Works (38)
Updated: October 2nd, 2024 05:09
2024 article
An IoT-Based Framework for Distributed Generic Microgrid Controllers
Tu, H., Yu, H., Du, Y., Eisele, S., Lu, X., Karsai, G., & Lukic, S. (2024, March 28). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 3.
author keywords: Distributed algorithms; Internet of Things; Microgrids; Voltage control; Peer-to-peer computing; IEEE Standards; Heuristic algorithms; Consensus protocols; distributed control; generic microgrid (MG) controller; Internet of Things (IoT); MGs
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 1, 2024
2024 journal article
Dynamic Nonlinear Droop Control (DNDC): A Novel Primary Control Method for DC Microgrids
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 39(9), 10934–10949.
author keywords: Microgrids; Voltage control; Oscillators; Steady-state; Power system stability; Stability criteria; Transient analysis; DC microgrids; decentralized power sharing; dynamic nonlinear droop control (DNDC); voltage regulation
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 8, 2024
2023 article
Grid-Forming Nature Retaining Fault Ride-Through Control
2023 IEEE APPLIED POWER ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, APEC, pp. 2753–2758.
author keywords: Grid-forming control; GFM; fault ride-through; FRT; current constrained operation; current limiting control
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 5, 2023
2023 journal article
Impact of Virtual Inertia on DC Grid Stability With Constant Power Loads
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 38(5), 5693–5699.
author keywords: Stability criteria; Power system stability; Numerical stability; Impedance; Capacitors; Voltage control; Resistors; Constant power load (CPL); dc grids; stability; virtual inertia
open access via arxiv.org (repository)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 8, 2023
2023 journal article
Modeling, Analysis, and Design for Small-Signal Stability in Sequence-Decomposed Grid-Forming Control
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, 60(1), 865–875.
author keywords: Grid-forming control; fault ride-through; unbalanced faults; symmetrical component extraction
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 1, 2024
2023 article
Modeling, Analysis, and Design for Small-Signal Stability in Sequence-Decomposed Grid-Forming Control
Awal, M. A., Cen, S., Rachi, M. R. K., Yu, H., Schröder, S., & Husain, I. (2023, July 14).
Source: ORCID
Added: July 15, 2023
2023 article
Modeling, Analysis, and Design for Small-Signal Stability in Sequence-Decomposed Grid-Forming Control
Awal, M. A., Cen, S., Rachi, M. R. K., Yu, H., Schröder, S., & Husain, I. (2023, July 14).
Source: ORCID
Added: July 15, 2023
2023 journal article
Privacy-Preserving Robust Consensus for Distributed Microgrid Control Applications
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, 71(4), 3684–3697.
author keywords: Distributed microgrid control; privacy-preserving; robust consensus; state decomposition
TL;DR:
A privacy-preserving distributed average observer is proposed that is based on robust consensus and uses the state decomposition method to preserve privacy and is thus applicable for MG distributed control applications.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 16, 2023
2022 article
Assessment of Anti-Islanding Schemes on a Distribution System with High DER Penetration and Dynamic VAR Compensators
2022 IEEE 13TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POWER ELECTRONICS FOR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEMS (PEDG).
author keywords: Islanding detection; dynamic VAR compensator; hardware-in-loop; real-time simulation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 11, 2023
2022 journal article
Distributed Economic Dispatch for Microgrids Tracking Ramp Power Commands
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID, 14(1), 94–111.
author keywords: Consensus algorithm; distributed control; economic dispatch; microgrid; ramp input; regulation service
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 9, 2022
2022 journal article
Double Synchronous Unified Virtual Oscillator Control for Asymmetrical Fault Ride-Through in Grid-Forming Voltage Source Converters
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 38(6), 6759–6763.
author keywords: Oscillators; Synchronization; Voltage control; Phase locked loops; Control systems; Frequency synchronization; Switches; Asymmetrical fault ride-through; fault-ride-through (FRT); grid-forming (GFM) converter; unified virtual oscillator controller (UVOC)
TL;DR:
A double synchronous unified virtual oscillator controller (dsUVOC) is proposed for grid-forming voltage source converters to achieve synchronization to the fundamental frequency positive- and negative-sequence components of unbalanced or distorted grids.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 9, 2022
2022 article
Economic Dispatch in Microgrids using Relaxed Mixed Integer Linear Programming
2022 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (ECCE).
author keywords: ED; Integer variables; MILP; Convergence time
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 20, 2023
2021 article
A Compact 50kW High Power Density, Hybrid 3-Level Paralleled T-type Inverter for More Electric Aircraft Applications
2021 IEEE TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION CONFERENCE & EXPO (ITEC), pp. 652–657.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 20, 2021
2021 journal article
A Unified Power-Setpoint Tracking Algorithm for Utility-Scale PV Systems With Power Reserves and Fast Frequency Response Capabilities
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 13(1), 479–490.
