Abstract
The article assesses the frequency control of a dual area hybrid microgrid (DHM) that comprises solar thermal systems alongside biodiesel-powered generators, energy storage components, and DC link. The chaotic butterfly optimization (CBOA) technique is used to attain the tuned gain constraints of the cascaded PI-TID controller. The novelty of the system lies in the integration of a combined solar gas turbine and solar chimney for load frequency control studies. Also, the application of CBOA to tune the controllers of cascaded PI-TID controllers is a novel approach. The superiority of CBOA tuned PI-TID controller is obtained after performing a comparative analysis of PID, TID, and PI-TID for controller selection and PSO, SCA, BOA, and CBOA for selecting the superior algorithm. The outcome of each component of the system is analyzed and subjected to the consideration of different real-time scenarios. Sensitivity evaluation is carried out by altering the source and load settings to establish the domination of the CBOA optimized PI-TID controller.
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Mausri Bhuyan
Mausri Bhuyan received her BE from Gauhati University, Assam, India, in 2013 and MTech in power system engineering from North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Arunachal Pradesh, India, in 2017. She is currently pursuing PhD from National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, India. Her area of interest includes renewable and sustainable energy technologies, application of soft computing techniques in renewable-based hybrid energy system. Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
Dulal Chandra Das
Dulal Chandra Das received his BTech from NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh, India, in 2006. He received his MTech in power and energy system engineering from National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India, in 2008 from where he obtained PhD degree in 2014 and currently, he is working as an assistant professor in Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Silchar. His field of interest includes demand-side management, renewable energy technologies, energy storage devices, and application of soft computing techniques in renewable-based hybrid energy system for its operation and control. Email: [email protected]
Amar Kumar Barik
Amar Kumar Barik received his BTech and MTech from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela, Orissa, India, in 2010 and 2012, respectively. He obtained PhD degree from National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India, in 2021. Currently, he is working as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India. His area of interest includes renewable and sustainable energy technologies, distributed generation, microgrids. Email: [email protected]
Subash Chandra Sahoo
Subash Chandra Sahoo received his BTech from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela, Orissa, India, in 2010. He received his MTech in power electronics and drives from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India, in 2016. Currently, he is pursuing PhD at National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India. His area of interest includes renewable and sustainable energy technologies, load frequency control, and application soft computing techniques in microgrids. Email: [email protected]