Fault Current Control and Protection in a Standalone DC Microgrid Using Adaptive Droop and Current Derivative
- New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Clemson Univ., SC (United States)
This report presents a novel fault detection, characterization, and fault current control algorithm for a standalone solar-photovoltaic (PV) based dc microgrids. The protection scheme is based on the current derivative algorithm. The overcurrent and current directional/differential comparison based protection schemes are incorporated for the dc microgrid fault characterization. For a low impedance fault, the fault current is controlled based on the current/voltage thresholds and current direction. Generally, the droop method is used to control the power-sharing between the converters by controlling the reference voltage. In this article, an adaptive droop scheme is also proposed to control the fault current by calculating a virtual resistance R droop , and to control the converter output reference voltage. For a high impedance fault, differential comparison method is used to characterize the fault. These algorithms effectively control the converter pulsewidth and reduce the flow of source current from a particular converter, which helps to increase the fault clearing time. Additionally, a trip signal is sent to the corresponding dc circuit breaker (DCCB), to isolate the faulted converter, feeder or a dc bus. The dc microgrid protection design procedure is detailed, and the performance of the proposed method is verified by simulation analysis.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1870482
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2022-3812J; 704990
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, Vol. 9, Issue 3; ISSN 2168-6777
- Publisher:
- IEEECopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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