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HAMSA DEEPIKA M
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JUNE 2020
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SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
THANJAVUR – 613401
Bonafide Certificate
This is to certify that the project work titled “Frequency stabilization of isolated and grid-
connected hybrid microgrid models” submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
award of the degree of M. Tech. Power Systems to the SASTRA Deemed to be University, is a bona-
fide record of the work done by Ms. Hamsa Deepika M (Reg. No. 12047002), during the second
semester of the academic year 2019-20, in the School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, under
my supervision. This thesis has not formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma,
Date : 29.08.2020
Examiner 1 Examiner 2
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SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
THANJAVUR – 613401
Declaration
I declare that the project work titled “Frequency stabilization of isolated and grid-
SASTRA Deemed to be University during the second semester of the academic year 2019-20, in
the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The work is original and wherever I have
used materials from other sources, I have given due credit and cited them in the text of the thesis.
This thesis has not formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma, associate-ship, fellowship
Date : 29.08.2020
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Acknowledgements
I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Vice chancellor, SASTRA Deemed to be University,
Dr S. VAIDYASUBRAMANIAM and the Registrar Dr R. CHANDRAMOULI for providing me
with all administrative support. I express my grateful thanks to Dr K. THENMOZHI, Dean, School
of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Dr K. VIJAYAREKHA, Associate Dean (EEE),
SASTRA Deemed to be University, for giving me necessary encouragement.
I render my sincere thanks to the project coordinator Dr VELAMURI SURESH, AP-III, EEE for his
involvement and encouragement during this project.
I further acknowledge the suggestions and directions for further work given by the members of our
review panel during presentations. Lastly, I record my deep sense of gratitude to my guide Dr
VIGNEYSH T, AP-III, EEE for sustained encouragement and guidance during the course of the
project work.
I would like to acknowledge the crucial role of the suggestions and comments provided by my project
guide in successfully completing the project. In conclusion, I also record my gratitude for the manifold
help and support received by me from my parents during the course of the project work.
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Abstract
This project inquires load frequency control of Isolated and Grid-connected hybrid power system
models (IHPS and GHPS). The generating units of IHPS are diesel engine generator (DEG), wind
turbine generator (WTG), and solar thermal power generation (STPG) whereas, the generating units
of GHPS include the integration of WTG and steam thermal power station (STPS). Superconducting
magnetic energy storage (SMES) is used as the energy storage device while the system is operated in
isolated mode. To stabilize the load frequency and enhance the dynamic performance of the system a
conventional proportional-integral (PI) controller is used. The transient response of the system
concerning step changes in the load demand is examined for IHPS and GHPS using Mat lab Simulink.
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Table of Contents
Bona-fide certificate ii
Declaration iii
Acknowledgements iv
Abstract v
Abbreviations ix
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Preface 1
1.2 Literature Survey 1
1.3 Problem Formulation 2
1.4 Objectives 2
1.5 Organization of the work 3
2. System Configuration and Characteristics 4
2.1 Studied IHPS Model 4
2.2 Studied GHPS Model 5
2.3 Power Generating Units 5
2.3.1 Diesel Engine Generator 5
2.3.2 Wind Turbine Generator 6
2.3.3 Solar Thermal Power Generation 8
2.4 Energy storage device – SMES 8
2.5 Supplementary control mechanism – PI Controller 9
3. Results and Analysis 11
4. Conclusion 13
5. References 14
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List of Figures
4 Structure of PI Controller 9
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List of Tables
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ABBREVIATIONS
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 PREFACE:
Increasing demand for electrical energy in the modern world due to industrial development and
accelerated population growth has cultivated a thriving interest in the integration of renewable
energy resources (RES) in power systems. RES like solar energy, off shore wind, hydropower,
ocean energy, biofuels, and biomass affords green energy and reduces the dependency on fossil
fuels. It offers a promising prospect in the future. Of all the RES mentioned above, wind and
solar photovoltaic (PV) generating units are becoming more reliable. The power quality and
reliability of the generated electricity can be enhanced by integrating RES with conventional
resources.
