Cette thèse porte sur des micro-réseaux AC isolées qui permettent l’intégration des ressources énergétiques distribuées (DER) pouvant fournir leur énergie d'alimentation existante de manière contrôlée pour assurer le bon fonctionnement global du système. L'interconnexion d'un DER à une micro-réseau s'effectue habituellement en utilisant un convertisseur d'interface distribué (DIC) (i.e. un bloc d'interface d'électronique de puissance générale) qui est constitué d’un module de convertisseur à l'entrée de la source, un onduleur de tension (VSI), un module d'interfaçage de sortie, et le module de commande. Dans cette thèse on réalise plusieurs lois de commande basées sur des méthodes décentralisées. L'accent principal est mis sur les fonctions "Droop" qui ont la tâche de maintenir un équilibre de distribution d'énergie entre les différentes sources énergétiques connectées à la micro-réseau. L'objectif est d'assurer la stabilité du système et d’améliorer les performances dynamiques en partageant la puissance entre les différents générateurs d’électricité distribués (DGs) en fonction de leur puissance nominale. Le développement d'une analyse de stabilité en boucle fermée s’avère utile pour étudier la dynamique du système afin d'obtenir une réponse transitoire souhaitée qui permet d'identifier les paramètres de contrôle de boucle appropriés. L'amélioration de la qualité d’énergie des micro-réseaux est également un objectif de cette thèse. La réduction des distorsions harmoniques de la tension de sortie en présence de charges linéaires et non linéaires est prise en compte dans nos travaux. D'autres aspects seront étudiés sur la façon de traiter les charges constantes connectées au réseau et les grandes perturbations qu’ils produisent. Cela donne lieu à d'autres études de recherche portant sur la stabilité grand signal des micro-réseaux / This thesis deals with islanded AC microgrid that allows any integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) that may provide their existing supply energy in a controlled manner to insure overall system functioning. The interconnection of a DER to a microgrid is done usually by using a Distributed Interface Converter (DIC), a general power electronics interface block, which consists of a source input converter module, a Voltage Source Inverter module (VSI), an output interface module, and the controller module. The thesis realizes several control laws based on decentralized methods. The major focus is on the Droop functions that are responsible for providing a power distribution balance between different Energy Resources connected to a microgrid. The aim is to insure system stability and better dynamic performance when sharing the power between different DGs as function to their nominal power. Developing a closed loop stability analysis is useful for studying system dynamics in order to obtain a desired transient response that allows identifying the proper loop control parameters. Power Quality enhancement in microgrids is also a purpose of this research. The reduction of harmonic distortions of the output voltage when supplying linear and non-linear loads are taken in consideration in this thesis. Further aspects will be studied about how to deal with constant power loads connected to the grid and the large perturbations exerted. This results to further research studies that deal with large-signal stability of microgrids

Dans un contexte de développement des énergies renouvelables et des liaisons HVDC dans les systèmes électriques, les travaux présentés s’attachent au fonctionnement technique de tels systèmes. La génération éolienne, photovoltaïque et les liaisons HVDC sont interfacées par dispositifs d’électronique de puissance au réseau de transport électrique. Dès lors, serait-il envisageable d’alimenter la demande électrique uniquement via des sources électriques interfacées par des convertisseurs statiques ?Le pilotage du système électrique par électronique de puissance constitue un changement radical du fonctionnement dynamique des réseaux. La traditionnelle stratégie de commande « grid-following » des onduleurs a montré ses limites lorsque la pénétration de ces dispositifs devient importante. Elle doit être révisée au profit de stratégies dîtes « parallel grid-forming ».Dans cette thèse, les besoins fondamentaux du système électrique sont d’abord analysés pour définir les exigences de la stratégie « parallel grid-forming », ainsi que les défis associés. Selon ces spécifications, une méthode de synchronisation de sources « grid-forming » est ensuite proposée ainsi qu’un contrôle de tension, adapté aux limitations physiques des convertisseurs de tension PWM. La stabilité de la solution est discutée pour différentes configuration de réseau. Enfin, une stratégie de limitation du courant a été spécifiquement développée pour palier la sensibilité des VSC aux sur courants, lors d’évènements réseaux éprouvant. Les idées développées sur un convertisseur unique sont appliquées à petits réseaux afin d’extraire des interprétations physiques depuis des simulations temporelles / In the context of renewable energy and HVDC links development in power systems, the present work concerns the technical operations of such systems. As wind power, solar photovoltaics and HVDC links are interfaced to the transmission grid with power-electronics, can the system be operated in the extreme case where the load is fed only through static converters?Driving a power system only based on power electronic interfaced generation is a tremendous change of the power system paradigm that must be clearly understood by transmission grid operators. The traditional “grid-feeding” control strategy of inverters exhibits a stability limit when their proportion becomes too important. The inverter control strategy must be turned into a “parallel grid-forming” strategy.This thesis first analyses the power system needs, proposes the requirements for “parallel grid-forming” converters and describes the associated challenges. Accordingly, the thesis gives a method for designing a stable autonomous synchronization controls so that grid-forming sources can operate in parallel with a good level of reliability. Then, a method is proposed to design a voltage control for a grid-forming PWM source taking into account the limited dynamic of large converters. The robustness of the solution is discussed for different configuration of the grid topology. A current limiting strategy is presented to solve the current sensitivity issue of grid-forming converters, subject to different stressing events of the transmission grid. The ideas developed on a single converter are then applied on small grids with a limited number of converters to allow a physical interpretation on the simulation results.

