Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids

Andres Mauricio Salinas Cala; Juan Manuel Rey López; María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos

doi:10.15446/sicel.v11.110007

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2024-01-30

Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids

Estrategia de Control Secundario sin Comunicaciones para Microrredes Aisladas Desbalanceadas

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https://doi.org/10.15446/sicel.v11.110007

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Secondary control, Hierarchical control, Decentralized control, Isolated microgrids, Unbalanced loads, Frequency regulation, Distributed generation, Power-sharing, Symmetrical components, Negative reactive power (en)
Control secundario, Control Jerárquico, Control descentralizado, Microrredes aisladas, Cargas desbalanceadas, Regulación de frecuencia, Generación distribuida, Reparto de potencia, Componentes simétricas, Potencia reactiva negativa (es)

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Andres Mauricio Salinas Cala Universidad Industrial de Santander https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5277-505X
Juan Manuel Rey López UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-4769
María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8388-3886

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In the context of the energy transition, electrical microgrids have become a key energy solution for isolated zones. For this type of application, low-voltage networks with unbalanced loads are commonly connected. Despite this, many of the hierarchical control strategies presented in the literature have been designed to operate properly only in the presence of balanced loads. For this reason, it is relevant to study how control strategies can be adapted to this scenario, especially those that reduce the dependence on communications to enhance flexibility and reliability. In this sense, this paper presents a secondary layer control strategy that does not require the use of communications to operate in isolated microgrids with unbalanced loads. The strategy guarantees proper performance in terms of power-sharing between the distributed generators of the microgrid. Simulations on Matlab/Simulink are presented to validate the response of proposal.

En el contexto de la transición energética, las microrredes eléctricas se han convertido en una solución para la electrificación de zonas aisladas. En este tipo de aplicaciones, se suelen implementar redes de baja tensión con cargas desbalanceadas. No obstante, la mayoría de las estrategias de control jerárquico presentadas en la literatura, han sido diseñadas para operar ante la presencia de cargas balanceadas. Por esta razón, es relevante estudiar cómo las estrategias de control pueden adaptarse a este escenario, especialmente aquellas que reducen la dependencia de los sistemas de comunicaciones, con el objetivo de mejorar la flexibilidad y confiabilidad. Este trabajo presenta una estrategia de control secundario que no requiere el uso de comunicaciones para operar en microrredes aisladas con cargas desbalanceadas. La estrategia garantizar una adecuada compartición de la potencia entre los generadores distribuidos que componen la microrred. Se presentan resultados de simulación en Matlab/Simulink para validar la estrategia propuesta.

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Salinas Cala, A. M., Rey López, J. M. & Mantilla Villalobos, M. A. (2024). Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids. Simposio Internacional sobre la Calidad de la Energía Eléctrica - SICEL, 11. https://doi.org/10.15446/sicel.v11.110007

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SALINAS CALA, A. M.; REY LÓPEZ, J. M.; MANTILLA VILLALOBOS, M. A. Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids. Simposio Internacional sobre la Calidad de la Energía Eléctrica - SICEL, [S. l.], v. 11, 2024. DOI: 10.15446/sicel.v11.110007. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/SICEL/article/view/110007. Acesso em: 24 may. 2025.

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Salinas Cala, Andres Mauricio, Juan Manuel Rey López, y María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos. 2024. «Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids». Simposio Internacional Sobre La Calidad De La Energía Eléctrica - SICEL 11 (enero). https://doi.org/10.15446/sicel.v11.110007.

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Salinas Cala, A. M., J. M. Rey López, y M. A. Mantilla Villalobos. «Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids». Simposio Internacional sobre la Calidad de la Energía Eléctrica - SICEL, vol. 11, enero de 2024, doi:10.15446/sicel.v11.110007.

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Salinas Cala, Andres Mauricio, Juan Manuel Rey López, y María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos. «Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids». Simposio Internacional sobre la Calidad de la Energía Eléctrica - SICEL 11 (enero 30, 2024). Accedido mayo 24, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/SICEL/article/view/110007.

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Salinas Cala AM, Rey López JM, Mantilla Villalobos MA. Secondary Control Strategy without Communications for Unbalanced Isolated Microgrids. SICEL [Internet]. 30 de enero de 2024 [citado 24 de mayo de 2025];11. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/SICEL/article/view/110007