author keywords: Voltage measurement; Temperature measurement; Steady-state; Mathematical models; Frequency response; Current measurement; Real-time systems; Inverter control; fast frequency response; FPPT; MPPE; power curtailment; power regulation; power reserves; PV system
TL;DR:
A fast power-setpoint tracking algorithm to enable utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems to provide high quality grid services such as power reserves and fast frequency response and outperforms the state-of-the-art.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 3, 2022
2021 article
Adaptive Pre-Synchronization and Discrete-Time Implementation for Unified Virtual Oscillator Control1
2021 IEEE ENERGY CONVERSION CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION (ECCE), pp. 3418–3424.
author keywords: pre-synchronization; unified virtual oscillator control; uVOC; grid-forming converter; terminal voltage compensation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 5, 2022
2021 article
Double Synchronous Unified Virtual Oscillator Control for Asymmetrical Fault Ride-Through in Grid-Forming Voltage Source Converters
Awal, M. A., Rachi, M. R. K., Yu, H., Husain, I., & Lukic, S. (2021, December 9).
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2021 article
Double Synchronous Unified Virtual Oscillator Control for Asymmetrical Fault Ride-Through in Grid-Forming Voltage Source Converters
Awal, M. A., Rachi, M. R. K., Yu, H., Husain, I., & Lukic, S. (2021, June 15).
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2021 article
Double Synchronous Unified Virtual Oscillator Control for Asymmetrical Fault Ride-Through in Grid-Forming Voltage Source Converters
Awal, M. A., Rachi, M. R. K., Yu, H., Husain, I., & Lukic, S. (2021, December 9).
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2020 journal article
A Distributed Control Architecture for Cascaded H-Bridge Converter With Integrated Battery Energy Storage
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 57(1), 845–856.
author keywords: Voltage control; State of charge; Decentralized control; Batteries; Switches; Regulation; Control systems; Battery state-of-charge (SOC) balancing; cascaded H-bridge (CHB); consensus algorithm; distributed control
TL;DR:
A hierarchical distributed control architecture that consists of primary control, secondary control, and battery state-of-charge (SOC) balancing control is presented to regulate power sharing among modules and is proved to be stable theoretically.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2020 journal article
Accurate Consensus-based Distributed Averaging with Variable Time Delay in Support of Distributed Secondary Control Algorithms
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(4), 2918–2928.
author keywords: Heuristic algorithms; Delays; Observers; Voltage control; Communication networks; Synchronization; Convergence; Distributed control; dynamic consensus; time-varying delay; ratio consensus; secondary control
TL;DR:
This paper quantifies the accuracy deviations of the distributed average observer algorithms proposed in the literature to demonstrate the problems with the state-of-the-art distributed averaging techniques.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2020 journal article
Comparative Transient Stability Assessment of Droop and Dispatchable Virtual Oscillator Controlled Grid-Connected Inverters
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 36(2), 2119–2130.
author keywords: Transient analysis; Inverters; Power system stability; Oscillators; Stability criteria; Dispatchable virtual oscillator control (dVOC); droop control; grid forming; phase portrait; transient stability; vector field on the circle
TL;DR:
This article proposes a concise and straightforward graphical approach to assess transient stability of dVOC using vector field on the circle and a complete large-signal model is derived and the impact ofdVOC voltage amplitude dynamics is analyzed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 8, 2021
2020 journal article
Diesel Generator Model Parameterization for Microgrid Simulation Using Hybrid Box-Constrained Levenberg-Marquardt Algorithm
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SMART GRID, 12(2), 943–952.
author keywords: Generators; Mathematical model; Heuristic algorithms; Load modeling; Microgrids; Diesel engines; Synchronous generators; Diesel generators; model parameterization; microgrid; dynamic simulation; Levenberg-Marquardt
TL;DR:
A two-stage hybrid box-constrained Levenberg-Marquardt (H-BCLM) algorithm is developed to search the optimal parameter set given the parameter bounds and a heuristic algorithm is applied to identify proper initial estimates at the first stage.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 12, 2021
2020 journal article
Droop and Oscillator Based Grid-Forming Converter Controls: A Comparative Performance Analysis
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH, 8.
author keywords: droop controls; oscillator controls; grid forming converters; harmonic compensation; transient stability; virtual oscillator control; VOC; dVOC
TL;DR:
This paper analyzes both the droop- and oscillator-type converters in the context of grid forming converters with respect to steady state terminal response, transient stability, and harmonic compensation in converter output current or in network voltage.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 9, 2020
2020 journal article
Selective Harmonic Current Rejection for Virtual Oscillator Controlled Grid-Forming Voltage Source Converters
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(8), 8805–8818.
author keywords: Grid-forming converter; harmonic current suppression; impedance shaping; virtual oscillator control (VOC)
TL;DR:
This work demonstrates that frequency-domain method can be used for oscillator-based converters in the high-frequency range, specifically, for harmonic mitigation in the converter output current, and proposes a virtual impedance-based selective harmonic current suppression method.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 24, 2022
2019 conference paper
A Distributed Control Architecture for Cascaded H-Bridge Converter
2019 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC).
TL;DR:
A hierarchical distributed control architecture that consists of primary control and secondary control based on consensus algorithm is presented to establish equal power sharing among modules and to achieve multilevel output voltage and harmonic reduction.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2019 conference paper
A New Distributed Voltage Controller for Enabling Volt-Var Support of Microgrids in Grid-Connected Operation
2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM).
