An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers

Multilevel unified power flow controllers (ML-UPFCs) aim to improve grid stability, power quality, and fault management. This approach is particularly beneficial for renewable energy systems connected to a grid, where efficient power flow and robust fault handling are crucial for maintaining system...

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Main Authors: Swetha Monica Indukuri, Alok Kumar Singh, D. Vijaya Kumar
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-12-01
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description Multilevel unified power flow controllers (ML-UPFCs) aim to improve grid stability, power quality, and fault management. This approach is particularly beneficial for renewable energy systems connected to a grid, where efficient power flow and robust fault handling are crucial for maintaining system reliability. However, current grid-integrated systems face challenges such as inefficient fault management, harmonic distortions, and instability when dealing with nonlinear loads. Existing control strategies often lack the flexibility and optimization required to handle these issues effectively in dynamic grid environments. Therefore, the proposed methodology involves a multistep control strategy to optimize the integration of solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems with ML-UPFCs. Initially, the SPV array generates direct current (DC) power, which is optimized using a perturb and observe maximum power point tracking controller. The DC-to-DC boost converter then steps up the voltage for input to a voltage source inverter (VSI) or voltage source converter (VSC). The VSI/VSC, enhanced by greedy control-based monarch butterfly optimization, converts DC to AC while minimizing harmonic distortion. The power is then fed into the grid, which supplies sensitive critical and nonlinear loads. Three-phase fault detection mechanisms and series transformers manage the power flow and fault conditions. Furthermore, the ML-UPFC, controlled by a random forest cuckoo search optimization algorithm, enhances the fault ride-through capabilities and power regulation. Additional transformers and a shunt transformer optimize the voltage levels and reactive power management, ensuring stable and high-quality power delivery to both sensitive and nonlinear loads. Finally, the proposed approach addresses power flow optimization, fault mitigation, and nonlinear load management with the aim of enhancing grid stability and efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-828d0a2b491d44368fcad5173dc843592025-08-20T02:51:19ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Energy Storage and Saving2772-68352024-12-013434135110.1016/j.enss.2024.10.004An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllersSwetha Monica Indukuri0Alok Kumar Singh1D. Vijaya Kumar2Department of Electrical Engineering, Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303305, India; Corresponding author.Department of Electrical Engineering, Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303305, IndiaAditya Institute of Technology and Management, Tekkali, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, 532201, IndiaMultilevel unified power flow controllers (ML-UPFCs) aim to improve grid stability, power quality, and fault management. This approach is particularly beneficial for renewable energy systems connected to a grid, where efficient power flow and robust fault handling are crucial for maintaining system reliability. However, current grid-integrated systems face challenges such as inefficient fault management, harmonic distortions, and instability when dealing with nonlinear loads. Existing control strategies often lack the flexibility and optimization required to handle these issues effectively in dynamic grid environments. Therefore, the proposed methodology involves a multistep control strategy to optimize the integration of solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems with ML-UPFCs. Initially, the SPV array generates direct current (DC) power, which is optimized using a perturb and observe maximum power point tracking controller. The DC-to-DC boost converter then steps up the voltage for input to a voltage source inverter (VSI) or voltage source converter (VSC). The VSI/VSC, enhanced by greedy control-based monarch butterfly optimization, converts DC to AC while minimizing harmonic distortion. The power is then fed into the grid, which supplies sensitive critical and nonlinear loads. Three-phase fault detection mechanisms and series transformers manage the power flow and fault conditions. Furthermore, the ML-UPFC, controlled by a random forest cuckoo search optimization algorithm, enhances the fault ride-through capabilities and power regulation. Additional transformers and a shunt transformer optimize the voltage levels and reactive power management, ensuring stable and high-quality power delivery to both sensitive and nonlinear loads. Finally, the proposed approach addresses power flow optimization, fault mitigation, and nonlinear load management with the aim of enhancing grid stability and efficiency.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772683524000438Solar photovoltaic systemsMulti-level unified power flow controllerRandom forest optimizationCuckoo search optimizationAdvanced control strategiesGrid stability
spellingShingle Swetha Monica Indukuri
Alok Kumar Singh
D. Vijaya Kumar
An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers
Energy Storage and Saving
Solar photovoltaic systems
Multi-level unified power flow controller
Random forest optimization
Cuckoo search optimization
Advanced control strategies
Grid stability
title An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers
title_full An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers
title_fullStr An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers
title_full_unstemmed An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers
title_short An RFCSO-based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers
title_sort rfcso based grid stability enhancement by integrating solar photovoltaic systems with multilevel unified power flow controllers
topic Solar photovoltaic systems
Multi-level unified power flow controller
Random forest optimization
Cuckoo search optimization
Advanced control strategies
Grid stability
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772683524000438
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