RESEARCH PAPER
Artificial Intelligence-Based Soft-Charging Dual Boost Control: PSO-Tuned Reactive Power Compensation for Reliability and Maintenance in Medium Voltage Unbalanced Grid Networks
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering, M.E.T. Engineering College, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering, St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, India
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SNS College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering, St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Submission date: 2024-12-09
Final revision date: 2025-01-10
Acceptance date: 2025-04-07
Online publication date: 2025-04-17
Publication date: 2025-04-17
Corresponding author
Marsaline Beno M
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Chunkankadai, 629003, Nagercoil, India
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Chunkankadai, 629003, Nagercoil, India
Eksploatacja i Niezawodność – Maintenance and Reliability 2025;27(4):203804
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ensures stable electricity transfer to the grid.
- Enhances DC-link voltage regulation and grid stability.
- Improves system reliability under three-phase disturbances.
- Enhances power transfer efficiency and grid-side regulation.
KEYWORDS
Particle Swarm OptimizationSingle Source InverterDistributed GeneratorDouble Boosting Soft Charging MDC unitUnbalanced Condition
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The Proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Soft Charging Double Boost-Modified Dual Controller (SCDB-MDC) is designed with current controllers which are intended to regulate the flow of electricity between the grid and Distributed Generator (DG) units. To regulate the voltage of the DC-link in the Soft Charging-MDC unit, which should be an additional responsibility of injecting electricity into the grid network, a fuzzy-tuned AI controller based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is presented. Magnitudes of line currents would reach higher values than the nominal values during unbalanced which is the main drawback of the conventional Dual Vector Current Control (DVCC). MDC is proposed with a line current limiter for parallel inverters. Grid currents would reach higher values during such disturbances are prevented by modifying current reference calculation in the proposed controller. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of SCDB-MDC in maintaining operational reliability and facilitating robust power management in medium-voltage unbalanced grid networks.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author would like to express his heartfelt gratitude to the supervisor for his guidance and unwavering support during this research for his guidance and support.
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