Affiliations: [a]
Anna University College of Engineering Dindigul, Dindigul, Tamilnadu, India
| [b]
Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author. Muzeeb Khan Patan, Anna University College of Engineering Dindigul, Dindigul-624622, Tamilnadu, India. E-mail: muzeebthegreat@gmail.com.
Abstract: Integration of renewable energy sources into existing grid influence the stability of the power system. This article introduces the application of cascade controller in hybrid power system which enhance the frequency stability during power perturbations of the load and generation. For this study, a thermal power unit is considered with integration of a microgrid consist of regular diesel generator, renewable power generating units, energy storage and other power managing devices. Proportional-integral and proportional-integral-derivative (PI-PID) cascade controller is provided for this hybrid power system to reduce the frequency oscillations during system uncertainties. The optimal values of the PI-PID controller are achieved by using water evaporation optimization (WEO) algorithm with fast convergence rate. Investigations are carried out in different scenarios of the IM and results are compared with the PID controller to showcase the advantages of the cascade controller for frequency regulation. Simulations are carried out in MATLAB-SIMULINK® software environment.
Keywords: Frequency control, microgrid, PI-PID cascade controller, water evaporation algorithm