Rising penetration of renewable energy sources in electric power grids isboth a challenge and an opportunity to optimally utilize the potential of eitherwind or PV energy sources, to stabilize operation of future power systems.Bi-directional ows between distribution and transmission system operatorscause signicant problems with keeping the voltages in the grid within admissiblelimits. This paper contains description of Oland's island mediumandlow-voltage electric power grid, ranging from 0.4 kV to 130 kV in thepurpose of quasi-static analysis of active and reactive power ows in the system.Goal of the analysis is to optimize reactive power exchange at the pointof connection with the mainland grid. In the analyzed grid system, thereis an enormous, 190 % penetration of wind sources. Capacity of the windparks connected to dedicated buses totals to 136.1 MW, that supply up to90.5 MW of load. With industry-wise reactive power capability limits, totalcontribution of wind parks reaches almost 66 MVAr, enabling to compensatedecits and extra surpluses of the reactive power in the grid. Presentedsystem is connected to the mainland's grid through one point of connection,which is simulated as Thevenin equivalent circuit. Main objective of thethesis is to test and analyze viable solutions to minimize reactive power exchangeat the point of connection at Stavlo substation connecting Oland'sand Sweden's electric grid keeping valid all necessary contingencies enforcedby current grid codes applied in Sweden as well as thermal limits of the linesand voltage limits of the system. Furthermore, state of the art of currentreactive power compensation methodologies and most promising techniquesto eciently and eectively control reactive power ow are outlined. Droopcontrol methodologies, with focus on global and local objectives, and smartgrid solutions opportunities are being tested and modeled by the authors andare comprehensively presented in this paper. Moreover, economic costs ofcontrol methods are compared. Analysis of active power losses in the systemas well as cost of implementation of alternative solutions is presented, wheremost nancially viable solutions are outlined, giving brief outlook into futureperspectives and challenges of electric power systems. It is shown that controllabilityof reactive power support by wind turbine generators can enhanceoperation of electric power grids, by keeping the reactive power ow minimizedat the boundary between grids of distribution and transmission systemoperators. Furthermore, results indicate that extra reactive power supportby wind turbine generators can lead to diminishment of active power losses inthe system. Presented system is being modeled in the PSS/E software dedicatedfor power system engineers with use of Python programming languages.Analysis of data was done either in Python or R related environments. Thesiswas written with cooperation between KTH and E.On Energidistribution AB. / Hogre genomslagskraft av förnyelsebara energikällor i elnäteten är bådeen utmaning och möjlighet för att optimalt kunna utnyttja potentialen av vindkraft och PV källor, med avseende på att stabilisera driften av framtida elkraftsystem. Tvåvägsflöden mellan distributionoch transmissionsoperatörer orsakar betydande problem att hålla spänningen i nätet inom tillåtna gränsvärden.Denna uppsats innehåller en beskrivning av Ö lands mellanoch lågspänningsnät,på 0.4 kV till 130 kV i syftet att utföra en kvasistatisk analys av aktiva och reaktiva effektflöden i systemet. Målet med analysen är att optimera det reaktiva effektutbytet i kopplingspunkten med fastlandets nät. I det analyserade systemet, finns det en enorm potential på 190% genomslagskraft av vindkraft. Kapaciteten på vindkraftsparker kopplade till medtagna samlingsskenor i systemet uppgår till 136,1 MW, som tillgodoser upp till 90.5 MW last. Med industrimässigt begränsad reaktiv effektkapabilitet, uppgår vindkraftsparkernas bidrag till nästan 66 MVAr, vilken möjliggör kompensation för underskott och överskott av reaktiv effekt i nätet. Det presenterade systemet är kopplat till fastlandet genom en kopplingspunkt, där fastlandet är simulerat som en Thevenin ekvivalent. Huvudsakliga målet med denna uppsats är att testa och analysera gångbara lösningar för att minimera det reaktiva effektutbytet vid kopplingspunkten i Stävlö, som kopplar ihop Ö land med resterande nät i Sverige, samtidigt som alla nödvändiga villkor enligt nuvarande nätkoder i Sverige bibehålls, liksom termiska gränser för ledningarna och spanningsgränser för systemet. Ytterligare beskrivs den bästa tillgängliga tekniken som finns idag för reaktiv effektkompensation, och de mest lovande teknikerna för att effektivt och verkningsfullt kontrollera reaktiva effektflöden. Droop-kontroll-metodologier, med fokus på globala och lokala tillämpningar, och smarta nät-möjligheter testas och modelleras av författarna och presenterar djupgående i detta arbete. Dessutom jämförs ekonomiska kostnader för olika kontrollmetoder. Analyser av aktiva effektförluster i systemet samt kostnader för implementation av alternativa lösningar presenteras, där de flesta gångbara losningar behandlas, och ger en överskådlig bild av framtida perspektiv och utmaningar i elkraftsystemet. Det visas att vindturbiners kontroll av reaktiv effekt, kan förbättra driften av elnäten, genom att minimera det reaktiva effektflödesutbytet i gränsen mellan distributionoch transmissionsoperatörers nät. Ytterligare pekar resultat på att extra understöd av reaktiv effekt från vindturbiner kan leda till förminskning av aktiva förluster i systemet. Det presenterade systemet modelleras i mjukvaruprogrammet PSS/E dedikerat för elkraftsingenjörer med hjälp av Python. Analys av data gjordes antingen i Pythoneller R-relaterade miljöer. Detta arbete har gjorts tillsam-mans med KTH och E.ON Energidistribution AB.

