Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed and Test Methodology for Microgrid Controller Evaluation
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Prabakar, Kumaraguru; Pratt, Annabelle; Krishnamurthy, Dheepak; Maitra, Arindam
- Source
- 2018 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D) Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), 2018 IEEE/PES. :1-9 Apr, 2018
- Subject
- General Topics for Engineers
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Controller hardware-in-the-loop
controller test bed
hardware-in-the-loop
microgrid
power hardware-in-the-loop
- Language
- ISSN
- 2160-8563
Increasing penetration levels of distributed energy resources are making the deployment of microgrids more feasible. Controllers that operate such microgrids are key to realizing the objectives of the microgrid owner or operator and there is a need to evaluate microgrid controller performance prior to field deployment. This paper describes a controller hardware-in-the-loop and power hardware-in-the-loop microgrid controller test bed that was designed and constructed to evaluate the capabilities of a microgrid controller for a proposed campus microgrid. This paper also presents a test methodology to evaluate microgrid controller functionality, and it describes how the controller was assessed through the application of different test scenarios. Results from the testing are presented to provide insight into the capabilities of the test bed.