Numerous countries are trying to reach almost 100\% renewable penetration. Variable renewable energy (VRE), for instance wind and PV, will be the main provider of the future grid. The efforts to decrease the greenhouse gasses are promising on the current remarkable growth of grid connected photovoltaic (PV) capacity. This thesis provides an overview of the presented techniques, standards and grid interface of the PV systems in distribution and transmission level. This thesis reviews the most-adopted grid codes which required by system operators on large-scale grid connected Photovoltaic systems. The adopted topologies of the converters, the control methodologies for active - reactive power, maximum power point tracking (MPPT), as well as their arrangement in solar farms are studied. The unique L(LCL)2 filter is designed, developed and introduced in this thesis. This study will help researchers and industry users to establish their research based on connection requirements and compare between different existing technologies. Another, major aspect of the work is the development of Virtual Inertia Emulator (VIE) in the combination of hybrid energy storage system addressing major challenges with VRE implementations. Operation of a photovoltaic (PV) generating system under intermittent solar radiation is a challenging task. Furthermore, with high-penetration levels of photovoltaic energy sources being integrated into the current electric power grid, the performance of the conventional synchronous generators is being changed and grid inertial response is deteriorating. From an engineering standpoint, additional technical measures by the grid operators will be done to confirm the increasingly strict supply criteria in the new inverter dominated grid conditions. This dissertation proposes a combined virtual inertia emulator (VIE) and a hybrid battery-supercapacitor-based energy storage system . VIE provides a method which is based on power devices (like inverters), which makes a compatible weak grid for integration of renewable generators of electricity. This method makes the power inverters behave more similar to synchronous machines. Consequently, the synchronous machine properties, which have described the attributes of the grid up to now, will remain active, although after integration of renewable energies. Examples of some of these properties are grid and generator interactions in the function of a remote power dispatch, transients reactions, and the electrical outcomes of a rotating bulk mass. The hybrid energy storage system (HESS) is implemented to smooth the short-term power fluctuations and main reserve that allows renewable electricity generators such as PV to be considered very closely like regular rotating power generators. The objective of utilizing the HESS is to add/subtract power to/from the PV output in order to smooth out the high frequency fluctuations of the PV power, which may occur due to shadows of passing cloud on the PV panels. A control system designed and challenged by providing a solution to reduce short-term PV output variability, stabilizing the DC link voltage and avoiding short term shocks to the battery in terms of capacity and ramp rate capability. Not only could the suggested system overcome the slow response of battery system (including dynamics of battery, controller, and converter operation) by redirecting the power surges to the supercapacitor system, but also enhance the inertial response by emulating the kinetic inertia of synchronous generator.

The demand for power converters is on the rise due to their ability to achieve high power conversion efficiency, small size, light weight and reduced cost. DC-DC converters are used in many applications where, the output voltage needs to be regulated for wide variations in the input voltage and the load. They are also used in applications where electrical isolation is required. Power generation from renewable energy sources suffers from highly fluctuating output voltages. Electrical isolation of renewable energy sources from the grid is essential. Therefore, DC-DC converters are used as an integral part of the power electronic interface required for grid integration of renewable energy sources such as wave energy power conversion. In this dissertation as a first step, the power converters used in wave energy applications are classified and compared. Analysis, design, simulation and experimental results of fixed frequency controlled HF transformer isolated DC-DC resonant converters are presented. The first converter topology presented in Chapter 3 is a ‘fixed frequency controlled single-phase high frequency (HF) transformer isolated DC-DC LCL-type series resonant converter (SRC) with capacitive output filter using a modified gating scheme’. Working of this converter has been explained. Modeling and steady-state analysis of the converter using approximate complex ac circuit analysis method has been done. Various design curves have been obtained. A step-by-step design procedure has been illustrated with an example of a 200 W converter. PSIM simulation results for different operating conditions are presented. Experimental model of the designed converter has been built and the test results are given. Power loss breakdown analysis of the converter has been made. Zero-voltage switching (ZVS) is achieved for different input voltages, and load. This converter cell can be used in interleaved operation to realize higher power converters. The second topology presented in Chapter 4 is ‘a fixed-frequency controlled, 3-phase HF transformer isolated, integrated boost dual 3-phase bridge DC-DC LCL-type SRC with capacitive output filter’. Detailed modeling of the