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Research Article

An improved parasitism predation algorithm for frequency regulation of a virtual inertia control based AC microgrid

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Pages 1660-1677 | Received 01 Sep 2021, Accepted 10 Mar 2022, Published online: 24 Mar 2022
 

ABSTRACT

Frequency stability is one of the major challenges in renewable energy source-based microgrids. This issue can be resolved by employing virtual inertia control that helps in improving damping properties and stability. In applying this control method, a phase-locked loop (PLL) is used to acquire the assessment of the frequency data of the microgrid. Nonetheless, the application of PLL in microgrids produces larger frequency oscillation due to its system dynamics. To solve such issues, we propose a robust Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic PID Controller (IT2FPID) for the virtual inertia control to limit the unwanted frequency measurement impacts while simultaneously improving the microgrid system stability. Further, a novel improved parasitism predation algorithm (IPPA) algorithm is proposed to tune the controller parameters. The performance of our proposed solutions is studied by comparing the simulation results with a few standard techniques considering the change in system parameters and different paces of renewable energy source penetration.

List of Nomenclature

RES=

Renewable energy sources

ESS=

Energy storage system

ACE=

Area control error

GRC=

Generator rate constraint

VIC=

Virtual inertia control

PLL=

Phase locked loop

IPPA=

Improved parasitism predation algorithm

VSM=

Virtual synchronous machine (VSM)

EA=

Evolutionary algorithm (EA)

∆F=

Change in system frequency

PFC=

Primary frequency control

SCF=

Secondary frequency control

Tg=

Time constant for governor

Tt=

Time constant for turbine

TVI=

Virtual inertia time constant

β=

Frequency bias factor

R=

Droop characteristics

D=

System damping constant

H=

System inertia constant

TWT=

Wind turbine time constant

TPV=

Solar system time system

VU=

Gate valve maximum speed limit

VL=

Gate valve minimum speed limit

Pinertia_max=

ESS maximum capacity

Pinertia_min=

ESS minimum capacity

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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