Literature survey unfolds that due to the progressive depletion of fossil fuels and the increase
in fuel cost, the necessary demand in the power may not be met by the traditional power
generations. Subsequently, the integration of RES has gained popularity in recent times. Power
supplied by renewable sources cannot be efficiently predicted and it is irregular. These
ambiguities in the power supplied by the RES can affect the necessary balance between
generation and demand. As a result of perpetual fluctuations in frequency and voltage levels of
the power system its stability, is affected. In power system dynamics, the control of generation
and frequency is the most crucial issue for its reliable operation. To overcome these
predicaments, the notion of distributed generation (DG), is implemented for the regulation of
system voltage and frequency. DG is an approach that applies small-scale technologies to
generate electricity nearer to the end-users. Electrical power is supplied by diesel generators in
most isolated power systems. Additionally, wind energy is emerging as a leading renewable
energy option due to perpetual progression in its technology and the drop in component cost.
The research and improvements in semiconductor manufacturing technology improve swiftly
the installed capacity of PV power generation to satisfy the escalating power demand. [1]
The RES generation is sporadical and it relies on weather conditions. This might head to a
circumstance where the load demand is greater than the generated power. The energy storage
devices (ESDs) may save the surplus power available from the RES and delivers them when
the load demand is higher on the grid. Generally used ESDs include battery energy storage
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system, flywheel energy storage system, super capacitor, compressed air energy storage
system, and superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system. The main function of
these EDS is to store the excess available energy and deliver it at the time of peak load demand
[2]. SMES is considered as an efficient energy storage system amongst the above-mentioned
energy storage devices. Some of its advantages include large energy storage efficiency, 97%
for very large systems, and proportionately more diminutive for small applications. SMES
plays an important role in maintaining the grid reliability because it stores the electrical energy
with zero loss by the magnetic field of a coil comprising superconducting wire and it
emancipates high power within a fraction of cycle to compensate for the abrupt drop in the line
power. This makes SMES more environmentally advantageous and viable contrasted to the
other ESDs [3].
From the literature survey, it is identified that due to unpredictable fluctuations in the speed of
the wind and solar energy radiations the power generated is profoundly fluctuating. So, it
becomes unreliable for stand-alone applications. However, to achieve it successfully, the power
generating and energy storing elements should be efficiently managed, coordinated, and
controlled. The main motive of this work turns out to be the stabilization of frequency in
various scenarios by tuning the controller parameters of the developed IHPs and GHPS models
subjected to load disturbances.
1.4 OBJECTIVES:
This work is intended to analyse the transient response of the system concerning step changes
in load. The objectives of this work is stated below:
1. To model an IHPS containing WTG, DEG, and STPG to manage the rural electricity
crisis.
2. To model a GHPS including a WTG and a STPS one RES and one non-RES
respectively for the continuous supply of power.
3. To investigate the advantages of SMES in the instance of IHPS to meet the required
power demand and for reliable power quality.
4. To maintain the scheduled frequency pertaining SLP, a PI controller is added.
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1.5 ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK:
This work includes the difficulties concerning the frequency regulation of both isolated and
grid-connected hybrid power system models subjected to step load disturbance. The work is
organized as follows
Chapter 1: Introduction- This chapter gives the brief introduction about integration
of renewable energy sources and the literature survey for the present work. It also
includes organization of the thesis.
Chapter 4: Conclusion- the concluding remarks are summarized and presented in this
section.
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CHAPTER 2
The studied IHPS model includes a DEG, WTG, and STPG. Fig (1) shows the schematic of
the designed IHPS model. The chosen parametric values of the studied IHPS and GHPS model
are depicted in Table 1. As an energy storage device, a SMES block is added. A 150 kW WTG
and a 150 kW DEG is the system model considered [4]. The cumulative power balance equation
of the designed IHPS model is given by (1)
Where,
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2.2 Studied GHPS Model:
The designed GHPS model is composed of a WTG and a STPS. The cumulative power balance
equation of the designed GHPS model is given by (2)
Where,
DEG is the only power generating unit (PGU) that works anonymously. Hence, it plays an
important role in the IHPS model whereas, the other PGUs such as WTG, STPG, etc. are reliant
on the weather conditions. As DEG provides continuous and high-quality power, it is utilized
as the most reliable standby emergency generators. The operation, maintenance, and control of
the non-conventional PGUs are done in HPS. The dynamic model of DEG with simplified
dynamics of speed governor and diesel engine unit is shown in Fig (1) [5]. The transfer function
equations of the DEG are given as follows, (3) - (5)
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∆𝑃𝐺𝐷 = (1+𝑠𝑇 ) ∆𝑃𝐺𝑇 (3)
𝐷4
𝐾𝐷 (1+ 𝑠𝑇𝐷1 )
∆𝑃𝐺𝑇 = ((1+ ) ∆𝑃𝐺 (4)
𝑠𝑇𝐷2 )(1+ 𝑠𝑇𝐷3 )
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∆𝑃𝐺 = ∆𝑃𝐶𝐷 − (𝑅 ) ∆𝑓 (5)
𝐷
Where,
∆𝑓 - Frequency deviation
𝑇𝐷1 , 𝑇𝐷2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝐷3 - Speed governor’s time constants (in sec)
The dynamic model of the WTG is shown in Fig (1). The Kinetic energy of the moving air is
converted into mechanical energy and subsequently to electrical energy by the wind turbine
generator. The output power of the aerodynamic power turbine (𝑃𝑡 ) is given by (6)
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𝑃𝑡 = 2 𝐶𝑝 (𝜆, 𝛽 )𝜌𝜋𝑅2 𝜈 3 (6)
Where,
ρ - Air density
R - Blade radius
β - Pitch angle
𝐶𝑝 - Power coefficient (Function of tip speed ratio and blade pitch angle).
