Real-Time Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop Implementation of Variable-Speed Wind Turbines

Huerta, F.; Tello, Ronald Lister; Prodanović, Milan

doi:10.1109/tie.2016.2624259

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“…While in the grid‐connected operation mode, the main aim is to optimize energy efficiency and maximizing integration level of RES generation, in islanded mode there are several technical issues like availability, reliability, and power quality that must be considered . The increasing complexity of microgrids caused an ongoing demand for more detail studies and even in some cases use of HIL platforms . HIL RT testing of microgrids offers a simulation environment that is detailed enough, close to a practical situation and easily reconfigurable.…”

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“…Grid connected Microgrid trades power with the main grid. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]36 Islanded Consumers loads are supplied uninterrupted without electrical connection of microgrid and main grid. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Transition Process of islanding microgrid by upstream switches at the PCC during disturbances in main grid or resynchronization with the main grid once the disturbance is removed [36][37][38][39][40] FIGURE 2 Sample reconfiguration process flowchart 45…”

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“…In this context, real‐time (RT) simulations and hardware‐in‐the‐loop (HIL) technology are beneficial mainly because of their easily reconfigurable test environment. In the latter, all system variables are accessible, and there is a good possibility of testing different scenarios and cases with the same hardware setup . It is also worth mentioning that an RT simulation is a promising approach for validating advance and complex control strategies designed for microgrid and also determining exact values of control parameters and debugging them.…”

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“…In the latter, all system variables are accessible, and there is a good possibility of testing different scenarios and cases with the same hardware setup. 12,13 It is also worth mentioning that an RT simulation is a promising approach for validating advance and complex control strategies designed for microgrid and also determining exact values of control parameters and debugging them. As a result, significant cost reduction can be achieved by eliminating control system errors.…”

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A review on real‐time simulation and analysis methods of microgrids

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Rosin

Niaki

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Int Trans Electr Energ Syst

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Summary Microgrid is a recently developed concept for future power systems. The main characteristics of the microgrid are the capability of integration of renewable energy sources and the ability to operate in two grid‐connected and islanded modes. A significant challenge of microgrid implementation is developing comprehensive control methods to ensure efficient, stable, and reliable operation. Real‐time studies are a promising approach in this case. In this paper, various real‐time energy management approaches have been thoroughly explained following a new categorization of them. A significant literature review of real‐time simulation and modeling methods has also been presented. A review of different applications of hardware‐in‐the‐loop testing of the microgrid is included in the present study. Finally, a discussion on demand for further research has been made. The presented work is organized to allow a reader to understand the importance of real‐time studies of microgrids and highlight trends in literary works without delving deeply into each one.

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“…A HIL-based simulator for a variable-speed wind turbines is developed in [14] where simulated plant interacting with the real controller. In [12], a PHIL implementation of variable-speed wind turbines connected with a microgrid testbed is presented. This paper addresses the PHIL approach for emulating an offshore wind farm connected with an VSC-HVDC.…”

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Power-hardware-in-the-loop approach for emulating an offshore wind farm connected with a VSC-based HVDC

Torres-Olguin

Endegnanew

D’Arco

2017

2017 IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2)

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Abstract-The real-world interaction of an offshore wind farm with a voltage source converter (VSC)-based HVDC is complex due issues such as noise, randomness of event timings, and hardware design issues that are not well explored. Numerical simulations are widely accepted and cost effective tool to test a wide variety of different cases, however, the fidelity of the results is difficult to assess. Higher fidelity can be obtained with scale-down experiments, however, this solution has a limited test coverage. The power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) approach offers a good trade-off between test fidelity and test coverage. The hardware part allows a high fidelity of the results whereas, the software simulation part allows an extensive study of different cases at a reasonable cost. This paper presents a PHIL implementation of an offshore wind farm connected with a VSC-based HVDC. The offshore wind farm is emulated in a real time simulation environment, and a grid emulator is used as power interface between the emulated system and the hardware system, i.e. VSCbased HVDC substation. The interaction of real time models and hardware is demonstrated with experiment results.

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Application of hardware‐in‐loop in teaching power electronic course based on a low‐cost platform

Tang

Yang

2020

Comp Applic In Engineering

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The paper presents a cost‐effective realization of hardware‐in‐the‐loop (HIL) simulation based on a low‐cost platform for power electronics education of undergraduate students, which includes three major parts: the real‐time simulation system based on Simulink, the hardware component, and the communication circuit connecting both. This communication interface replaces expensive signal interfaces with which the traditional HIL platforms of power electronics realize real‐time implementation for research and industry. The communication way will increase a little time consuming but it is acceptable for undergraduate students. Code‐development and download to control boards can be finished in Simulink too. The presented platform supports the experiment of basic conversion circuits of power electronics including AC–DC, DC–DC, DC–AC, and AC–AC. The implementations of two types of converters (DC–AC and DC–DC) with PI controllers show that HIL simulation can assist to familiarize students with the hardware devices, also keeping the flexibility of digital simulation. The students’ response to survey questions indicates that the HIL simulation based on the developed platform is effective and friendly.

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Real-Time Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop Implementation of Variable-Speed Wind Turbines

Cited by 90 publications

References 27 publications

A review on real‐time simulation and analysis methods of microgrids

A review on real‐time simulation and analysis methods of microgrids

Power-hardware-in-the-loop approach for emulating an offshore wind farm connected with a VSC-based HVDC

Application of hardware‐in‐loop in teaching power electronic course based on a low‐cost platform

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