Investigation of Protection Strategy for Microgrid System Using Lithium-Ion Battery During Islanding

Microgrid protection schemes require a fast, reliable, and a robust communication system, to adjust relay settings for the appropriate current levels according to the microgrid's operation mode. However, risks of communication link failures and cyber security threats are major challenges for the implementation of protection scheme. This paper presents a co-simulation platform for microgrid based on multiagent system (MAS) when the communication is available in the system. IEC 61850 is used to emulate the proposed protection scheme. The data distribution service (DDS) middleware is used to link between the hardware and software environments. During islanded mode, the system is capable of riding-through communication failures by the aid of a lithium-ion battery. When the communication is attacked, the battery plays an important role and contribute to the fault current for helping the circuit breaker to trip during islanded mode. The design of the control algorithm for the battery's ac/dc converter is developed with single mode operation to eliminate the reliance on communicated control command signals to shift the controller between different modes.