Transients Analysis in AC Microgrid System

Abstract

In the modern power system, small scale versions of the power grid termed as Microgrid are being greatly used because of the practical, economic and environmental advantages over conventional structure. Microgrid as the word itself suggests (micro-small and grid-interconnection of different elements) is the advanced technology that is being currently endorsed for future power systems in electrical engineering world. Transients are produced in microgrids due to the fluctuating nature of loads and the irregular behaviour of renewable power generation, particularly whenever the transition from grid linked to islanded state happens. In this paper, for controlling the transients during the transition in islanded mode in microgrid comprising of various energy resources like Diesel Generator, Solar Photovoltaic System, Energy Storage System, Flux Coupling Type Super Conducting Fault Current Limiter (FSFCL) is used. By incorporating the FSFCL in the microgrid, transient behaviour of the microgrid is greatly improved. The model analysis is done using the MATLAB’s Simulink Software and the output results in presence and absence of Flux coupling type SFCL is compared. The output results which are obtained show the supremacy of the suggested device in reducing the transients in microgrid.