• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1595-1607
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• 2018

In this paper, a hierarchical control strategy is introduced to control a new three-port multidirectional DC-DC converter for integrating an energy storage system (ESS) to a bipolar DC microgrid (BPDCMG). The proposed converter provides a voltage-balancing function for the BPDCMG and adjusts the states of charge (SoC) of the ESS. Previous studies tend to balance the voltage of the BPDCMG buses with active sources or by transferring power from one bus to another. Furthermore, the batteries available in BPDCMGs were charged equally by both buses. However, this power sharing method does not guarantee efficient operation of the whole system. In order to achieve a higher efficiency and lower energy losses, a triple-layer hierarchical control strategy, including a primary droop controller, a secondary voltage restoration controller and a tertiary optimization controller are proposed. Thanks to the multi-functional operation of the proposed converter, its conversion stages are reduced. Furthermore, the efficiency and weight of the system are both improved. Therefore, this converter has a significant capability to be used in portable BPDCMGs such as electric DC ships. The converter modes are analyzed and small-signal models of the converter are extracted. Comprehensive simulation studies are carried out and a BPDCMG laboratory setup is implemented in order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed converter and its hierarchical control strategy. Simulation and experimental results show that using the proposed converter mitigates voltage imbalances. As a result, the system efficiency is improved by using the hierarchical optimal power flow control.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.932-938
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 전력망 연계형 마이크로그리드의 분산에너지자원을 위한 에너지관리시스템의 구조에 대해 서술한다. 전력망 연계형 마이크로그리드의 분산에너지자원 에너지관리시스템은 분산에너지자원들의 상태나 시간대별 차등요금제와 같은 마이크로그리드 내외의 각종 정보들을 다양한 프로토콜들을 통해 수집한다. 에너지관리시스템은 수집한 정보들을 바탕으로 예측과 최적화 계산을 수행하고, 전기요금 절감이라는 마이크로그리드 최적운영 목표를 달성할 수 있도록 분산에너지자원들의 운전 스케줄을 도출한다. 최적운영 달성을 위하여 에너지관리시스템은 내부적으로 효과적 스케줄 도출을 위한 알고리즘을 포함하고 있어야하며, 도출한 스케줄을 외부의 분산에너지자원에 전달할 수 있는 프로토콜을 갖추어야 한다. 예측 과정에서 발생하는 실제와의 오차를 줄이기 위하여 에너지관리시스템은 rolling horizon controller로 작동한다. 도출된 운전 스케줄은 국제표준프로토콜을 통하여 실시간으로 분산에너지자원에 전달되어 마이크로그리드 최적운영을 가능하도록 한다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2010

마이크로그리드는 부하 인근지역에서 분산전원에 전력과 열을 동시에 공급할 수 있는 소규모의 온 사이트형 전력공급 시스템으로 신재생에너지의 확대보급을 위한 기반 조성이 가능하다. 이러한 마이크로그리드 시스템의 경제적인 구축을 위해 엔지니어링 프로그램의 활용이 요구되고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 선형계획법을 이용하여 마이크로그리드의 구축비용이 최소화될 수 있는 분산전원 최적조합, 그에 대한 경제성 평가 및 분석이 가능한 엔지니어링 프로그램을 개발하였다. 제시한 엔지니어링 프로그램은 GAMS를 이용하여 구현하였으며, 분산전원 최적조합 모듈 및 신재생에너지의 출력 예측 모듈을 포함하고 있다, 사용자의 편리성을 고려하여 구성하였으며, 사례연구를 통하여 제안한 프로그램의 유용성을 보이고 있다. 본 논문에서 개발한 마이크로그리드 엔지니어링 프로그램은 향후 마이크로그리드의 확대보급 및 에너지 수급 계획 수립에 활용이 기대된다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.455-468
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• 2015

A microgrid (MG) with integrated renewable energy resources can benefit both utility companies and customers. As a result, they are attracting a great deal of attention. The control of a MG is very important for the stable operation of a MG. The droop-control method is popular since it avoids circulating currents among the converters without using any critical communication between them. Traditional droop control methods have the drawback of an inherent trade-off between power sharing and voltage and frequency regulation. An adaptive droop control method is proposed, which can operate in both the island mode and the grid-connected mode. It can also ensure smooth switching between these two modes. Furthermore, the voltage and frequency of a MG can be restored by using the proposed droop controller. Meanwhile, the active power can be dispatched appropriately in both operating modes based on the capacity or running cost of the Distributed Generators (DGs). The global information (such as the average voltage and output active power of the MG and so on) required by the proposed droop control method to restore the voltage and frequency deviations can be acquired distributedly based on the Multi Agent System (MAS). Simulation studies in PSCAD demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1105-1118
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• 2015

