In this research, the problem of real-time congestion management in a modern distribution system with massive active elements such as electric vehicles (EVs), distributed energy resources (DERs), and demand response (DR) is investigated. A novel hierarchical operation and management framework is proposed that can take advantage of the demand side contribution to manage the real-time congestion. There are five main steps in this framework as 1) the aggregators send their demand to the microgrid operators (MGOs), 2) the MGOs send their demand to the distribution system operator (DSO), 3) the DSO detects the congestions and calls the engaged MGOs to reduce their demand, 4) the MGOs update the electricity price to motivate the aggregators to reduce the overall demand, and 5) the DSO dispatches the system according to the finalized demand. The proposed framework is validated on two modified IEEE unbalanced test systems. The results illustrate two congestion cases at t=8:45 am and t=9:30 am in the modified IEEE 13-bus test system, which needs 363kW and 286 kW load reductions, respectively, to be fully addressed. MG#1 and MG#2 are engaged to maintain the 363 kW reduction at t=8:45, and MG#3 and MG#4 are called to reduce their demands by 386 kW at t=9:30 am. The overall interactions can relieve the congested branches. The DSO’s calculations show three congestions at t=1 pm, t=3 pm, and t=9 pm on the IEEE 123-bus test system. These congestion cases can be alleviated by reducing 809 kW, 1177 kW, and 497 kW from the corresponding MGs at t=1 pm, t=3 pm, and t=9 pm, respectively. The second part of the simulation results demonstrates that the proposed real-time data estimator (RDE) can reduce the DSO’s miss-detected congestion cases due to the uncertain data. There are two miss-detected congestions in the IEEE 13-bus test system at t=1:15 pm and t=1:30 pm that can be filtered for t=1:15 pm and minored for t=1:30 pm using the RDE. The proposed RDE can also reduce the miss-detected congestions from 18 cases to four cases in the IEEE 123-bus test system. As a result, the RDE can minimize the extra costs due to the uncertain data. The overall results validate that the proposed framework can adaptively manage real-time congestions in distribution systems.

One of the challenging issues with the Microgrid is that the bidirectional power flow providedby the distributed generator (DG) which modify the fault current level. Furthermore, theinverter based-renewable energy source (IB-RES) limits the total fault current contributionto the grid due to its thermal capability. Since Microgrid should be able to operate in gridconnectedand islanded mode, protection strategies are needed to solve this challenging issue.By only having IB-RES and battery storage system, the fault condition and normaloperation cannot be distinguished. Apart from fault clearing issue, there is a consideration tostudy the fault isolation in the Microgrid under the limited fault current provided by IB-RES.To have fault isolation capability, the intelligent electrical device (IED) is needed. The firststep is to find a method that can detect a fault under the fault level modification constraint.This thesis presents a zero and negative sequence current protection to detect a fault.However, to make it selective, this protection will be applied directionally. It is common thatthe distribution grid has unbalanced load operation, thus providing zero and negativesequence component in the grid. To apply the directional zero and negative sequence currentprotection, the unbalanced load flow is simulated to distinguish the fault and normaloperation under unbalanced load condition.Safety and regulation are discussed briefly in this thesis. It is important that each of theIB-RES has fault ride-through (FRT) capability that follows a regulation. However, thisregulation is expected to have a coordination with the proposed protection in the Microgridso the reliability, selectivity, and sensitivity can be achieved in grid-connected and islandedmode. This thesis shows the coordination between fuses, IED, and inverter FRT capability.After providing a protection strategy, the adaptability of the proposed protection isassessed regarding of Microgrid expansion. The result shows that by applying the schemeand following the grading margin requirement that is presented in this thesis, the Microgridexpansion will not disrupt the proposed protection coordination. Since it is known that thedistribution grid is expanding its load capacity and microgeneration in continuous basis, it isconvenient that the proposed protection in the IED is expected to be adaptable, means that ithas a fixed IED setting when the grid is expanded. The analysis is performed by electrical transient analysis program (ETAP) and MatlabSimulink. The short circuit analysis, sequence-of-operation, and unbalanced load flow aresimulated by ETAP, while the protection stability is simulated by Matlab Simulink. / Ett problem som finns med microgrid är att de distribuerade produktionsgeneratorerna harett dubbelriktat effektflöde som modifierar felströmmen. Dessutom, inverterbaseradeförnyelsebara energikällor (IB-RES) begränsar det totala felströmsbidraget på grund av desstermiska kapacitet. Eftersom microgrids ska vara operativ vid både anslutning till externt nätsamt önätsdrift behövs skyddsstrategier för att kunna hantera fel, speciellt vid önätsdrift.Om endast IB-RES och batterilager används kan feldrift och normal drift inte särskiljas.Bortsätt från felhantering är det viktigt att studera felbortkoppling för microgrid underbegränsad felström som fås av IB-RES. För att kunna åstadkomma felbortkoppling behöveren IED (från engelskans Intelligent Electronic Device). Det första steget är att finna en metodför att kunna detektera fel under fel nivå modifiering. Denna avhandling tittar på att användanoll- och minusföljds ström