boost section and one of the two identical 3-phase inverter modules is presented. Analysis of the inverter module using approximate complex ac circuit analysis method is presented. Various design curves have been obtained. A step-by-step design procedure has been illustrated with an example of a 600 W converter. Detailed PSIM simulation results for different operating conditions are presented. Experimental model of the designed converter has been built and the test results are given. Power loss breakdown analysis has been made. Major advantage of this converter has been its ability to regulate the output voltage for wide variations in the input voltage and load, while maintaining ZVS for all the switches. Also, due to the parallel connection of the inverter modules the component stresses are significantly reduced. This encourages the converter to be used in high power applications such as wave energy. A 10 kW DC-DC converter cell of the second topology mentioned above has been designed to illustrate the design and working of a high power converter. Performance of the designed converter has been verified by PSIM simulations. This converter operates with ZVS for all the switches for a wide variation in the input voltage and the loading conditions. Power loss breakdown analysis has been performed. / Graduate

This Master of Applied Science thesis presents an inverter control system design and implementation with active damping of LCL filter resonance for a single phase grid-connected Distributed Power Generation (DPGS). The focus of the thesis is to actively damp the LCL filter resonance while keeping inverter control variables well regulated. The mathematical model of the LCL filter is analyzed and the filter is designed. Then, a PLL, and a PI compensator in the synchronous reference frame, and a PR compensator in stationary reference frame along a notch filter in cascade are designed and implemented. System level simulation and implementation are conducted. The idea of systematic applying the low loss power conversion topology, effective grid condition detection, grid synchronization, and advanced signal processing theory provides some advantages for single phase grid-connected inverter control design to meet the standard specifications of the interaction between the DPGS and utility grid. / Thesis (Master, Electrical & Computer Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2014-06-26 17:06:03.693

abstract: This thesis addresses the design and control of three phase inverters. Such inverters are used to produce three-phase sinusoidal voltages and currents from a DC source. They are critical for injecting power from renewable energy sources into the grid. This is especially true since many of these sources of energy are DC sources (e.g. solar photovoltaic) or need to be stored in DC batteries because they are intermittent (e.g. wind and solar). Two classes of inverters are examined in this thesis. A control-centric design procedure is presented for each class. The first class of inverters is simple in that they consist of three decoupled subsystems. Such inverters are characterized by no mutual inductance between the three phases. As such, no multivariable coupling is present and decentralized single-input single-output (SISO) control theory suffices to generate acceptable control designs. For this class of inverters several families of controllers are addressed in order to examine command following as well as input disturbance and noise attenuation specifications. The goal here is to illuminate fundamental tradeoffs. Such tradeoffs include an improvement in the in-band command following and output disturbance attenuation versus a deterioration in out-of-band noise attenuation. A fundamental deficiency associated with such inverters is their large size. This can be remedied by designing a smaller core. This naturally leads to the second class of inverters considered in this work. These inverters are characterized by significant mutual inductances and multivariable coupling. As such, SISO control theory is generally not adequate and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) theory becomes essential for controlling these inverters. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Electrical Engineering 2015

The goal of this diploma thesis is to define the maritime container transport and some of the important aspects, which are closely related to it. The next goal is to describe the single steps of the maritime container transport (LCL) from port in Hong Kong, to compare import of LCL consignment from port in Hong Kong or port in Nansha and to decide which of these option is better for the customer in Czech republic, speaking of time and cost view. This goal is shown on the specific business case in DB Schenker company.

The topic of this thesis is groupage service in maritime transportation and its use for export out of Czech Republic. In the theoretical and methodological part I am defining the main terms in maritime transportation and maritime transportation in general. In the thesis I am describing the role of maritime transportation in the Czech Republic emphasized by statistics. Further I am writing about containerization and main container types because those are very important for the groupage service. In the practical part I am describing the processes of exports groupage service (LCL) within company Austromar spol. s r.o. on which I am applying business cases to to show how those processes work in reality. One of the business cases is transportation of hazardous material. In the last part of thesis I am comparing the direct and non-direct container with example of the freight charges calculation.

