October 2019

Conference Paper

Development of a Converter Based Microgrid Test Platform

By:
Li, Dingrui; Ma, Yiwei; Zhang, Chengwen; Yin, He; Ray, Ishita; Su, Yu; Zhu, Lin; Wang, Fei ; Tolbert, Leon M
Page Number:
6294-6300
Book Title:
Proceedings of the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
Publication Date:
October 2019
Publisher Location:
IEEE, New York, United States of America
Conference Name:
IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (IEEE ECCE 2019)
Conference Location:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
IEEE
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2019.8913284

Abstract

To overcome the limitations of digital simulation (numerical oscillation, limited computing capability of processors, etc.), a converter-based hardware test-bed was developed at CURENT for real-time power grid emulation. However, distribution systems especially microgrids cannot be emulated and tested on the existing hardware test-bed. This paper develops a microgrid test-bed based on the existing hardware test-bed to enable controller testing for microgrids with dynamic boundary. The design and realization of the microgrid hardware test-bed are introduced. The experimental results of the microgrid controller tests are also provided.