Underfrequency Load Shedding Strategy With an Adaptive Variation Capability for Multi-Microgrids

Abstract

Multi-microgrids (MMGs) suffer from power shortages due to the loss of utility grid support when an unintentional transition occurs. This imposes a transient shock on the system voltage and frequency. To maintain the frequency stability and power balance of an islanded MMG, this paper presents an underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) strategy with adaptive variation. A comprehensive load evaluation method based on a composite least squares support vector machine (CLS-SVM) is proposed to ensure uninterrupted power for critical loads. This method considers the comprehensive evaluation influence factors (CEIFs) of loads. Then, a least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) provides the load shedding determination factors, transforming the problem of determining critical loads into a 0-1 planning problem. A method with adaptive variation is proposed to solve the UFLS model. The effectiveness of the proposed strategy is verified for an MMG model based on a modified IEEE 33-bus system. The test results show that: 1) the average accuracy of the proposed method is 21.05% higher than that based on LS-SVM; 2) compared with UFLS strategies based on the load level alone and on an intelligent algorithm, the frequency fluctuation range of the proposed strategy is 12.50% and 19.23% lower, respectively, and the frequency recovery time is 3.90% and 5.73% shorter, respectively; 3) compared with PSO, GOA and GA, the standard deviation of the iterative mean of the proposed algorithm decreases by 36.22%, 53.42%, and 34.00%, respectively. The proposed strategy can reduce the frequency fluctuation range and frequency recovery time while maintaining strong adaptability.INDEX TERMS Adaptive solution method, comprehensive evaluation, load shedding, microgrid, power shortage.