Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic Response

Feedback, feedforward, and disturbance decoupling control actions are commonly addressed to the well-known current control of distributed energy resources (DERs). This article extends these control actions to centralized grid-connected microgrids (MGs) aiming to improve the dynamics at their point o...

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Main Authors: Joao Marcus S. Callegari, Lucas S. Chaves, Lucas S. Araujo, Braz J. Cardoso Filho, Danilo I. Brandao
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author Joao Marcus S. Callegari
Lucas S. Chaves
Lucas S. Araujo
Braz J. Cardoso Filho
Danilo I. Brandao
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description Feedback, feedforward, and disturbance decoupling control actions are commonly addressed to the well-known current control of distributed energy resources (DERs). This article extends these control actions to centralized grid-connected microgrids (MGs) aiming to improve the dynamics at their point of common coupling (PCC). Three strategies are comprehensively compared considering 1) feedback action (<italic>F</italic> control); 2) feedforward and disturbance decoupling actions (<italic>fD</italic> control); and 3) all three actions (<italic>FfD</italic> control). Time-varying experimental results obtained using an experimental laboratory-scale single-phase MG show the feasibility of these centralized control schemes in real-field applications. Comparison is carried out regarding the PCC power reference tracking, MG control dynamic stiffness, and stability evaluation related to communication link nonidealities. Among the strategies, <italic>F</italic> and <italic>fD</italic> controls show lower susceptibility to communication latency. The proposed complete strategy, i.e., <italic>FfD</italic>, shows wider reference tracking bandwidth and increased low-frequency dynamic stiffness to load and communication disturbances. These enhanced capabilities are attained by properly applying the well-established control actions at the MG firmware level, without requiring any MG hardware retrofit.
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spelling doaj-art-2f1e237b1ec44aa4ace0e873e30bc27b2025-08-20T01:58:23ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society2644-12842025-01-01633134410.1109/OJIES.2025.354188010884821Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic ResponseJoao Marcus S. Callegari0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6264-351XLucas S. Chaves1https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0780-470XLucas S. Araujo2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9463-6699Braz J. Cardoso Filho3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-4570Danilo I. Brandao4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5878-1167Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilGraduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilGraduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilGraduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilGraduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilFeedback, feedforward, and disturbance decoupling control actions are commonly addressed to the well-known current control of distributed energy resources (DERs). This article extends these control actions to centralized grid-connected microgrids (MGs) aiming to improve the dynamics at their point of common coupling (PCC). Three strategies are comprehensively compared considering 1) feedback action (<italic>F</italic> control); 2) feedforward and disturbance decoupling actions (<italic>fD</italic> control); and 3) all three actions (<italic>FfD</italic> control). Time-varying experimental results obtained using an experimental laboratory-scale single-phase MG show the feasibility of these centralized control schemes in real-field applications. Comparison is carried out regarding the PCC power reference tracking, MG control dynamic stiffness, and stability evaluation related to communication link nonidealities. Among the strategies, <italic>F</italic> and <italic>fD</italic> controls show lower susceptibility to communication latency. The proposed complete strategy, i.e., <italic>FfD</italic>, shows wider reference tracking bandwidth and increased low-frequency dynamic stiffness to load and communication disturbances. These enhanced capabilities are attained by properly applying the well-established control actions at the MG firmware level, without requiring any MG hardware retrofit.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10884821/Centralized microgriddisturbance decoupling controlfeedback controlfeedforward controlmulticontrol action strategies
spellingShingle Joao Marcus S. Callegari
Lucas S. Chaves
Lucas S. Araujo
Braz J. Cardoso Filho
Danilo I. Brandao
Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic Response
IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society
Centralized microgrid
disturbance decoupling control
feedback control
feedforward control
multicontrol action strategies
title Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic Response
title_full Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic Response
title_fullStr Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic Response
title_full_unstemmed Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic Response
title_short Centralized Strategies for Grid-Connected Microgrids Integrating Multicontrol Actions to Enhance the Dynamic Response
title_sort centralized strategies for grid connected microgrids integrating multicontrol actions to enhance the dynamic response
topic Centralized microgrid
disturbance decoupling control
feedback control
feedforward control
multicontrol action strategies
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10884821/
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