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Desta forma, a mencionada configuração pode ser utilizada em geração distribuída no ambiente de microrredes onde os sistemas, monofásicos ou trifásicos, devem operar conectados à rede de distribuição elétrica com controle das potências injetadas (ativa e reativa) e serem capazes de, em ausência da rede, passar a operar no modo autônomo. Ainda, após o restabelecimento da rede, o controle deve levar o sistema a operar novamente no modo conectado. Sendo as transições realizadas sem transientes que possam danificar qualquer componente do sistema. O filtro LCL, de terceira ordem, caracteriza um comportamento ressonante que pode comprometer a estabilidade do sistema. Para resolver esta situação, diversas técnicas ativas e passivas são aplicadas. Para aplicações de baixa potência, preferem-se as técnicas passivas de amortecimento devido a sua simplicidade e baixo custo, porém estas implicam em perdas adicionais. Já as técnicas ativas de amortecimento, consideram procedimentos de controle para atenuar a ressonância, e, portanto, não adicionam perdas, porém, sua realização requer da realimentação de variáveis adicionais elevando assim o custo do sistema. Todavia, mesmo que aplicáveis a ambos os modos de operação, as técnicas de amortecimento disponíveis na literatura consideram apenas um modo de operação. O presente trabalho de doutorado explora a possibilidade de controlar sistemas VSI+LCL, monofásicos e trifásicos, em ambos os modos de operação, com atenção a objetivos específicos em cada modo e transições suaves entre estes. Assim, são apresentadas duas estratégias de controle. A primeira estratégia considera o amortecimento da ressonância por técnicas passivas, mediante a utilização de um ramo de amortecimento de segunda ordem, projetado para garantir o efeito desejado em ambos os modos de operação e simplificar a dinâmica do sistema a fim de facilitar o projeto dos controladores, abordagem não utilizada nos métodos conhecidos na literatura. Logo, o sistema amortecido é controlado em uma configuração de duas malhas, controlando a corrente injetada mediante a tensão no capacitor. A segunda estratégia proposta considera a utilização de controladores por realimentação de estados em tempo discreto, sintetizados mediante desigualdades matriciais lineares, para simultaneamente, realizar ativamente o amortecimento da ressonância e atender os objetivos de controle em ambos os modos de operação. Ambas as estratégias propostas consideram controladores ressonantes com o objetivo de rastrear sinais senoidais de referência com erro nulo e suprimir componentes harmônicos de baixa ordem na corrente de saída. Ainda, os controladores são projetados considerando a necessidade de garantir a estabilidade robusta do sistema, isto é, frente a perturbações externas (tais como variações na carga local, oscilações na tensão do barramento CC ou distúrbios na rede) e às variações em parâmetros do sistema, como a indutância de rede. As propostas são apresentadas em detalhe, incluindo os procedimentos de projeto assim como critérios para a geração e coordenação dos sinais de controle e referência. As estratégias propostas são avaliadas experimentalmente sendo os resultados obtidos discutidos e analisados considerando-se as respectivas normas para os casos de operação conectada e ilhada. / The voltage source inverter utilization with LCL filters (VSI+LCL) is extended in Distributed Electrical Energy Systems. In these applications, the system is controlled as a current source, however, it can also be controlled as a voltage source. Hence, this configuration is suitable for microgrids environment. In this scenario, the system should operate connected to utility grid with control of the supplied power (active or reactive) and also be capable, in case of grid absence, to operate in islanded mode. Then, if the grid is reestablished, system should be reconnected to grid. Moreover, these transitions should be smooth, with no hazardous transients. The third order filter leads to a resonant behavior that can compromise the system stability. In order to overcome this limitation, passive and active damping methods are used. In low power applications, passive damping methods are preferred due to their simplicity and low. Nevertheless, these methods lead to additional losses. On the other hand, active damping methods consider the feedback of additional variables in order to damp the resonance in closed loop, with no additional losses. This implies additional sensors, thus increasing the overall cost. Despite their effectiveness to damp the resonance in both autonomous and grid connected applications, the most of the damping methods are usually designed only for a specific operation mode. This work explores the