sekvensskydd för att detektera fel. För att göra skyddet selektivtkommer det att titta på riktningen av effektflödet. I distributionsnät är det vanligt att haobalanserade laster vilket medför noll- och negativa sekvenskomponenter i nätet. För atttillämpa riktningsskydd för noll och negativ sekvens ström simuleras ett obalanserateffektflöde för att särskilja på feldrift och normal drift vid obalanserad last.Säkerhet och förordningar diskuteras kortfattat i denna avhandling. Det är viktigt att varjeIB-RES har en feltålighet som följer vissa förordningar. Denna förordning förväntassamordna det föreslagna skyddet i micronåt så att pålitlighet, selektivitet och känslighet kanåstadkommas vid nätanslutning och önätsdrift. Denna avhandling visar samordningen mellansäkringar, IED och feltåligheten för växelomriktare.Anpassningsförmågan för det föreslagna skyddet bedöms med avseende på expansion avmicrogrid. Resultatet visar att en expansion av ett microgrid inte kommer att störa denföreslagna samordningen om skyddsmetoden och tidsfördröjningskravet som presenteras idenna avhandling följs. Eftersom det är känt att distributionsnätet kommer att fortsätta ökasin lastkapacitet och mikrogenerering, är det lämpligt att skyddet förväntas varaanpassningsbart vilket innebär att det har en fast IED inställning när nätet expanderas.Analysen genomförs med mjukvarorna electrical transient analysis program (ETAP) ochMatlab Simulink. Kortslutningsanalysen, arbetssekvensen och obalanserad lastflödesimuleras av ETAP, medan skyddsstabiliteten simuleras av Matlab Simulink.

Ao longo das últimas décadas, o advento de geradores síncronos distribuídos têm modificado significativamente a operação dinâmica de sistemas de distribuição. Características dinâmicas que antes eram típicas de sistemas de transmissão estão agora também presentes em sistemas de distribuição. Problemas relacionados a oscilações eletromecânica mal amortecidas, um dos focos de análise do estudo da estabilidade a pequenas perturbações, podem agora afetar também os sistemas de distribuição devido à inserção de geradores síncronos. Ferramentas usualmente utilizadas em sistemas de transmissão para a análise de tais oscilações não são completamente adequadas para analisar os fenômenos que ocorrem nos sistemas de distribuição com geração distribuída, devido a características peculiares desses sistemas, tais como o desequilíbrio de suas fases. Assim, essa pesquisa propõe um procedimento alternativo para analisar a estabilidade a pequenas perturbações de sistemas de distribuição, através da aplicação de técnicas de estimação modal. Abordam-se duas técnicas de estimação modal: os métodos de Prony e o ESPRIT. O primeiro método consiste em uma ferramenta já consagrada para a identificação de oscilações eletromecânicas de baixa frequência. Enquanto o segundo é uma t´técnica usualmente aplicada em análise de transitórios com desempenho satisfatório no contexto de qualidade de energia. Simulações não lineares são realizadas no software ATP, inicialmente sobre um sistema trifásico equilibrado e tais técnicas são aplicadas e comparadas, tornando possível a validação cruzada de ambos os métodos na identificação do modo eletromecânico do sistema. Na sequência, simulações são realizadas em um um sistema trifásico desequilibrado, permitindo avaliar o efeito do desbalanço da carga sobre as oscilações eletromecânicas, sendo essa uma das maiores contribuições desse trabalho. A principal conclusão adquirida é o fato de que um Power System Stabilizer (PSS) pode ser usado para mitigar os impactos prejudiciais das oscilações eletromecânicas em um gerador síncrono distribuído, sendo que esse PSS pode ser projetado a partir de técnicas típicas, assumindo um funcionamento equilibrado desse gerador, e ainda assim ter um desempenho satisfatório para os casos desequilibrados estudados. / Over the last few decades, the advent of distributed synchronous generators has significantly modified the operation and dynamics of distribution systems. Dynamic behaviors that were typical of transmission systems are now also present in distribution systems. Problems related to poorly damped electromechanical oscillations, the focus of small-signal stability studies, can now also affect the distribution systems due to the insertion of synchronous generators. Tools usually employed in large systems for the analysis of these oscillations are not completely appropriate to analyze this phenomena in distribution systems with distributed generation, due to particular characteristics of these systems, such as load imbalance. Therefore, this research proposes an alternative procedure to analyze the small-signal stability of distribution systems, through the application of modal estimation techniques. Two modal estimation techniques are used: the Prony and ESPRIT methods. The former consists of a well-established tool for identifying low-frequency oscillations and the latter was chosen due to its satisfactory performance in works related to power quality, where it is applied in transient analysis. Initially, both modal estimation techniques are applied to the results of nonlinear simulations performed in the Alternative Transients Program for balanced three-phase systems. The modes identified by both techniques exhibit a close match, which provides a cross validation between these techniques. In the sequence, simulations are performed in three-phase unbalanced systems, allowing an evaluation of the effect of load imbalance on the electromechanical oscillations (which is another major contribution of this work). Furthermore, it is concluded from the obtained results that a Power System Stabilizer, designed under the assumption of a balanced operation of the distribution system, can be effectively used to mitigate the detrimental effects of the poorly damped oscillations even when the system operates under unbalanced load conditions.

