Predictive control for universal and flexible power management

Author

Bifaretti, Stefano ; Zanchetta, Pericle ; Watson, Alan ; Tarisciotti, Luca ; Clare, Jon

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

fYear

2010

fDate

12-16 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

3847

Lastpage

3854

Abstract

The modern power network is starting to face huge challenges due to the contemporary paradigms of electricity distribution such as the capability to manage energy coming from different grids as well as from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and other Distributed Generation (DG) systems. Advanced power electronic converters can provide the means to control power flow and ensure proper and secure operation. This paper presents design and implementation of a predictive control system for a back-to-back three-phase AC-DC-AC multi-level converter employed in Universal and Flexible Power Management (UNIFLEX-PM) of electrical grids. The proposed strategy has been successfully tested for bidirectional power flow operation with different grid operating conditions such as voltage unbalance, frequency variation and harmonic distortion.

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; DC-AC power convertors; power control; predictive control; renewable energy sources; distributed generation systems; electricity distribution; power flow control; power management; predictive control; renewable energy sources; three-phase AC-DC-AC multi-level converter; Converters; Frequency control; Load flow; Power harmonic filters; Reactive power; Time frequency analysis; Voltage control; Converter Control; Distributed power; Multilevel converters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5286-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5287-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECCE.2010.5617765

Filename

5617765