Battery energy storage devices (ESDs) have become more and more commonplace to maintain the stability of islanded power systems. Considering the limitation in inverter capacity and the requirement of flexibility in the ESD, the droop control was implemented in paralleled ESDs for higher capacity and autonomous operation. Under the conventional droop control, state-of-charge (SoC) errors between paralleled ESDs is inevitable in the discharging operation. Thus, some ESDs cease operation earlier than expected. This paper proposes an adaptive accelerating parameter to improve the performance of the SoC error eliminating droop controller under the constraints of a microgrid. The SoC of a battery ESD is employed in the active power droop coefficient, which could eliminate the SoC error during the discharging process. In addition, to expedite the process of SoC error elimination, an adaptive accelerating parameter is dedicated to weaken the adverse effect of the constraints due to the requirement of the system running. Moreover, the stability and feasibility of the proposed control strategy are confirmed by small-signal analysis. The effectiveness of the control scheme is validated by simulation and experiment results.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.784-793
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• 2019

Two objectives can be pursued simultaneously with the ${\delta}$ control of a single-phase electric spring (ES). These objectives are the stabilization of the voltage across the critical load (CL) of a power system, and the achievement of a specific functionality similar to the pure compensation of reactive power or the correction of the power factor. However, existing control systems implementing the ${\delta}$ control do not cope with non-ideal operating conditions, such as line voltage distortions, and exhibit a somewhat sluggish regulation of the CL voltage. In an effort to improve both the steady-state and transient performances of an ES power system, this paper proposes implementing the ${\delta}$ control by means of a control system built up on the repetitive control and assisted by state feedback with pole assignment. This paper starts by analyzing the dynamics of an ES power system in terms of its poles and zeros. After that, a reduced second-order model of the dynamics is formulated to avoid a notch filter in the pole assignment. A repetitive control for an ES power system is then designed to meet the two above mentioned objectives. Experimental tests carried out on a laboratory setup demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control system in significantly improving the ES power system performance, while reaching the two objectives. In particular, the tests outline the large mitigation of harmonics in the CL voltage under line voltage distortions and its fast stabilization action.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.59-73
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to develop a business model that efficiently converts diesel power generation systems to renewable energy microgrids (MG) in large-scale islands. Most of the previous studies on the conversion of renewable energy MG in islands had limitations dealing with efficiency from the perspective of suppliers. However, the microgrid has the characteristic of getting benefits through the interaction between the consumer and the supplier. In addition, the efficient MG business model from the perspective of new institutional economics is a structure in which consumers and suppliers jointly participate. Therefore, this study assumed that the MG business model in which the supplier's MG and the consumer's community solar participated would benefit all participants, and verified the assumptions using domestic island data. In terms of supplier investment, the cost of power supply (LCOE) of assumed model was calculated to be 14.0% lower than that of the diesel model and 3.7% lower than that of the supplier-only MG model. From the perspective of consumer investment, electricity bills are expected to be reduced by more than 200,000 won per household per year through self-generation of solar power. Social benefits are expected to reduce external environmental costs. The CO₂ emissions of the assumed model were calculated to be 39.5% lower than the diesel model and 1.5% lower than the supplier-only MG model. Therefore, the MG business model with consumer participation proposed in this study is expected to be an efficient alternative to renewable energy MG conversion in domestic islands, and is meaningful as an energy plan that improves the benefits of local residents.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.175-181
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• 2021

본 논문은 단기 에너지 사용량 예측을 위해 인공지능 기반의 접근법에 대해 분석한다. 본 논문에서는 단기 에너지 사용량 예측 기술에 자주 활용되는 지도학습 알고리즘의 한계를 개선하기 위해 강화학습 알고리즘을 활용한다. 지도학습 알고리즘 기반의 접근법은 충분한 성능을 위해 에너지 사용량 데이터뿐만 아니라 contextual information이 필요하여 높은 복잡성을 가진다. 데이터와 학습모델의 복잡성을 개선하기 위해 다중 에이전트 기반의 심층 강화학습 알고리즘을 제안하여 에너지 사용량 데이터로만 에너지 사용량을 예측한다. 공개된 에너지 사용량 데이터를 통해 시뮬레이션을 진행하여 제안한 에너지 사용량 예측 기법의 성능을 확인한다. 제안한 기법은 이상점의 특징을 가지는 데이터를 제외하고 실제값과 유사한 값을 예측하는 것을 보여준다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2023

In this paper, we compared and analyzed the power load patterns of dormitory buildings and office buildings to use them as basic data (demand analysis and capacity design) for the design and operation of microgrids for multi-use facilities, and the following conclusions were got. During the daytime on regular weekdays, the power consumption load pattern of office buildings was relatively large at 264.0~332.3 kWh, and during the evening hours, the power consumption load pattern of dormitory buildings was relatively large at 233.0~258.3 kWh. In the case of vacation, during the daytime on weekdays, the power consumption load pattern of office buildings was relatively large at 279.1~407.4 kWh, and in the evening, the power consumption load pattern of dormitory buildings was relatively high at 280.1~394.1 kWh. During the daytime on regular weekends, the power consumption of dormitory-type buildings was relatively high at 133.5~201.6 kWh, and it was found that the power consumption of dormitory-type buildings appeared relatively high at 187.5~252.1 kWh. During a vacation in the daytime on weekends, the power consumption of dormitory-type buildings was found to be 186.5 kWh~ and 218.6 kWh. The increase in power consumption during a vacation (December-February) compared to normal (April-June) was thought to be due to an increase in electricity demand, and the reason for the higher power consumption in dormitory buildings during the vacation was due to reduced working hours in office buildings.