PI parameters in real-time to respond to the status changes of the system. Hierarchical control driven by fuzzy logic allows real-time adjustment of the PI parameters and the method used a two-layer control structure. The primary control used droop control to adjust power distribution, and fuzzy logic was used in the voltage loop of the primary control. The secondary control was added to make up for frequency deviation caused by droop control, and fuzzy logic was used in the secondary frequency control to deal with the dynamic change of frequency caused by the disturbances of loads. The proposed method was simulated in Matlab/Simulink. In the primary control, the proposed method reduced the total harmonic distortion(THD) of two cycles of the output voltage from 4.19% to 3.89%; in the secondary control, the proposed method reduced the frequency fluctuation of the system by about 0.03 Hz and 0.04 Hz when the load was increased and decreased, respectively. The results show that the proposed methods have a better effect on frequency maintenance and voltage control of the AC microgrid.

Keywords

fuzzy logic / hierarchical control / frequency regulation / droop control / alternating current (AC) microgrid

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Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China(62303107)

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(2232022G-09)

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(2232021D-38)

Shanghai Sailing Program, China(21YF1400100)