Stability Enhancement of PV Powered Microgrid using Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm Based Intelligent Controller Under Grid-connected Mode

Authors

  • Anantha Krishnan Venkatesan SELECT, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Senthil Kumar Natarajan SELECT, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.37214

Keywords:

Stability of microgrid, LM-algorithm, ANN controller, voltage source converter, time-domain simulation, power-flow regulation.

Abstract

An effective and robust controller is designed using Levenberg-Marquardt
(LM) algorithm-based Artificial Neural Network (ANN) for the solar Photo-
Voltaic (PV) based distributed generation units for stabilizing the grid-
connected microgrid (MG) under load changes and irradiance variations. A
test system comprising of two PV units and one diesel generator unit con-
nected to the utility grid is modelled and considered for the controller design
in MATLAB/Simulink environment. PV generated power is injected into the
grid through voltage source converter (VSC) regulated by using the proposed
ANN controller. Based on the grid voltage and available PV generation,
the ANN controller regulates the inverter current by setting the reference
voltage vector to synthesize gating pulses for the inverter. The robustness
of the controller design is analysed and validated through time-domain
simulations by subjecting it to extreme operating conditions. The controller
performance is evaluated by Integral Square Error (ISE) and Integral Time
Absolute Error (ITAE) for the test system. The results are compared with conventional PI and PID controllers to prove the superior performing ANN
controller.

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Author Biographies

Anantha Krishnan Venkatesan, SELECT, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Anantha Krishnan Venkatesan received B.E degree in Electrical and Elec-
tronics Engineering from Madras University, India, 2001, M.E in Power
Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University,
India, 2006. He is working as Assistant Professor in the School of Elec-
trical Engineering of Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus,
India. His current research interests include Microgrids, Stability Analysis
in Microgrid, Neural Network and Fuzzy logic Controller applications.

Senthil Kumar Natarajan, SELECT, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Senthil Kumar Natarajan completed his B.E degree in Electrical & Elec-
tronics Engineering in the year 1997 from University of Madras. He com-
pleted his Master’s degree from the faculty Electrical Engineering Anna
University, Chennai in the year 2000. He has 22 years of teaching experience.
He completed his Ph.D Degree from Anna University on the topic “Stabi-
lization of Power Systems includes grid connected Windfarms using FACTS
controllers” in the year 2010. He is presently serving as Professor in the
School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore, Institute of Technology, Chennai
India. His areas of research interest include power system control, power
system stability, modeling of FACTS devices for small signal stability and
transient stability studies.

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Published

2021-11-09

How to Cite

Venkatesan, A. K. ., & Natarajan, S. K. (2021). Stability Enhancement of PV Powered Microgrid using Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm Based Intelligent Controller Under Grid-connected Mode. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 37(2), 361–380. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.37214

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