Nitridbasierte LEDs bilden nicht nur die Basis für eine effiziente weiße Lichterzeugung, sondern halten auch durch eine Vielzahl weiterer Applikationen, wie zum Beispiel als Emitter bei der Pulsvermessung bei smart wearables oder auch in Displays, in unser Leben Einzug. Die Untersuchung der physikalischen Effekte, welche die elektrooptischen Eigenschaften (AlGaIN)N-basierter LEDs, insbesondere die Effizienz, bestimmen, sowie deren Abhängigkeit von der Emissionswellenlänge und vom Betriebsstrom der LED, ist Gegenstand dieser Arbeit. Es wird ein physikalisches Model zur Beschreibung der Strom-Spannungscharakteristik moderner blaue LEDs aufgestellt. Dieses bringt die LED-Spannung mit der internen Rekombinationsdynamik in Verbindung und ermöglicht somit die Vorhersage der Effizienz aus der Bestimmung rein elektrischer Kenngrößen. Die physikalische Ursache für den Effizienzabfall blauer sowie grüner LEDs im Bereich hoher Ströme war lange Zeit Gegenstand einer intensiv geführten Debatte in der Literatur. Mit dem in dieser Arbeit entwickelten Konzept zur Visualisierung von Auger-Prozessen kann bewiesen werden, dass dieses auch als Droop bezeichnete Problem auf Auger-Rekombination zurückzuführen ist. Aufbauend auf diesem Befund wird ein neuartiges Konzept zur Abmilderung des Droops aufgezeigt: Durch gezielte Einbringung einer dreidimensionalen Struktur lässt sich der Ladungsträgertransport verbessern und somit der Verlustkanal bei hohen Stromdichten verringern.:1 Einleitung 2 Grundlagen 3 Exemplarische Herleitung grundlegender Kenngrößen einer typischen LED 4 Effizienzuntersuchungen an SQWs unterschiedlicher Wellenlänge 5 Untersuchung der Kleinstromeffizienz 6 Der Droop – Untersuchung des Hochstromverlustkanals 7 Verminderung des Droops - V-förmige Defekte zur Löcherinjektion 8 Zusammenfassung / III-Nitride based LEDs not only constitute the basis for an efficient generation of white light, but they also play an increasingly important role in our lives by many new applications such as vital sign monitoring with smart wearables or displays. The identification of the underlying physical effects governing the electrooptical characteristics, especially efficiency, and their dependency on LED emission wavelength and operation current is the focus of this work. A physical model describing the current-voltage characteristics of modern blue LEDs is developed. This model correlates the LED voltage with its internal recombination dynamics and thus enables the prediction of the LED efficiency out of purely electrically acquired key figures. The physical root cause for the efficiency decrease of blue and green LEDs towards higher currents was intensively debated in the literature for many years. In this work a concept to visualize Auger processes is developed. This way, it can be shown that the high current efficiency decrease, also known as Droop, can be attributed to Auger recombination. Based on this conclusion a new concept to mediate the Droop is shown: By employing three-dimensional hole injecting layers in the epitaxial structure, the carrier transport can be improved, which is a lever to decrease the Droop.:1 Einleitung 2 Grundlagen 3 Exemplarische Herleitung grundlegender Kenngrößen einer typischen LED 4 Effizienzuntersuchungen an SQWs unterschiedlicher Wellenlänge 5 Untersuchung der Kleinstromeffizienz 6 Der Droop – Untersuchung des Hochstromverlustkanals 7 Verminderung des Droops - V-förmige Defekte zur Löcherinjektion 8 Zusammenfassung

Reliability is one of the important issues of recent microprocessor design. Processors must provide correct behavior as users expect, and must not fail at any time. However, unreliable operation can be caused by excessive supply voltage fluctuations due to an inductive part in a microprocessor power distribution network. This voltage fluctuation issue is referred to as inductive or di/dt noise, and requires thorough analysis and sophisticated design solutions. This dissertation proposes an automated stressmark generation framework to characterize di/dt noise effect, and suggests a practical solution for management of di/dt effects while achieving performance and energy goals. First, the di/dt noise issue is analyzed from theory to a practical view. Inductance is a parasitic part in power distribution network for microprocessor, and its characteristics such as resonant frequencies are reviewed. Then, it is shown that supply voltage fluctuation from resonant behavior is much harmful than single event voltage fluctuations. Voltage fluctuations caused by standard benchmarks such as SPEC CPU2006, PARSEC, Linpack, etc. are studied. Next, an AUtomated DI/dT stressmark generation framework, referred to as AUDIT, is proposed to identify maximum voltage droop in a microprocessor power distribution network. The di/dt stressmark generated from AUDIT framework is an instruction sequence, which draws periodic high and low current pulses that maximize voltage fluctuations including voltage droops. AUDIT uses a Genetic Algorithm in scheduling and optimizing candidate instruction sequences to create a maximum voltage droop. In addition, AUDIT provides with both simulation and hardware measurement methods for finding maximum voltage droops in different design and verification stages of a processor. Failure points in hardware due to voltage droops are analyzed. Finally, a hardware technique, floating-point (FP) issue throttling, is examined, which provides a reduction in worst case voltage droop. This dissertation shows the impact of floating point throttling on voltage droop, and translates this reduction in voltage droop to an increase in operating frequency because additional guardband is no longer required to guard against droops resulting from heavy floating point usage. This dissertation presents two techniques to dynamically determine when to tradeoff FP throughput for reduced voltage margin and increased frequency. These techniques can work in software level without any modification of existing hardware. / text

