Wireless-Control Strategy for Parallel Operation of Distributed-Generation Inverters
Guerrero, J.M.
Matas, J.
de Vicuna, L.G.
Castilla, M.
Miret, J.
Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona;
This paper appears in: Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publication Date: Oct. 2006
Volume: 53,
Issue: 5
On page(s): 1461-1470
ISSN: 0278-0046
INSPEC Accession Number: 9167373
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TIE.2006.882015
Current Version Published: 2006-10-02
Abstract
In this paper, a method for the parallel operation of inverters in an ac-distributed system is proposed. This paper explores the control of active and reactive power flow through the analysis of the output impedance of the inverters and its impact on the power sharing. As a result, adaptive virtual output impedance is proposed in order to achieve a proper reactive power sharing, regardless of the line-impedance unbalances. A soft-start operation is also included, avoiding the initial current peak, which results in a seamless hot-swap operation. Active power sharing is achieved by adjusting the frequency in load transient situations only, owing to which the proposed method obtains a constant steady-state frequency and amplitude. As opposed to the conventional droop method, the transient response can be modified by acting on the main control parameters. Linear and nonlinear loads can be properly shared due to the addition of a current harmonic loop in the control strategy. Experimental results are presented from a two-6-kVA parallel-connected inverter system, showing the feasibility of the proposed approach
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