Implementation of hardware-in-the-loop simulation workbench for a hybrid AC/DC microgrid

Abstract

This paper presents the implementation of a hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HIL) workbench for hybrid AC/DC micro grid. The hybrid AC/DC micro grid integrates both distributed sources and loads in AC/DC systems to respective links directly. For DC system, photovoltaic arrays with boost converter (PVBC), battery with bi-directional DC/DC converter and DC loads are covered. Diesel generator (DGs) and conventional AC loads are included in AC grid. Between AC and DC girds, a four-quadrant operating three phase converter is applied which can act as either an inverter or a rectifier to maintain power balance between two systems. The power units of this hybrid micro grid are simulated with Opal-RT real-time simulator while the control units are implemented on TI TMS320F28335 DSPs. This hardware-in-the-loop simulation workbench offers a good platform for system level control algorithm design and verification in micro grid. And it serves as a basis for future power-hardware-in-the-loop simulation (PHIL) with power stage involved.