Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Grid Transformation |
Modelling and Control of Microgrids
The Distributed Energy Resources ( DER ) laboratory has a range of electronic converters , programmable loads , energy sources and storage systems , RTDS equipment , and a facility to run a 50kW microgrid . The laboratory is used for simulating short-term and long-term experiments to demonstrate dynamic control and energy management algorithms . |
Competitive Advantage • Ability for flexible integration of inverter-interfaced generation into off-grid electricity networks
• Design of control algorithms that include the dynamics of the generation devices
• Creation of dynamic models for active distribution networks
• Enabling small consumers to trade electricity with other users in distribution systems
• Innovative off-grid supply systems designed using these control methods are a fraction of the cost of the purpose-built , remote electricity supply systems
Impact • Ability to build off-grid flexible electricity networks for remote locations with inverter-interfaced generation
• Control methods that work in active electricity systems without the need for synchronous generators
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Capabilities and Facilities • Developing detailed dynamic models for the entire active distribution network
• Detailed simulation using industry-standard software tools
• Design and analysis of various control techniques
Our Collaborators • Australian National University
More Information Associate Professor Hemanshu Pota
School of Engineering and Technology
T : + 61 2 5114 5197
E : h . pota @ adfa . edu . au
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Successful Applications |
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• An off-grid renewable-resources-based active distribution network , with complete flexibility for interconnecting new generation devices and loads , has been commissioned for a rural community in India |
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