TL;DR:
A new microgrid-level voltage controller to enable microgrids to contribute to distribution system voltage regulation and Simulation results show that the proposed controller is effective in providing voltage regulation for distribution systems with multi-microgrid architecture.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2019 journal article
A Novel Order Reduced Synchronous Power Control for Grid-Forming Inverters
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(12), 10989–10995.
author keywords: Power control; Inverters; Voltage control; Power system stability; Frequency control; Power system dynamics; Emulation; Droop; synchronous power control (SPC); virtual inertia (VI) emulation; voltage-controlled inverter
TL;DR:
A novel synchronous active power control for the voltage-controlled grid-connected inverter and a novel design method is proposed to reduce the second-order power loop to a first-order model.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2019 journal article
Battery Model Parameterization Using Manufacturer Datasheet and Field Measurement for Real-Time HIL Applications
IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(3), 2396–2406.
author keywords: Battery model; genetic algorithm; opposition based learning; parameterization; trust-region-reflective
TL;DR:
A global-local searching enhanced genetic algorithm (GL-SEGA) that can efficiently explore the global solution space by using the trust-region-reflective method to perform the local search and improve the accuracy and convergence in its local exploitations.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 17, 2020
2019 journal article
Hierarchical Control for Virtual Oscillator Based Grid-Connected and Islanded Microgrids
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, 35(1), 988–1001.
author keywords: Grid synchronization; hierarchical control; microgrid; secondary control; virtual oscillator control (VOC)
TL;DR:
This work proposes a compatible hierarchical control structure that enables operation and seamless transition between islanded and grid-connected modes and achieves voltage and frequency regulation and grid synchronization in the islanded mode.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 20, 2020
2019 conference paper
Observer Based Admittance Shaping for Resonance Damping in Voltage Source Converters with LCL Filter
2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE).
TL;DR:
A dual-loop current controller with an inner admittance shaping loop that achieves internal stability of the VSC by damping the LCL resonance without the need for additional sensors and passive converter admittance is achieved almost up to the Nyquist frequency which provides sufficient condition for stability for any uncertain network impedance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2019 conference paper
Passivity-Oriented Discrete-Time Voltage Controller Design for Grid-Forming Inverters
2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE).
TL;DR:
A passivity-oriented discrete-time voltage controller for grid-forming inverters that ensures not only superior reference tracking performance and load disturbance rejection capability, but also provides passive output impedance, and therefore, guaranteed stable inverter operation under weak grid condition.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2019 journal article
Resilient Information Architecture Platform for the Smart Grid: A Novel Open-Source Platform for Microgrid Control
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(11), 9393–9404.
author keywords: Microgrids; Hardware; Synchronization; Control systems; Real-time systems; Protocols; Open source software; Distributed control; microgrid; microgrid control system
TL;DR:
This article proposes and implements a distributed microgrid secondary control algorithm capable of synchronized and proportional compensation of voltage unbalance using distributed generators and introduces an open-source platform, resilient information architecture platform for the smart grid (RIAPS), ideally suited for implementing and deploying distributed micro grid control algorithms.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2018 conference paper
A Hardware-in-the-Loop Real-Time Testbed for Microgrid Hierarchical Control
2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE).
TL;DR:
A hardware-in-the-loop real-time testbed for microgrid hierarchical control that allows for complete emulation of microgrid operation, and facilitates the study of the effects of measurement noise, sampling and communication delays.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2018 conference paper
A passivity-based decentralized control strategy for current-controlled inverters in AC microgrids
Thirty-third annual ieee applied power electronics conference and exposition (apec 2018), 1399–1406.
TL;DR:
A passivity margin criterion for AC microgrid is proposed, which decentralizes the stability target to each individual converter, and a passivity realization approach for current-controlled LCL-type inverter is derived.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 conference paper
An Adaptive Interleaving Algorithm for Multi-Converter Systems
2018 9th IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG).
TL;DR:
An interleaving algorithm for multi-converter systems to minimize the current harmonics at switching frequency on the DC bus is proposed and hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation results based on Opal- RT are presented to validate its performance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2018 conference paper
Decentralized Synchronization of AC-Stacked Voltage Source Converters
2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE).
TL;DR:
The proposed method is robust against grid frequency variation and can naturally correct power sharing errors among modules caused by sensor inaccuracies or reference mismatches and real time simulation results are presented to validate the proposed controller.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2016 journal article
Analysis and Design of Current Control Schemes for LCL-Type Grid-Connected Inverter Based on a General Mathematical Model
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
author keywords: Active damping; current control; general mathematical model; grid-connected inverter; LCL filter
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
2014 conference paper
Stability analysis of cascade AC system based on three-phase voltage source PWM rectifier
2014 International Power Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 24, 2022
Education
Updated: June 15th, 2021 08:03
2016 - 2020
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US
Ph.D.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2013 - 2016
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, CN
Master of Science
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2009 - 2013
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, Hubei, CN
Bachelor of Science
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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