Topology-Agnostic, Scalable, Self-Healing, and Cost-Aware Protection of Microgrids

Gadde, Phani; Brahma, Sukumar M.

doi:10.1109/tpwrd.2021.3128880

Topology-Agnostic, Scalable, Self-Healing, and Cost-Aware Protection of Microgrids

Journal Article · Wed Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2021 · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/tpwrd.2021.3128880· OSTI ID:1974161

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Clemson Univ., SC (United States); Clemson University
Clemson Univ., SC (United States)

Most microgrid protection schemes found in published literature suffer from a lack of generality in that they work well for the assumed topology, including type and placement of sources. Other generic protection schemes tend to be too complicated, too expensive, or both. To overcome these draw- backs, a topology-agnostic, scalable, and cost-aware protection based on fundamental principles that work in the presence of high penetration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) is developed and tested in this paper. Here, the protection system also implements stable automatic reconfiguration of the healthy sections of the system after clearance of fault, thus increasing resilience by self- healing. To achieve this ambitious goal, stable inverter models are developed that operate in unbalanced networks in grid-connected and islanded modes, even with 100% IBRs, share power without conflicting controls, and can ride through faults while limiting fault currents. The scheme is tested for primary and backup protection and reconfiguration on the IEEE 123-node feeder in grid-connected and islanded modes with 15 IBRs connected to the system.

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Research Organization:: Clemson Univ., SC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008774

OSTI ID:: 1974161

Journal Information:: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 37; ISSN 0885-8977

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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