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The transfer function equations are presented in (7)–(11). The speed proportional to the
difference between the turbine and generator frequency is transferred by the fluid coupling
block. In response to this, the variation in generated power is asserted in (7) [6].
Where,
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∆𝐹𝑇 = ( 1+𝑠𝑇 ) [𝐾𝑇𝑃 ∆𝐹𝑇 − ∆𝑃𝐺𝑊 + 𝐾𝑃𝐶 ∆𝑋3 + ∆𝑃𝐼𝑊 ] (8)
𝑊
The data fit pitch response block operates as a simple lag compensator that is matched with the
gain characteristics of the model. The output of data fit pitch response may be shown in (9).
𝑃3𝐾
∆𝑋3 = ∆𝑋2 (1+ 𝑠𝑇 ) (9)
𝑃3
Where,
The pitch angle of the turbine is regulated by the hydraulic pitch actuator. The output of the
hydraulic pitch actuator can be represented as (10).
𝑃2𝐾
∆𝑋2 = ∆𝑋1 (1+ 𝑠𝑇 ) (10)
𝑃2
Where,
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𝐾𝑃2 - Hydraulic pitch actuator’s gain
To get the maximum output power of the turbine the pitch angle of the WTG should be finely
selected. The output of the pitch angle block can be represented as (11).
Where,
The recognition of STPG as a new technology by the power utilities is expanding day by day.
The working principle of the STPG is similar to that of a conventional steam thermal power
plant. The only peculiarity rests in the means of production of steam. The transfer function
model 𝐺𝑆𝑇𝑃𝐺 (𝑠) of the STPG unit is shown in (12) [7].
𝐾𝑇 𝑆 𝐾 ∆𝑃𝑆𝑇𝑃𝐺
𝐺𝑆𝑇𝑃𝐺 (𝑠) = (1+ 𝑠𝑇 ) (1+𝑠𝑇 )= (12)
𝑇 𝑆 ∆𝑃𝑆𝑂𝐿
SMES is a device that stores power from the grid in the form of a magnetic field of a coil made
of superconducting wire. The structure of SMES as a frequency stabilizer is presented in Fig.
3. The change in power of the SMES (∆𝑃𝑆𝑀𝐸𝑆 ) is shown in (13) [8].
𝟏 𝟏+𝒔𝑻𝟏 𝟏+𝒔𝑻𝟑
∆𝑷𝑺𝑴𝑬𝑺 = [𝟏+𝒔𝑻 ][ ][ ] ∆𝒇𝑲𝑭 𝑲𝑺𝑴𝑬𝑺 (13)
𝑺𝑴𝑬𝒔 𝟏+𝒔𝑻𝟐 𝟏+𝒔𝑻𝟒
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𝑲𝑭 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝑺𝑴𝑬𝑺 - Control loop gains of SMES
𝑻𝟏, 𝑻𝟐, 𝑻𝟑 , 𝑻𝟒 - Time constants (in secs) to compensate for the phase lag between input
and output signals phase compensation is provided.
A PI controller is used to enhance the dynamic response of the system and to maintain the load
frequency. It provides the output signal u(t), consisting of two terms- one proportional to the
input signal, e(t) and other proportional to the integral of the input signal, e(t).