This thesis focuses on the development of a low power energy harvesting system specifically targeted for wireless sensor nodes (WSN) and wireless body area network (WBAN) applications. The idea for the system is derived from the operation of a micro-grid and therefore is termed as a pico-grid and it is capable of simultaneously delivering power from multiple and multitype energy harvesters to the load at the same time, through the proposed parallel load sharing mechanism achieved by a voltage droop control method. Solar panels and thermoelectric generator (TEG) are demonstrated as the main energy harvesters for the system. Since the magnitude of the output power of the harvesters is time-varying, the droop gain in the droop feedback circuitry should be designed to be dynamic and self-adjusted according to this variation. This ensures that the maximum power is capable to be delivered to the load at all times. To achieve this, the droop gain is integrated with a light dependent resistor (LDR) and thermistor whose resistance varies with the magnitude of the source of energy for the solar panel and TEG, respectively. The experimental results demonstrate a successful variation droop mechanism and all connected sources are able to share equal load demands between them, with a maximum load sharing error of 5 %. The same mechanism is also demonstrated to work for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) functionality. This concept can potentially be extended to any other types of energy harvester. The integration of energy storage elements becomes a necessity in the pico-grid, in order to support the intermittent and sporadic nature of the output power for the harvesters. A rechargeable battery and supercapacitor are integrated in the system, and each is accurately designed to be charged when the loading in the system is low and discharged when the loading in the system is high. The dc bus voltage which indicates the magnitude of the loading in the system is utilised as the signal for the desired mode of operation. The constructed system demonstrates a successful operation of charging and discharging at specific levels of loading in the system. The system is then integrated and the first wearable prototype of the pico-grid is built and tested. A successful operation of the prototype is demonstrated and the load demand is shared equally between the source converters and energy storage. Furthermore, the pico-grid is shown to possess an inherent plug-and-play capability for the source and load converters. Few recommendations are presented in order to further improve the feasibility and reliability of the prototype for real world applications. Next, due to the opportunity of working with a new semiconductor compound and accessibility to the fabrication facilities, a ZnON thin film diode is fabricated and intended to be implemented as a flexible rectifier circuit. The fabrication process can be done at low temperature, hence opening up the possibility of depositing the device on a flexible substrate. From the temperature dependent I-V measurements, a novel method of extracting important parameters such as ideality factor, barrier height, and series resistance of the diode based on a curve fitting method is proposed. It is determined that the ideality factor of the fabricated diode is high (> 2 at RT), due to the existence of other transport mechanism apart from thermionic emission that dominates the conduction process at lower temperature. It is concluded that the high series resistance of the fabricated diode (3.8 kΩ at RT) would mainly hinder the performance of the diode in a rectifier circuit.

In this work, we propose a model to address the challenge of droop in internal quantum efficiency in InGaN/GaN Multiple Quantum Well LEDs. Efficiency droop limits the performance of high brightness LEDs as they operate at currents greater than 350mA. The efficiency droop is a multi-physics problem posed by various entities such as (1) dislocation recombination, (2) Auger recombination in active region, (3) non-radiative recombination, and (4) current overflow in the active region. This work aims at reducing the droop associated with non-radiative recombination by engineering the quantum well barrier thickness and materials. The goals are three-fold, namely: (1) To explore the role of barriers in determining the droop in internal quantum efficiency and to justify the use of multiple barriers to increase the carrier density and reduce the leakage current thereby increase the radiative recombination at higher current densities ; (2) Propose optimum barrier specifications such as number, material combination, and thickness for downscaling the efficiency droop, and thereby improving the device efficiency; and (3) Finally, obtain improved efficiency by engineering the barrier in a realistically-sized device by considering the effects of long-range strain fields in the device.