Ao longo das últimas décadas, o advento de geradores síncronos distribuídos têm modificado significativamente a operação dinâmica de sistemas de distribuição. Características dinâmicas que antes eram típicas de sistemas de transmissão estão agora também presentes em sistemas de distribuição. Problemas relacionados a oscilações eletromecânica mal amortecidas, um dos focos de análise do estudo da estabilidade a pequenas perturbações, podem agora afetar também os sistemas de distribuição devido à inserção de geradores síncronos. Ferramentas usualmente utilizadas em sistemas de transmissão para a análise de tais oscilações não são completamente adequadas para analisar os fenômenos que ocorrem nos sistemas de distribuição com geração distribuída, devido a características peculiares desses sistemas, tais como o desequilíbrio de suas fases. Assim, essa pesquisa propõe um procedimento alternativo para analisar a estabilidade a pequenas perturbações de sistemas de distribuição, através da aplicação de técnicas de estimação modal. Abordam-se duas técnicas de estimação modal: os métodos de Prony e o ESPRIT. O primeiro método consiste em uma ferramenta já consagrada para a identificação de oscilações eletromecânicas de baixa frequência. Enquanto o segundo é uma t´técnica usualmente aplicada em análise de transitórios com desempenho satisfatório no contexto de qualidade de energia. Simulações não lineares são realizadas no software ATP, inicialmente sobre um sistema trifásico equilibrado e tais técnicas são aplicadas e comparadas, tornando possível a validação cruzada de ambos os métodos na identificação do modo eletromecânico do sistema. Na sequência, simulações são realizadas em um um sistema trifásico desequilibrado, permitindo avaliar o efeito do desbalanço da carga sobre as oscilações eletromecânicas, sendo essa uma das maiores contribuições desse trabalho. A principal conclusão adquirida é o fato de que um Power System Stabilizer (PSS) pode ser usado para mitigar os impactos prejudiciais das oscilações eletromecânicas em um gerador síncrono distribuído, sendo que esse PSS pode ser projetado a partir de técnicas típicas, assumindo um funcionamento equilibrado desse gerador, e ainda assim ter um desempenho satisfatório para os casos desequilibrados estudados. / Over the last few decades, the advent of distributed synchronous generators has significantly modified the operation and dynamics of distribution systems. Dynamic behaviors that were typical of transmission systems are now also present in distribution systems. Problems related to poorly damped electromechanical oscillations, the focus of small-signal stability studies, can now also affect the distribution systems due to the insertion of synchronous generators. Tools usually employed in large systems for the analysis of these oscillations are not completely appropriate to analyze this phenomena in distribution systems with distributed generation, due to particular characteristics of these systems, such as load imbalance. Therefore, this research proposes an alternative procedure to analyze the small-signal stability of distribution systems, through the application of modal estimation techniques. Two modal estimation techniques are used: the Prony and ESPRIT methods. The former consists of a well-established tool for identifying low-frequency oscillations and the latter was chosen due to its satisfactory performance in works related to power quality, where it is applied in transient analysis. Initially, both modal estimation techniques are applied to the results of nonlinear simulations performed in the Alternative Transients Program for balanced three-phase systems. The modes identified by both techniques exhibit a close match, which provides a cross validation between these techniques. In the sequence, simulations are performed in three-phase unbalanced systems, allowing an evaluation of the effect of load imbalance on the electromechanical oscillations (which is another major contribution of this work). Furthermore, it is concluded from the obtained results that a Power System Stabilizer, designed under the assumption of a balanced operation of the distribution system, can be effectively used to mitigate the detrimental effects of the poorly damped oscillations even when the system operates under unbalanced load conditions.

