ABSTRACT
The energy demand across the globe has increased in many folds due to technological advancement, rapid growth in industries and increase in household energy demand. This led the engineers and planners to think and find the means to harvest the alternative energy sources other than the fossil fuel. Microgrids are low-voltage distribution networks comprising various renewable power sources, storage units, and local loads. Microgrids can be utilized to provide different services for the main grid such as grid supporting during peak period. In microgrids single phase loads or sources can be used by the end-users and can make the grid currents unbalanced with poor power factor. The control strategy is able to mitigate negative effects of grid connected microgrid such as unbalanced operation and reactive power compensation, working under highly unbalanced conditions. Simulation results have been carried out by using MATLAB/SIMULINK to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.