abstract: The phycologist, M. R. Droop, studied vitamin B12 limitation in the flagellate Monochrysis lutheri and concluded that its specific growth rate depended on the concentration of the vitamin within the cell; i.e. the cell quota of the vitamin B12. The Droop model provides a mathematical expression to link growth rate to the intracellular concentration of a limiting nutrient. Although the Droop model has been an important modeling tool in ecology, it has only recently been applied to study cancer biology. Cancer cells live in an ecological setting, interacting and competing with normal and other cancerous cells for nutrients and space, and evolving and adapting to their environment. Here, the Droop equation is used to model three cancers. First, prostate cancer is modeled, where androgen is considered the limiting nutrient since most tumors depend on androgen for proliferation and survival. The model's accuracy for predicting the biomarker for patients on intermittent androgen deprivation therapy is tested by comparing the simulation results to clinical data as well as to an existing simpler model. The results suggest that a simpler model may be more beneficial for a predictive use, although further research is needed in this field prior to implementing mathematical models as a predictive method in a clinical setting. Next, two chronic myeloid leukemia models are compared that consider Imatinib treatment, a drug that inhibits the constitutively active tyrosine kinase BCR-ABL. Both models describe the competition of leukemic and normal cells, however the first model also describes intracellular dynamics by considering BCR-ABL as the limiting nutrient. Using clinical data, the differences in estimated parameters between the models and the capacity for each model to predict drug resistance are analyzed. Last, a simple model is presented that considers ovarian tumor growth and tumor induced angiogenesis, subject to on and off anti-angiogenesis treatment. In this environment, the cell quota represents the intracellular concentration of necessary nutrients provided through blood supply. Mathematical analysis of the model is presented and model simulation results are compared to pre-clinical data. This simple model is able to fit both on- and off-treatment data using the same biologically relevant parameters. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Applied Mathematics 2015

Submitted by Lucienne Costa (lucienneferreira@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-04-25T18:23:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 GERÔNIMO BARBOSA ALEXANDRE – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEE) 2016.pdf: 6425501 bytes, checksum: 944e1e5c2f2c2cc350f12149a5877ed1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-25T18:23:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GERÔNIMO BARBOSA ALEXANDRE – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEE) 2016.pdf: 6425501 bytes, checksum: 944e1e5c2f2c2cc350f12149a5877ed1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-28 / Este trabalho foca na proposta e validação de estratégias de controle para regulação simultânea da tensão e frequência em micro redes isoladas, compensação de harmônicos de tensão no ponto comum de acoplamento (PCC) e a cooperação de potência reativa entre os diversos inversores instalados na micro rede (MG). A técnica de controle utilizada é o Controle Droop Generalizado (GDC) modificado para atender as necessidades de projeto, manter o equilíbrio entre a geração e o consumo com resposta rápida, segura, eficiente e estável. Neste cenário, seis estratégias de controle foram propostas e validadas para diferentes cenários de testes (cargas lineares e cargas não lineares) e topologias de micro