Abstract
Smart Transformers (ST) are power-electronic based apparatuses that bring new opportunities for defining innovative operating strategies for Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) distribution grids in future scenarios with increased shares of small-scale generation units. A distinctive advantage of ST is the possibility of connecting a storage device in the DC link when considering a three-stage configuration (AC/DC/AC). In this paper, ST is exploited within the context of Multi-Microgrids (MMG) in order to enhance the possibility of islanding operation through the identification of new control functionalities. The identification of robust control strategies to coordinate the flexibility of all the available resources (distributed resources at the LV and MV grids and storage units connected to the ST) is required to guarantee the successful operation of the MMG in the islanded mode. In order to address the need of specific control requirements, two different configurations are considered, being the proposed control strategies properly described: (1) ST with an energy storage unit in the DC link which fully decouples all the control possibilities for the MV and LV grid sides; (2) ST without an energy storage unit, requiring proper coordination between the MV and LV grid levels.
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