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- Title
Optimal Voltage and Frequency Control of an Islanded Microgrid Using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm.
- Authors
Jumani, Touqeer Ahmed; Mustafa, Mohd Wazir; Md Rasid, Madihah; Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain; Leghari, Zohaib Hussain; Saeed, M. Salman
- Abstract
Due to the lack of inertia and uncertainty in the selection of optimal Proportional Integral (PI) controller gains, the voltage and frequency variations are higher in the islanded mode of the operation of a Microgrid (MG) compared to the grid-connected mode. This study, as such, develops an optimal control strategy for the voltage and frequency regulation of Photovoltaic (PV) based MG systems operating in islanding mode using Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (GOA). The intelligence of the GOA is utilized to optimize the PI controller parameters. This ensures an enhanced dynamic response and power quality of the studied MG system during Distributed Generators (DG) insertion and load change conditions. A droop control is also employed within the control architecture, alongside the voltage and current control loops, as a power-sharing controller. In order to validate the performance of the proposed control architecture, its effectiveness in regulating MG voltage, frequency, and power quality is compared with the precedent Artificial Intelligence (AI) based control architectures for the same control objectives. The effectiveness of the proposed GOA based parameter selection method is also validated by analyzing its performance with respect to the improved transient response and power quality of the studied MG system in comparison with that of the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Whales Optimization Algorithm (WOA) based parameter selection methods. The simulation results establish that the GOA provides a faster and better solution than PSO and WOA which resulted in a minimum voltage and frequency overshoot with minimum output current and Total Harmonic Distortion (THD).
- Subjects
MICROGRIDS; ELECTRIC potential; ELECTRIC power distribution; PID controllers; ARTIFICIAL intelligence
- Publication
Energies (19961073), 2018, Vol 11, Issue 11, p3191
- ISSN
1996-1073
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/en11113191