redes (1 barra, 3 barras, 5 barras, 11 barras e 14 barras) sendo elas: GDC convencional, GDC ANFIS, GDC Fuzzy, GDC Adaptativo, PI Fuzzy e GDC Cooperativo com impedância virtual. A metodologia usada consistiu nas seguintes etapas: A) revisão da literatura; B) escolha das MG’s testes (padrão IEEE); C) modelagem e simulação das partes constituintes de uma MG isolada; D) projeto das estratégias de controle usadas na operação da MG; E) Validação das estratégias de controle; F) Discussão técnica dos resultados de simulação e G) Elaboração de documentos técnicos. Diante das estratégias de controle implementadas, o controlador GDC Adaptativo foi o que apresentou melhor desempenho dinâmico em malha fechada (rápido tempo de resposta, pequenas flutuações de tensão e frequência, pouca sensibilidade às flutuações da carga e da fonte energética, tornando o controle robusto e estável). Quando assistido pelas malhas internas consegue a cooperação de potência reativa e a compensação de harmônicos diante de flutuações de potência aparente tanto no consumo como na geração. As soluções propostas para regulação simultânea de tensão e frequência em MG isoladas, compensação harmônica de tensão no PCC e compartilhamento de potência reativa entre os inversores conectados na MG mostraram-se eficientes quando avaliadas em diversos cenários testes e para diversas topologias de MG, em termos de operação estável da MG, mantendo o equilíbrio entre a geração e o consumo, respondendo de forma rápida as variações operacionais, aos distúrbios de carga e as não linearidades da MG ilhada. / This work focuses on the proposal and validation of control strategies for simultaneous regulation of voltage and frequency in isolated Microgrid, voltage harmonics compensation in the common coupling point and the reactive power of cooperation between the different inverters installed in the Microgrid (MG). The used control technique is the modified generalized Droop control to meet the design needs (energy flow operation trafficked in MG), maintaining the balance between generation and consumption with rapid, safe, efficient and stable. In this scenario, six control strategies have been proposed and validated for different scenarios tests (linear and nonlinear loads) and topologies MG (1 bar, 3 bars, 5 bars, 11 bars and 14 bars) which are: conventional GDC, ANFIS GDC, GDC Fuzzy Adaptive GDC, GDC and PI Fuzzy Cooperative with virtual impedance. The methodology used consisted of the following steps: A) literature review; B) choice of MG tests (IEEE standard); C) modeling and simulation of the constituent parts of an isolated MG; D) design of the control strategies used in the MG operation; E) Validation of control strategies; F) Technical discussion of the simulation results and G) Elaboration of technical documents. Faced with the control strategies implemented, the GDC Adaptive controller showed the best dynamic performance in closed loop (fast response time, small fluctuations of voltage and frequency, low sensitivity to fluctuations in load and energy source, making the control robustness and stable). When assisted by internal loops, it achieves reactive power cooperation and harmonic compensation in the face of apparent power fluctuations in both consumption and generation. The proposed solutions for simultaneous regulation of voltage and frequency in isolated MG, harmonic voltage compensation in the PCC and reactive power sharing between the connected inverters in the MG were efficient when evaluated in several test scenarios and for several MG topologies in terms of stable MG operation, maintaining the balance between generation and consumption, responding quickly to the operational variations, load disturbances and nonlinearities of the islanded MG.

