Course info

Description:
Microgrids as one of the main building blocks of the smart grids which facilitate implementation of many smart grid functions and services. It is expected that in a near future, smart grids shall emerge as well-planned plug-and-play integration of microgrids which interact through dedicated highways for exchanging commands, data, and power. Providing a high power quality for the customers is one of the main objectives in smart grids.

On the other hand, the proliferation of different nonlinear and single-phase loads in electrical systems has resulted in voltage harmonic and unbalance as two common power quality problems. In addition, harmonic resonances can be excited giving rise to significant increase of the voltage distortion. These phenomena can cause variety of problems such as protective relays malfunction, overheating of motors and transformers and failure of power factor correction capacitors.

Day 1: Power Quality in Microgrids, Harmonic Compensation and Virtual Impedance Concept for PQ Improvement

Josep Guerrero (1h), Alexander Micallef (4h), Juan Vasquez (0.5h), Yacine Terriche (0.5)

In this course, measurement, compensation and damping of the main power quality phenomena will be addressed through several control approaches. Both three-phase and single-phase voltage source inverters will be considered. The modelling and control of these power electronic converters are discussed and hierarchical (centralized and decentralized) control approaches are presented in order to enhance the voltage quality. As the synchronization system of power converters plays a key role in their performance in the presence of power quality problems, modelling, designing, and tuning of advanced synchronization systems, including phase-locked loops (PLLs), frequency-locked loops (FLLs), and open-loop synchronization systems, are also discussed. Several simulation exercises will be included in labs which cover about 50% of the course time

Day 2: Synchronization of Power Converters: Introduction, Design and Analysis

Saeed Golestan (6 hours)

The lectures on day 3 are divided into four parts:

1. The first part includes a general description of a standard PLL structure and its modeling, tuning and analyzing its key features, designing advanced PLLs and their modeling and tuning aspects for both single-phase and three-phase systems.

2. The second part includes describing the historical developments of standard single-phase and three-phase FLLs, their modeling and tuning aspects, and extending their structures to deal with power quality problems.

3. The third part includes describing key features of open-loop synchronization systems and presenting two general approaches for designing them.

4. The last part includes a brief description of the dynamic interaction between the power converters and its synchronization system, and modeling and analyzing this interaction.

Prerequisites: MATLAB/Simulink SIMPowerSystem knowledge is recommended for the exercises.

Form of evaluation: The participants will be grouped and asked to team work on several case study scenarios and tasks proposed along the course. The assessment in this course will be done through active participation in combination with delivery of exercises reports.

Organizer:
Professor Josep M. Guerrero, joz@energy.aau.dk
Professor Juan C. Vasquez, juq@energy.aau.dk

Lecturers:
Assistant Professor Alexander Micallef (University of Malta)
Assistant Professor Saeed Golestan, AAU Energy
Postdoctoral researcher, Yacine Terriche, AAU Energy
Professor Josep M. Guerrero, AAU Energy
Prof. Juan Vasquez, AAU Energy

ECTS: 2

Time: 2-3 May 2022

Place: AAU Energy, Aalborg

Price: 6000 DKK for PhD students outside of Denmark and 8000 DKK for the Industry excl. VAT

Number of seats: 20

Deadline: 11 April 2022

Important information concerning PhD courses:
We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 3.000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.