Le travail présenté dans cette thèse est une contribution au dimensionnement et à la commande d’un générateur de type Cascade de Machines Asynchrones à Double Alimentation. Le modèle de la machine pour les simulations est basé sur une représentation modulaire qui découle du modèle de Park de deux machines asynchrones doublement alimentées distinctes, en respectant deux systèmes de référence. Le modèle dynamique est ensuite étendu pour décrire la machine dans un repère unifié. Cette représentation est cruciale pour le dimensionnement de la machine et la synthèse de la commande. Le domaine de fonctionnement de la cascade en régime permanent est exploré. Une méthode analytique générique est proposée pour établir les plages de puissances active-réactive. Les courbes limites sont définies par rapport aux grandeurs nominales de la machine. L’étude prend en compte l’effet de saturation du circuit magnétique. Il est prouvé que la capacité en puissance de la machine est déterminée par les valeurs maximales des courants statoriques et peut être soumise à plusieurs limitations. L’approche analytique est testée et validée par des mesures expérimentales. Deux cas sont considérés pour la commande de la cascade : un générateur raccordé au réseau et un générateur autonome. Pour la connexion au réseau l’application visée est les éoliennes de grande puissance. Une nouvelle méthode pour l’extraction de la puissance maximale d’une éolienne à vitesse variable est proposée. Le système est contrôlé dans le but de fournir une puissance maximale quasi-constante indépendamment des fluctuations du vent. En plus de l’optimisation de la puissance, le facteur de puissance est également ajusté selon les normes de raccordement standard imposées par les services système, et les limites de fonctionnement de l’unité intégrée. Une commande vectorielle sans capteur de tension, basée sur une orientation suivant un flux virtuel, est appliquée pour la régulation découplée des puissances active et réactive. Pour le fonctionnement en mode isolé, l’application visée est la génération électrique pour système avionique embarqué. Deux réseaux de distribution sont traités : réseau AC à fréquence fixe et réseau DC. Dans les deux cas, la commande est élaborée dans le but de maintenir une tension de sortie constante. Le fonctionnement de la cascade alimentant une charge triphasée déséquilibrée est également étudié. Des schémas de contrôle servant à la compensation du déséquilibre des tensions statoriques sont développés. Deux méthodes de compensation sont proposées : l’une basée sur le principe de deux repères tournants et l’autre sur un correcteur répétitif. Les approches présentées sont validées par simulation avec Matlab/Simulink et par expérimentation. / This thesis is a contribution to the power sizing and the control of a Cascaded Doubly Fed Induction Generator (CDFIG). The machine model for simulation is based on a modular representation, derived from the Park model of two distinct Doubly Fed Induction Machines expressed in their own reference frames. The dynamic model of the cascaded machine is then extended to be described in a unified reference frame. This representation is convenient for the sizing of the machine and for the design of the controller. The steady state power operating margins of the cascaded machine are investigated. A generic analytic method is suggested to derive the active-reactive power domain. The limit curves are defined in terms of the rated quantities of the machine. The study takes into account the magnetic circuit saturation effect. It is proven that the power capability of the machine is determined by the stator current maximum values and is subject to several limitations. The analytical approach is tested and validated by experimental measurements. The CDFIG is controlled in grid-connected and standalone operation modes. In grid-connected application, the attention is paid to high power wind generation systems. A new maximum power tracking of a variable speed wind turbine is suggested. The generating plant is carried to provide a quasi-constant maximum power regardless wind fluctuations. In addition to active power optimization the power factor is adjusted according to the grid code requirements and the operating domain of the integrated unit. A virtual flux oriented vector control is applied for the decoupled regulation of active and reactive powers, leading to grid voltage sensorless operation. In standalone operating mode, the study treats in particular the embedded aircraft power system generation. Two distribution networks are considered: constant frequency AC network and DC network. In both cases, the control aims to maintain a constant output voltage. The operation of the CDFIG supplying unbalanced three-phase load is further explored. Control schemes to cope with unbalanced stator voltage conditions are developed. Two compensation methods are elaborated: the first dealing with dual rotating frames and the second is based on repetitive controller. Simulations with Matlab/Simulink software and experiments validate the control approaches.