𝑡
𝑢(𝑡) = 𝐾𝑝 𝑒(𝑡) + 𝐾𝑖 ∫0 𝑒(𝑡)𝑑𝑡 (14)
The error inputs to the PI controller for the designed IHPS model are given in (15) and (16),
respectively.
𝑒1 (𝑡) = ∆𝑓 (15)
The error input to the PI controller for the designed GHPS model are given in (17) and (18),
respectively.
𝑒3 (𝑡) = ∆𝑓 (17)
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Fig 4: Structure of PI Controller
Model Parameters
Wind unit KP1= 1.25 TP1= 0.60s KTP= 0.0033
KP2= 1.00 TP2= 0.041s KIG= 0.9969
KP3= 1.40 TP3= 1.0s KPC= 0.080
Diesel unit KD= 0.3333 TD1= 1.00s TD3= 0.025s
RD= 3.0 Hz/pu TD2= 2.00s TD4= 3.0s
Thermal Tg= 0.8s RD= 2.4 Hz/pu
units Tt= 0.3s KP= 120
TP= 14.4s
SMES KF= 50
Solar unit KS= 1.8 TS= 1.8s
KT= 1 TT= 0.3s
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CHAPTER 3
Different combinations of energy resources and storage units for the studied IHPS and the
GHPS models are examined under various operating conditions. The models are simulated
Matlab Simulink for distinct types of load disturbances to perform the time-domain analysis.
A constant variation in grid frequency is recognized throughout the system due to the presence
of unpredictable renewable energy generation components like wind and solar power units.
Hence it is necessary to keep the power quality within expected limits. A controller is
incorporated in the loop to sort this problem out. The controller sends a signal to the energy
storage systems to consume/deliver a surplus/shortage of power from/into the grid. To meet
the short term load demands, it gives a command to the generating unit to deliver a large burst
of power into the grid.
Fig. 1 shows the block diagram depiction of the model examined in this scenario. Base wind
power of 0.01 p.u. and 0.2 p.u. for the solar power system is applied for this model. The time-
domain response of the system is investigated under full load conditions. Fig. 5 shows the
simulation results of the studied model and Fig. 5(a) and 5(b) are the frequency deviation
profile of the designed model without SMES and with SMES respectively. The time-domain
analysis is performed and a SLP of 1% is applied at t=100s. On examining the curves, it is
evident that the system is not able to arrive the steady-state condition when SMES is not applied
to the system whereas, the scheduled frequency has arrived within 6.6s when SMES is applied
to the system. Hence, it is perceived from the above results that small signal stability is achieved
by introducing SMES to the system. Furthermore, it is observed that the oscillations are
attenuated. Thereby, the steady-state stability and damping characteristics are enhanced for the
system consisting of the PI controller designed with SMES.
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Fig 5: Dynamic response of Case 1 with 0.01 p.u. SLP (a) ∆𝑓without SMES (b) ∆𝑓 with
SMES
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3.2 Case 2: GHPS with WTG and STPS:
Case 2 deals with GHPS model with WTG and STPS. The time-domain analysis is performed
and a SLP of 1% is applied at t=100s. Fig. 6 shows the simulation results of the studied model.
A comparative time-domain analysis is performed for a system containing only STPS and with
the system containing WTG and STPS.
It is evident from the dynamic response of this system, employing WTG and STPS that Δf is
driven back to zero with fewer oscillations contrasted to the system with only STPS. For the
frequency deviation with WTG and STPS, the settling time is reduced.
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Fig 6: Dynamic response of Case 2 with 0.01 p.u. load disturbance (a) with only STPS (b)
with WTG and STPS
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CHAPTER 4
CONCLUSION
The load frequency stabilization of the microgrid with the integration of RESs has been
investigated in this work. The investigation is done for the IHPS and GHPS models with several
uncertainties. In the studied IHPS model, a SMES unit is connected to enhance the system
stability and attenuate the power oscillations. With the designed PI controller and SMES the
system is brought back to its usual operating conditions following step load perturbation. On
examining the simulation results, it is apparent that the stabilization of load frequency is
achieved for the system with SMES connected to it.
The dynamic response of the studied GHPS model is also inquired and from the simulation
results, it is evident that the response of the system is enhanced with the addition of WTG to
the STPS.
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APPENDIX
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