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Title Robust Optimal Frequency Response Enhancement Using Energy Storage-Based Grid-Forming Converters
Type JournalPaper
Keywords energy storage systems; grid-forming converters; frequency support; robust control; Kharitonov theorem; optimal tuning; Bayesian optimization
Abstract To enhance frequency and active power control performance, this research proposes a decentralized robust optimal tuning approach for power grid frequency regulation support using energy storage systems (ESSs) as the primary source of grid-forming (GFM) converters. The proposed approach employs the robust Kharitonov theory to find a family of stabilizing sets of a proportional integral (PI)-based supplementary controller, which is used in the outer control layer of the GFM control system. A family of stabilizing parameter sets is found in the presence of system uncertainties and disturbances that are common in power grid operation. Then, using a developed Bayesian optimization algorithm, an optimal set of parameters is determined among the mentioned family member sets. The proposed sophisticated combination of a robust control theorem and an optimization algorithm provides a promising solution for the robust and optimal tuning of control system parameters in ESS-based GFM converters. The efficacy of the proposed method is demonstrated via simulation and laboratory real-time experiment results for a given detailed case study.
Researchers Toshiji Kato (Not In First Six Researchers), Takeyoshi Kato (Fifth Researcher), Chiyori T. Urabe (Fourth Researcher), Hadi TARIMORADI (Third Researcher), Hassan Bevrani (Second Researcher), Sharara Rehimi (First Researcher)