possibility to control VSI+LCL systems, single and three-phase, in both operation modes, attending to specific goals in each one, and with smooth transitions between them. For that purpose, two control strategies are proposed. The first one considers passive damping methods, by using a second order damping branch which is designed in order to guarantee the desired effect in both operation modes, thus simplifying the system dynamics in order to ease the control. This approach is not known in the literature. Then, the damped system is controlled in a two loop strategy, where the output current is controlled by means of the capacitor voltage. The second strategy considers the utilization of discrete time state-feedback controllers, synthesized by Linear Matrix Inequalities, in order to simultaneously achieve the active damping and the control goals for both operation modes. The proposed strategies use resonant controllers in order to achieve the tracking of sinusoidal references and to suppress low order harmonics in the output current. Moreover, controllers are designed to achieve robust stability of the system, thus, even in front of external disturbances (such as local load variations, DC bus oscillations or grid disturbances) and variation on system parameters, such as the grid inductance. The two introduced strategies are detailed including the design procedure and the criterion to generate and coordinate the reference and control signals. The two proposed strategies were experimentally verified. The results were analyzed and compared to the requirements imposed by the related standards for both modes of operation. / CNPq: 141757/2012-4

Orientador: Carlos Alberto Canesin / Resumo: Os inversores fonte de tensão com filtro de saída LCL (VSI+LCL) são amplamente utilizados em sistemas de geração distribuída. Nestas aplicações o sistema é controlado como uma fonte de corrente, no entanto, há a possibilidade de controlar o conjunto como uma fonte de tensão. Desta forma, a mencionada configuração pode ser utilizada em geração distribuída no ambiente de microrredes onde os sistemas, monofásicos ou trifásicos, devem operar conectados à rede de distribuição elétrica com controle das potências injetadas (ativa e reativa) e serem capazes de, em ausência da rede, passar a operar no modo autônomo. Ainda, após o restabelecimento da rede, o controle deve levar o sistema a operar novamente no modo conectado. Sendo as transições realizadas sem transientes que possam danificar qualquer componente do sistema. O filtro LCL, de terceira ordem, caracteriza um comportamento ressonante que pode comprometer a estabilidade do sistema. Para resolver esta situação, diversas técnicas ativas e passivas são aplicadas. Para aplicações de baixa potência, preferem-se as técnicas passivas de amortecimento devido a sua simplicidade e baixo custo, porém estas implicam em perdas adicionais. Já as técnicas ativas de amortecimento, consideram procedimentos de controle para atenuar a ressonância, e, portanto, não adicionam perdas, porém, sua realização requer da realimentação de variáveis adicionais elevando assim o custo do sistema. Todavia, mesmo que aplicáveis a ambos os modos de operação,... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The voltage source inverter utilization with LCL filters (VSI+LCL) is extended in Distributed Electrical Energy Systems. In these applications, the system is controlled as a current source, however, it can also be controlled as a voltage source. Hence, this configuration is suitable for microgrids environment. In this scenario, the system should operate connected to utility grid with control of the supplied power (active or reactive) and also be capable, in case of grid absence, to operate in islanded mode. Then, if the grid is reestablished, system should be reconnected to grid. Moreover, these transitions should be smooth, with no hazardous transients. The third order filter leads to a resonant behavior that can compromise the system stability. In order to overcome this limitation, passive and active damping methods are used. In low power applications, passive damping methods are preferred due to their simplicity and low. Nevertheless, these methods lead to additional losses. On the other hand, active damping methods consider the feedback of additional variables in order to damp the resonance in closed loop, with no additional losses. This implies additional sensors, thus increasing the overall cost. Despite their effectiveness to damp the resonance in both autonomous and grid connected applications, the most of the damping methods are usually designed only for a specific operation mode. This work explores the possibility to control VSI+LCL systems, single and three-phase... