@misc{JaramilloCajicaSchiffer, author = {Jaramillo-Cajica, Ismael and Schiffer, Johannes}, title = {A Dwell-Time Approach for Grid-Aware Operation of a Distributed Generator in an Islanded DC Microgrid}, series = {2022 European Control Conference (ECC)}, journal = {2022 European Control Conference (ECC)}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway}, isbn = {978-3-9071-4407-7}, doi = {10.23919/ECC55457.2022.9838354}, pages = {1079 -- 1084}, abstract = {We propose a switched control law for a DC-DC Buck converter that enables a grid-aware operation of a distributed generator (DG) in a low-voltage islanded DC microgrid (MG). The qualifier grid-aware means that the DG adjusts its operation mode in dependency of the MG status. The resulting closed-loop system is a switched system, in which the subsystems possess different equilibrium points. By means of a time- and state-dependent switching logic together with dwell-time stability analysis methods, we derive sufficient stability criteria that ensure the existence of a unique and globally exponentially stable equilibrium point of the resulting closed-loop switched system. The performance of the proposed control is illustrated via a numerical example.}, language = {en} } @misc{JaramilloCajicaMercadoUribeSchiffer, author = {Jaramillo-Cajica, Ismael and Mercado-Uribe, Angel and Schiffer, Johannes}, title = {Coordinated Control of Load Tap Changer Transformers for Voltage Regulation and Voltage Hunting Prevention: A Switched Systems Approach}, series = {62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2023}, journal = {62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2023}, isbn = {979-8-3503-0124-3}, issn = {2576-2370}, doi = {10.1109/CDC49753.2023.10383763}, pages = {6}, language = {en} } @misc{JaramilloCajicaSchiffer, author = {Jaramillo-Cajica, Ismael and Schiffer, Johannes}, title = {A dwell-time approach for decentralized grid-aware operation of islanded DC microgrids}, series = {Automatica}, volume = {160}, journal = {Automatica}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, issn = {0005-1098}, doi = {10.1016/j.automatica.2023.111461}, pages = {1 -- 11}, abstract = {In islanded microgrid (MG) applications, renewable-based distributed generation units (DGUs) are commonly operated in grid-feeding mode, while storage-based DGUs assume the grid-forming responsibilities. This results in limited controllable power reserves, which may pose severe threats to the overall system stability. Motivated by this, we consider the problem of designing a more flexible grid-aware control scheme for enlarging the actuation power of a DC MG. That is, existing DGUs are able to adopt different operation modes by switching among two decentralized passivity-based subsystem control laws in dependency of their node status. To this purpose, we design a time- and state-dependent switching logic that coordinates the DGU mode transitions and ensures that the closed-loop interconnected MG possesses a unique equilibrium point. Then, we derive sufficient tuning conditions on the control parameters that ensure global exponential stability of this equilibrium by adopting a multiple Lyapunov functions approach that exploits the passive interconnection properties of the MG together with dwell-time methods for switched systems. The advantageous performance of the proposed strategy is illustrated via a numerical example.}, language = {en} }