Active disturbance rejection control for four-wire inverters in standalone renewable resources-based microgrid — islanded microgrids ADRC-based control

Abstract

This paper presents an active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) approach for three-phase four-legs voltage source inverters (FL-VSIs) in a standalone renewable energy resources (RES)-based islanded microgrid. The key purpose of the proposed approach is to improve the control robustness against load-side disturbances, power supply parameters uncertainties, and faulty operating conditions. Indeed, a notable benefit of ADRC is its ability to operate effectively without the need for precise knowledge of disturbance characteristics or accurate modeling and FL-VSI parameters. As compared with conventional PI controllers, this advanced control strategy allows improving the voltage waveforms quality and conforming to existing power quality standards and metrics while using only output voltage sensors. Extensive simulations on Matlab/Simulink software have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of the proposed approach.