Electric Spring for Enhancing the Stability of Future Smart Grid

  • Sanaboina Rakesh, G. Sandhya Rani, M. N. Sandhya Rani

Abstract

Electric springis the name given to a new smart grid technology based on power electronic components (ES). The improvement of voltage profile and reduction of electrical imbalance are two of the many advantages associated with widespread use at the distribution level. The ES contains six switches and injects quadrature voltage in with the Non-critical Load (NC-load) current for PCC voltage regulation. The voltage across the noncritical load changes as a result of ES action. Because ES can only perform reactivity, there are various operational limitations. The development of "smart loads," a new sort of electrical load, is also underway. Electric springs and noncritical electrical loads were combined to create this new generation. Due to quadrature injection, even small variations in PCC voltage can have a substantial impact on the injected voltage demand. In order to compensate for this, ES is only able to give a restricted number of options. This paper proposes a nine-switch ES configuration to address these limitations. This study presents new artificial neural network (ANN)-based control approaches for electric springs. We compare and contrast the results of ES simulations using ordinary PI controllers and ANN controllers.

Published
2022-03-11
How to Cite
Sanaboina Rakesh, G. Sandhya Rani, M. N. Sandhya Rani. (2022). Electric Spring for Enhancing the Stability of Future Smart Grid. Design Engineering, (1), 2432-2442. Retrieved from http://www.thedesignengineering.com/index.php/DE/article/view/9249
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