Integration of Phasor Measurement and Communication Capability in a Flexible-Combined Heat and Power Converter Testbed

The transition from fossil fuel-based energy sources involves exploring different sources of energy that can be reliably integrated into the power grid. One such existing resource is the CHPs, which are distributed throughout the US electric grid. The integration of the CHPs into the grid requires technological innovations. One idea is to design an F-CHP converter that would facilitate the CHPs to interconnect seamlessly with the electrical grid. This thesis presents the development and testing of different components of a testbed that would facilitate the testing of the F-CHP converter. It also presents the integration of a PMU and a communication interface for the F-CHP converter. The phasor estimation of the F-CHP PMU has been compared with a commercial PMU and its performance has been validated.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Electrical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Kumar, Alok

Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair

• Centeno, Virgilio A.
• Liu, Chen-Ching

Committee member dc:contributor.committeemember

• Kekatos, Vasileios

• Real-time simulation
• Hardware-in-the-Loop
• PMU
• Microgrid controller
• Modbus TCP
• UART

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:34164

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/109309