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With the objective to eliminate the input current sensor in a totem-pole boost power factor corrector (PFC) for its low-cost design, a novel discretized sampling-based robust control scheme is proposed in this work. The proposed control methodology proves to be beneficial due to its ease of implementation and its ability to support high-frequency operation, while being able to eliminate one sensor and, thus, enhancing reliability and cost-effectiveness. In addition, detailed closed-loop stability analysis is carried out for the controller in discrete domain to ascertain brisk dynamic operation when subjected to sudden load fluctuations. To establish the robustness of the proposed control scheme, a detailed sensitivity analysis of the closed-loop performance metrics with respect to undesired changes and inherent uncertainty in system parameters is presented in this article. A comparison with the state-of-the-art (SOA) methods is provided, and conclusive results in terms of better dynamic performance are also established. To verify and elaborate on the specifics of the proposed scheme, a detailed simulation study is conducted, and the results show 25% reduction in response time as compared to SOA approaches. A 500-W boost PFC prototype is developed and tested with the proposed control scheme to evaluate and benchmark the system steady-state and dynamic performance. A total harmonic distortion of 1.68% is obtained at the rated load with a resultant power factor of 0.998 (lag), which proves the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed control scheme.
Conference Name: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics
This paper presents some of our first experiences and findings in the ARPA-E project ReNew100, which is to develop an operator support system to enable stable operation of power system with 100% non-synchronous (NS) generation. The key to 100% NS system, as found in many recent studies, is to establish the grid frequency reference using grid-forming (GFM) inverters. In this paper, we demonstrate in Electro-Magnetic-Transient (EMT) simulations, based on Hawai'i big island system with 100% NS capacity, that a system can be operated stably with the help of GFM inverters and appropriate controller parameters for the inverters. The dynamic security optimization (DSO) is introduced for optimizing the inverter control parameters to improve stability of the system towards N-1 contingencies. DSO is verified for five critical N-1 contingencies of big island system identified by Hawaiian Electric. The simulation results show significant stability improvement from DSO. The results in this paper share some insight, and provide a promising solution for operating grid in general with high penetration or 100% of NS generation.
The correctness of security control system strategy is very important to ensure the stability of power system. Aiming at the problem that the current security control strategy verification method is not enough to match the increasingly complex large power grid, this paper proposes a cyclic verification method of security control system strategy table based on constraints and whole process dynamic simulation. Firstly, the method is improved based on the traditional security control strategy model to make the strategy model meet certain generalization ability; And on the basis of this model, the cyclic dynamic verification of the strategy table is realized based on the constraint conditions and the whole process dynamic simulation, which not only ensures the high accuracy of strategy verification for the security control strategy of complex large power grid, but also ensures that the power system is stable and controllable. Finally, based on a certain regional power system, the optimal verification of strategy table verification experiment is realized. The experimental results show that the average processing time of the proposed method is 10.32s, and it can effectively guarantee the controllability and stability of power grid.
This contribution provides the implementation of a holistic operational security assessment process for both steady-state security and dynamic stability. The merging of steady-state and dynamic security assessment as a sequential process is presented. A steady-state and dynamic modeling of a VSC-HVDC was performed including curative and stabilizing measures as remedial actions. The assessment process was validated by a case study on a modified version of the Nordic 32 system. Simulation results showed that measure selection based on purely steady-state contingency analysis can lead to loss of stability in time domain. A subsequent selection of measures on the basis of the dynamic security assessment was able to guarantee the operational security for the stationary N-1 scenario as well as the power system stability.
Fog computing is a new computing paradigm that utilizes numerous mutually cooperating terminal devices or network edge devices to provide computing, storage, and communication services. Fog computing extends cloud computing services to the edge of the network, making up for the deficiencies of cloud computing in terms of location awareness, mobility support and latency. However, fog nodes are not active enough to perform tasks, and fog nodes recruited by cloud service providers cannot provide stable and continuous resources, which limits the development of fog computing. In the process of cloud service providers using the resources in the fog nodes to provide services to users, the cloud service providers and fog nodes are selfish and committed to maximizing their own payoffs. This situation makes it easy for the fog node to work negatively during the execution of the task. Limited by the low quality of resource provided by fog nodes, the payoff of cloud service providers has been severely affected. In response to this problem, an appropriate incentive mechanism needs to be established in the fog computing environment to solve the core problems faced by both cloud service providers and fog nodes in maximizing their respective utility, in order to achieve the incentive effect. Therefore, this paper proposes an incentive model based on repeated game, and designs a trigger strategy with credible threats, and obtains the conditions for incentive consistency. Under this condition, the fog node will be forced by the deterrence of the trigger strategy to voluntarily choose the strategy of actively executing the task, so as to avoid the loss of subsequent rewards when it is found to perform the task passively. Then, using evolutionary game theory to analyze the stability of the trigger strategy, it proves the dynamic validity of the incentive consistency condition.