Voltage Stability and Load Sharing in DC Microgrids
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 October 2021) | Viewed by 583
Special Issue Editors
Interests: power systems; control systems; microgrid control; distributed generations; integration of renewable energy systems into the grid; robust control; smart grid; power quality
Interests: systems and control; nonlinear control; sliding mode control; event-triggered control; passivity-based control; output regulation; distributed control; Brayton-Moser systems; power systems; power networks; microgrids; smart grids; electric vehicles; smart mobility; district heating systems; control of socially acceptable energy systems
Interests: fixed-structure control; robust control; DC microgrids; plug-and-play control; distributed control; multiagent systems; static output feedback; resilient control; stability analysis of uncertain systems; power systems; grid-connected power electronics converters; and advanced control design of power electronics converters
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Dear Colleagues,
With recent advances in power electronics technologies, direct current (DC) microgrids are drawing increasing attention. DC microgrids are small-scale electrical networks heterogeneously composed of distributed generation (DG) units with DC output, such as photovoltaics and fuel cells, loads, and energy storage systems. Since the vast majority of DG units and modern loads run on DC power, and DC–DC power converters offer higher efficiency than power inverters. DC microgrids offer a more effective solution compared to AC microgrids for the local utilization of renewable energy resources.
Although DC microgrids hold significant promise, their widespread use has revealed major challenges from a control perspective, mainly associated with voltage stabilization and load sharing. In order to achieve these objectives, the development of an appropriate control strategy which regulates the voltage at the point of common coupling and proportionally shares the load current amongst the DG units is essential.
Given this context, and especially focusing on voltage stabilization and load sharing in DC microgrids, this Special Issue aims to collect original research about the abovementioned control challenges including voltage stability, proportional load sharing, time-varying loads, distributed and consensus-based control algorithms, optimal control, social welfare, resilience to cyber-physical attacks, plug-and-play control, scalable control solutions, stability analysis, and related areas. Papers submitted to this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure, with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research contributions.
We are looking forward to receiving your outstanding research.
Dr. Houshang Karimi
Dr. Michele Cucuzzella
Dr. Mahdieh S. Sadabadi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- DC microgrids
- distributed/decentralized control
- consensus
- load sharing
- voltage stabilization
- stability analysis
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