Control architecture based on FPGA for a renewable energy system

Renewable energy systems require real-time and distributed control architectures for achieving high performance levels both in steady-state operation and in transient conditions. Thus, command, control, monitoring and communication functions must be implemented using platforms like uCs, DSPs, or FPGAs. Structuring all the architecture is of fundamental importance when the system contains several and quite different energy sources and is designed to operate in some degraded modes. In this paper it is discussed and presented the design and implementation of a global control and monitoring architecture for a renewable energy system including wind and photovoltaic energy, battery storage and electric grid connection.