Cyber-HIL Autonomous Inverter-Based Microgrid Framework: Control System Performance and Communication Network Quality of Service
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Ali, O, Mohammed, OA. (2024). Cyber-HIL Autonomous Inverter-Based Microgrid Framework: Control System Performance and Communication Network Quality of Service
. 10.1109/IAS55788.2024.11023790
Ali, O, Mohammed, OA. (2024). Cyber-HIL Autonomous Inverter-Based Microgrid Framework: Control System Performance and Communication Network Quality of Service
. 10.1109/IAS55788.2024.11023790
The integration of communication networks within modern power systems enhances the control of modern power systems; however, it increases the system's complexity. This interdependence raises the need to analyze power systems as cyber-physical systems (CPS). Microgrids (MGs) play a vital role in modern power systems, facilitating sustainable operation while decreasing the reliance on the main grid. Different distributed energy resources can be integrated by utilizing power electronics inverters working under grid-forming mode; this configuration forms the inverter-based autonomous AC microgrids. Droop control as a primary control layer is a wellknown technique that enables power-sharing among the various resources within the inverter-based MG. However, it has a limitation in keeping the system voltage and frequency constant. Thus, a secondary control layer is introduced to compensate for the droop limitations. This paper presents an innovative study that considers the communication network performance while studying the control of MGs through a cyber hardware-in-theloop (Cyber-HIL) autonomous inverter-based MG framework that integrates Opal-rt, network simulator ns-3, and docker containers. The effectiveness of the designed MG system equipped with its primary and the developed centralized secondary control system, in addition to the quality of service (QoS) of the designed communication network emulation, are presented in the experimental results.
