Wide-Area Damping Control for Clustered Microgrids
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Wide-Area Damping Control
3. Microgrid Clustering, Collaboration, and Control
- Cohesion: Agents are guided to move towards the average position of their neighbors. The aim of this principle is to form and maintain group unity.
- Separation: Agents are guided to maintain a minimum distance from their neighbors. The aim of this principle it to avoid collisions or overlaps.
- Alignment: Agents are guided to steer towards the average direction or velocity of their neighbors. The aim of this principle is to achieve a coordinated movement.
3.1. Cohesion: Microgrid Clustering
Algorithm 1 Microgrid clustering for cohesion |
Require: , weighted graph ▹ Representation of the system |
Require: , set of nodes with generation |
Require: , set of nodes with microgrids |
Ensure: , dictionary of nodes to cluster |
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3.2. Cooperation: Microgrid Collaboration
3.3. Alignment: Microgrids Control
4. Case Study: IEEE 68-Bus System
4.1. Model Description
4.2. Simulation Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cluster | Nodes (Generation) | Nodes (Microgrids) |
---|---|---|
# 1 | 1, 8, 9 | 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 52, 55 |
# 2 | 2, 3 | 56, 59, 60, 64 |
# 3 | 4, 5, 6, 7 | 20, 21, 23, 24, 67, 68 |
# 4 | 10, 11, 12, 13 | 17, 33, 36, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 61 |
Base case | |||
ID | Eigenvalue | Damping ratio (%) | Natural frequency (Hz) |
0.63 | |||
1.26 | 0.40 | ||
1.36 | 0.55 | ||
1.48 | 0.99 | ||
WADC conventional | |||
ID | Eigenvalue | Damping ratio (%) | Natural frequency (Hz) |
0.73 | 0.63 | ||
2.18 | 0.39 | ||
1.79 | 0.55 | ||
2.00 | 0.99 | ||
WADC microgrids | |||
ID | Eigenvalue | Damping ratio (%) | Natural frequency (Hz) |
2.21 | 0.63 | ||
3.62 | 0.39 | ||
2.44 | 0.55 | ||
2.25 | 0.99 |
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Musca, R.; Riva Sanseverino, E.; Guerrero, J.M.; Vasquez, J.C. Wide-Area Damping Control for Clustered Microgrids. Energies 2025, 18, 1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18071632
Musca R, Riva Sanseverino E, Guerrero JM, Vasquez JC. Wide-Area Damping Control for Clustered Microgrids. Energies. 2025; 18(7):1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18071632
Chicago/Turabian StyleMusca, Rossano, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Josep M. Guerrero, and Juan C. Vasquez. 2025. "Wide-Area Damping Control for Clustered Microgrids" Energies 18, no. 7: 1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18071632
APA StyleMusca, R., Riva Sanseverino, E., Guerrero, J. M., & Vasquez, J. C. (2025). Wide-Area Damping Control for Clustered Microgrids. Energies, 18(7), 1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18071632