Primary Frequency Control in Isolated Microgrids Using Thermostatically Controllable Loads

dc.contributor.authorMendieta, William
dc.contributor.authorCanizares, Claudio A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-24T16:31:41Z
dc.date.available2025-06-24T16:31:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-28
dc.description.abstractHybrid renewable energy sources (RES)-diesel systems are now being considered as an economic, attractive and clean option for remote isolated microgrids, to offset diesel consumption by displacing generation from conventional units; however, system security and stability is a challenge as the penetration of RES increases. In this context, Demand Response (DR) can be used to increase grid flexibility, improve efficiency, and facilitate the penetration of RES. Thermostatically controllable loads (TCLs), i.e., electric water heaters (EWHs), air conditioners (ACs), and ground source heat pumps (GSHPs), are ideal candidates to participate in such a DR strategy, since their power consumption can be controlled without affecting consumer comfort. Therefore, this paper presents novel, computationally efficient, and adequate thermo-electrical dynamic models of ACs and GSHPs, along with an existing model of EWHs, to adapt and improve a decentralized DR strategy for Direct Load Control (DLC) for primary frequency regulation in hybrid isolated microgrids. Different cases studies are presented for a real microgrid to analyze and compare the system frequency response and determine the adequacy of the proposed approach and models, demonstrating their effectiveness for primary frequency control provision to facilitate higher RES penetrations.
dc.description.sponsorshipSecretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ecuador || 10.13039/501100000038-Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s Energy Storage Technology Network (NESTNet) of Canada.
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/tsg.2020.3012549
dc.identifier.issn1949-3053
dc.identifier.issn1949-3061
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1109/tsg.2020.3012549
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10012/21913
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
dc.relation.ispartofIEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIEEE Transactions on Smart Grid; 12(1)
dc.subjectair conditioner
dc.subjectdemand response
dc.subjectelectric water heater
dc.subjectground source heat pump
dc.subjecthybrid isolated microgrid
dc.subjectprimary frequency control
dc.titlePrimary Frequency Control in Isolated Microgrids Using Thermostatically Controllable Loads
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMendieta, W., & Canizares, C. A. (2021). Primary frequency control in isolated microgrids using thermostatically controllable loads. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 12(1), 93–105. https://doi.org/10.1109/tsg.2020.3012549
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.volume12
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineering
uws.contributor.affiliation2Electrical and Computer Engineering
uws.peerReviewStatusReviewed
uws.scholarLevelFaculty
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