Frequency-Locked Loop Based New Automatic Phase-Shift Method for Active Islanding Detection of Three-Phase MicroGrid

Abstract

This paper proposes an active Islanding Detection Method (IDM) integrating Frequency Locked-Loop (FLL) for the detection of voltage phase and frequency at the point of common coupling (PCC) and a modified Auto Phase Shift (APS) method for three-phase Distributed Energy Resource (DER) serving a local RLC load. The FLL is composed of a double second-order generalized integrator (DSOGI) to attenuate the harmonics and pass the fundamental positive sequence components in a frequency adaptive manner. Different from traditional APS methods, a new variable frequency term with an exponential factor is injected into the phase shift algorithm to reduce the region of Non-Detection Zone (NDZ). This modified approach enables the decentralized power generation system to detect the islanding phenomenon more quickly. Simulations and experimental tests conducted on a DG system on OPALRT (OP5600) and hardware test-bed demonstrate the behaviour of the proposed model within IEEE Standards. Additionally, a comparative evaluation was performed on the seamless transition of a microgrid (MG) from Grid-connected mode to Islanded mode and vice versa, using two different MGs, each having a single voltage source converter (VSC) and a local load but with control circuits incorporating DSOGI-FLL and ROGI-FLL respectively. Hardware testing results indicated that the control circuit based on ROGI-FLL demonstrated superior performance.