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Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Grid Transformation

Applications of

Advanced Non-linear
Control to Inverters for
Microgrids

Providing expertise in broad areas of non-linear control engineering , including the application of control design and algorithm analysis for microgrids .

Competitive Advantage

• Advanced analytical techniques to assess the dynamics of non-linear systems , and support the design of non-linear control systems
• An experienced interdisciplinary research team with a proven collaborative track record in fusion of electrical power engineering and advanced control techniques
• Methods for controlling renewables and electrical machines that have broad applicability

Impact

• New , robust inverter control systems that can eliminate high-bandwidth communications
• Advanced inverter control techniques suited to autonomous power systems
• Enhanced understanding of the dynamics of the interaction between inverter-derived generation and converter-supplied load
• Laboratory microgrid facility ( Tyree Energy Technology Building )
• Real-time digital simulation facilities for hardwarein-the-loop testing

Our Collaborators

• A . W . Tyree Foundation
• Australian Energy Market Operator ( AEMO )
• Sungrow

More Information

Professor John Fletcher
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
T : + 61 2 9385 6007
E : john . fletcher @ unsw . edu . au
Dr Hendra Nurdin

Successful Applications

• Application of advanced methods of nonlinear control theory to establish the stability of singlephase microgrids using proportional and resonant controllers , as well as phase-locked loop feedback , which confirms the simulated and experimental results
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
T : + 61 2 9385 7556
E : h . nurdin @ unsw . edu . au

Capabilities and Facilities

• Analysis of non-linear systems

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• Non-linear control theory for inverter-interfaced microgrids based on virtual oscillator control , and proportional and resonant controllers