Processor-in-the-Loop Validation of a Local Volt-Watt Control for a Three-Phase Inverter

• Grant number: 24/05439-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 29, 2024
• End date: August 01, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Industrial Electronics, Electronic Systems and Controls
• Principal Investigator: Augusto Matheus dos Santos Alonso
• Grantee: Bruno Paiva Sant'Anna
• Supervisor: Elisabetta Tedeschi
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universitá degli Studi di Trento, Italy
• Associated to the scholarship: 23/13845-0 - Study of Local Voltage Regulation Strategies Based on the Power Control of Smart Inverters in Low-Voltage Grids, BP.IC

Abstract

This project is proposed aiming at performing experimental validations for a local voltage regulation strategy applied to grid-connected inverters in low-voltage grids. It is expected a processor-in-the-loop (PIL) setup to be build up: the Volt-Watt control strategy studied by the student shall be embedded into a digital signal processor (DSP) and run parallel to a quasi-real time simulation in MATLAB/Simulink. The main motivation of such an experimental activity is to allow the student to obtain additional results for his main scientific project, complementing the studies being realized for the investigation of local voltage regulation strategies for inverters. Hence, this internship shall provide an opportunity for the student to validate the applicability of the targeted Volt-Watt control strategy to a more realistic scenario, going beyond verifications just relying on pure computational simulations. Moreover, this internship stay abroad shall also contribute to strengthening the student's research collaboration network and boosting his scientific education.