The motivation of this research is to carry out the control and operation of smart inverters and voltage source converters (VSC) for distributed energy resources (DERs) such as photovoltaic (PV), battery, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The main contribution of the research includes solving a couple of issues for smart grids by controlling and implementing multifunctions of VSC and smart inverter as well as improving the operational scheme of the microgrid. The work is mainly focused on controlling and operating of smart inverter since it promises a new technology for the future microgrid. Two major applications of the smart inverter will be investigated in this work based on the connection modes: microgrid at grid-tied mode and autonomous mode. \indent In grid-tied connection, the smart inverter and VSC are used to integrate DER such as Photovoltaic (PV) and battery to provide suitable power to the system by controlling the supplied real and reactive power. The role of a smart inverter at autonomous mode includes supplying a sufficient voltage and frequency, mitigate abnormal condition of the load as well as equally sharing the total load's power. However, the operational control of the microgrid still has a major issue on the operation of the microgrid. The dissertation is divided into two main sections which are: 1- Low-level control of a single smart Inverter. 2- High-level control of the microgrid. The first part investigates a comprehensive research for a smart inverter and VSC technology at the two major connections of the microgrid. This involves controlling and modeling single smart inverter and VSC to solve specific issues of microgrid as well as improve the operation of the system. The research provides developed features for smart inverter comparing with a conventional voltage sourced converter (VSC). The two main connections for a microgrid have been deeply investigated to analyze a better way to develop and improve the operational procedure of the microgrid as well as solve specific issues of connecting the microgrid to the system. A detailed procedure for controlling VSC and designing an optimal operation of the controller is also covered in the first part of the dissertation. This section provides an optimal operation for controlling motor drive and demonstrates issues when motor load exists at an autonomous microgrid. It also provides a solution for specific issues at operating a microgrid at autonomous mode as well as improving the structural design for the grid-tied microgrid. The solution for autonomous microgrid includes changing the operational state of the switching pattern of the smart inverter to solve the issue of a common mode voltage (CMV) that appears across the motor load. It also solves the issue of power supplying to large loads, such as induction motors. The last section of the low-level section involves an improvement of the performance and operation of the PV charging station for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at grid-tied mode. This section provides a novel structure and smart controller for PV charging station using three-phase hybrid boost converter topology. It also provides a form of applications of a multifunction smart inverter using PV charging station. The second part of the research is focusing on improving the performance of the microgrid by integrating several smart inverters to form a microgrid. It investigates the issue of connecting DER units with the microgrid at real applications. One of the common issues of the microgrid is the circulating current which is caused by poor reactive power sharing accuracy. When more than two DER units are connected in parallel, a microgrid is forming be generating required power for the load. When the microgrid is operated at autonomous mode, all DER units participate in generating voltage and frequency as well as share the load's power. This section provides a smart and novel controlling technique to solve the issue of unequal power sharing. The feature of the smart inverter is realized by the communication link between smart inverters and the main operator. The analysis and derivation of the problem are presented in this section. The dissertation has led to two accepted conference papers, one accepted transaction IEEE manuscript, and one submitted IET transaction manuscript. The future work aims to improve the current work by investigating the performance of the smart inverter at real applications.