Improved Performance of TS-FLC Based BESS for Power Quality Improvement
of Grid Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System
Abstract
When coupled with the appropriate controller, a battery energy storage
system (BESS) is the most effective energy storage technology for
diminishing system fluctuations due to atmospheric and meteorological
variabilities. This work proposes DC and AC side controllers, for a
hybrid wind-PV-BESS connected to the grid, based on Takagi Sugeno-Fuzzy
Logic Controller (TS-FLC). When unbalanced loads are connected to the
Point of Common Coupling (PCC), the suggested inverter controller helps
balance grid currents, reduce harmonics caused by non-linear loads, and
compensate for reactive power demand by the load. The same inverter may
provide active power to the grid and act as a maximum power point
tracker (MPPT) as the battery’s State of Charge (SoC) reaches its
maximum, so a separate converter is not necessary to get the
maximum power. TS-FLC controller in various case scenarios have been
tested using MATLAB and is compared to the Proportional Integral (PI)
controller. Though both controllers work effectively but TS-FLC has an
extra edge over PI controller and Mamdani Fuzzy controllers as per
IEEE-519 standard. TS-FLC is capable of reducing source current
harmonics up to 0.08% (steady - state) and 0.10% (with fault), while
source current harmonics reduction with PI controller is comparatively
much higher.