Voltage and frequency regulation in an islanded microgrid with PEM fuel cell based on a fuzzy logic voltage control and adaptive droop control

Abstract

Nowadays, the demand for electrical energy is increasing, and conventional power systems will face major problems in the future if they cannot generate extra demand for electrical energy. One of the best solutions for solving extra demand for electrical energy is the use of renewable resources to produce energy. The main aim of this study is designing and controlling the microgrid voltage and frequency. This study proposed the voltage and frequency control of an islanded microgrid based on fuzzy logic controller. The system considered for this study consists of Proton‐Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) that connected to parallel inverters to convert DC voltage to AC voltage. The control structure is based on adaptive droop control and fuzzy voltage control loop. Also, the proposed structure controls active and reactive powers and decreases power losses of the microgrid. Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed control structure over the conventional proportional–integral controller. It is shown that the proposed controller has good transient response under the output voltage PEMFC variation and load changes as disturbance.

Key findings

• ▸The proposed control structure effectively regulates voltage and frequency in the microgrid.
• ▸The adaptive droop control and fuzzy voltage control loop improve active and reactive power control and reduce power losses.
• ▸The proposed controller outperforms conventional proportional-integral controllers in terms of transient response and robustness.

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DOI

10.1049/iet-pel.2019.0592

Journal

IET Power Electronics

Year

2019