Advanced Modeling of Micro-Turbine Controls for System Analysis

With the increased penetration of distributed generation (DG) on power systems, there is much research to look into the impact of the DG on the operations of the power systems. While often there is a concern that the DG will have an adverse effect on the power system, the presence of an alternative source provides an opportunity to use the capabilities of the source to enhance and support the system. Through advanced control of the DG, power system personnel may investigate how changing the DG settings prior to planned switching or major load changes may reduce transient impacts on the system. Additionally the DG provides an opportunity to investigate the feature of intentional islanding during a major event. This paper covers some theory about distributed generation as the micro-turbine components and model are presented. Then an explanation about what is the universal controller architecture, and some advantages of its use are presented. The case of study and model implementation are also presented along with the preliminary results and conclusions