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Rozptýlená výroba elektrické energie využívající obnovitelné zdroje, jako je sluneční energie, přispívá ke snížení emisí skleníkových plynů. Z hlediska provozu distribuční soustavy je také výhodné, aby energie byla primárně spotřebována v místě výroby. To je částečně možné přizpůsobením spotřeby, ale především využitím akumulačních systémů. V této práci je představen hybridní systém složený z fotovoltaické elektrárny, akumulátoru elektrické energie a akumulátoru tepelné energie. Výběr a parametry všech částí hybridního systému jsou popsány v práci. Akumulátor elektrické energie je navržen a sestaven z LiNiMnCoO2 článků a řídícího systému zajišťujícího bezpečný provoz. Řídicí systém akumulátoru (BMS) zajistí odpojení baterie, pokud je překročen některý z provozních parametrů baterie. Návrh baterie i sestavy je popsán v práci. Akumulátor tepelné energie sestává z výkonového spínače a nádrže na teplou vodu s topnou patronou pro odporový ohřev vody. Na základě rešerše komerčně používaných zařízení pro regulaci příkonu byly definovány jejich nedostatky a na základě nich bylo navrženo optimální řešení. Řešení spočívá v použití komerčního polovodičového spínacího prvku. Pro tento výkonový spínací prvek byla vytvořena zpětnovazební řídící smyčka s regulátorem výkonu, který byl implementován v prostředí softwaru LabVIEW. V práci je také uveden postup návrhu chladiče spínacího prvku a LCL filtru, který je klíčový pro splnění požadavků elektromagnetické kompatibility. V druhé části práce je popsán návrh nadřazeného řídícího algoritmu, jehož úkolem je řídit výkonové toky v hybridním systému tak, aby byly splněny požadavky definované jak uživatelem, tak i okamžitým stavem akumulátorů. Algoritmus byl implementován v prostředí LabVIEW. Funkčnost celého systému byla ověřena měřením v laboratorních podmínkách. Z výsledků plyne, že nadřazený řídící algoritmus funguje správně. Řídící smyčka tepelného akumulátoru je stabilní a reguluje zátěž na požadovanou hodnotu. Přidanou hodnotou je kratší reakční doba na změnu toku výkonu oproti hybridnímu měniči a díky tomu dochází k minimalizaci přetoků elektrické energie do distribuční sítě. Na práci je možné navázat rozšířením stávajícího algoritmu o možnost řízení/ovládání více typů akumulačních jednotek a generátorů nebo implementováním odlišných strategií řízení.

Design of filters used in grid-connected inverter applications involves multiple constraints. The filter requirements are driven by tight filtering tolerances of standards such as IEEE 519-1992–IEEE Recommended Practices and Requirements for Harmonic Control in Electrical Power Systems and IEEE 1547.2-2008–IEEE Application Guide for IEEE Std 1547, IEEE Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems. Higher order LCL filters are essential to achieve these regulatory standard requirements at compact size and weight. This objective of this thesis report is to evaluate design procedures for such higher order LCL filters. The initial configuration of the third order LCL filter is decided by the frequency response of the filter. The design equations are developed in per-unit basis so results can be generalized for different applications and power levels. The frequency response is decided by IEEE specifications for high frequency current ripple at the point of common coupling. The appropriate values of L and C are then designed and constructed. Power loss in individual filter components is modeled by analytical equations and an iterative process is used to arrive at the most efficient design. Different combinations of magnetic materials (ferrite, amorphous, powder) and winding types (round wire, foil) are designed and tested to determine the most efficient design. The harmonic spectrum, power loss and temperature rise in individual filter components is predicted analytically and verified by actual tests using a 3 phase 10 kW grid connected converter setup. Experimental results of filtering characteristics show a good match with analysis in the frequency range of interconnected inverter applications. The design process is stream-lined for the above specified core and winding types. The output harmonic current spectrum is sampled and it is established that the harmonics are within the IEEE recommended limits. The analytical equations predicting the power loss and temperature rise are verified by experimental results. Based on the findings, new LCL filter combinations are formulated by varying the net Lpu to achieve the highest efficiency while still meeting the recommended IEEE specifications. Thus a design procedure which can enable an engineer to design the most efficient and compact filter that can also meet the recommended guidelines of harmonic filtering for grid-connected converter applications is established.