Abstract: In microgrids Voltage Source Inverters are most widely used for integration of distributed energy generation resources to supply the load demand. Microgrids have the capacity to meet the power demand of local loads in case of the main grid failure. .Under this condition voltage and frequency support from the main grid is not possible , so it is the responsibility of Voltage Source Inverter's(VSI) is to keep voltage and frequency of the microgrid within limits .Loads such as Unbalanced three phase loads, single phase high impedance faults, or nonlinear loads (rectifier, Asynchronous Drives, Variable Frequency Drives etc) may cause severe voltage unbalance and harmonic distortion. Voltage unbalance in an islanded microgrid is removed by implementing a novel virtual impedance loop. The proposed control strategy is based on Synchronous Reference Frame (SRF) theory. The proposed microgrid is simulated in MATLAB/Simulink SimPower System toolbox.
Key Words: Nonlinear loads, harmonics, power factor, grid, voltage source converter, impedance loop,
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