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This control has been implemented in simulation <strong>and</strong> hardware <strong>and</strong> the results obtained prove the<br />

effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the control design. The control is tested with all known events that can cause<br />

either limit to be exceeded: the hardware results can be all found in Chapter 7.<br />

3.2.3 Mixed System<br />

This Section describes the steady state characteristics for a mixed system consisting <strong>of</strong> some<br />

units that regulate their output power <strong>and</strong> some other units that control the feeder power flow.<br />

Figure 3.29 shows the steady state characteristics <strong>of</strong> the controlled power versus frequency.<br />

Notice that the controlled power could be output power, P, or feeder flow, F. They are both<br />

active powers <strong>and</strong> have dimensions <strong>of</strong> kW: that is why it is possible to plot them on the same<br />

horizontal axis, “P <strong>and</strong> F”. On this plane, the sign <strong>of</strong> the slope is a giveaway <strong>of</strong> the control being<br />

used: negative slope implies unit output control, while positive slope implies feeder flow control.<br />

ωo<br />

+ Δω<br />

ω<br />

ω<br />

o<br />

F<br />

01<br />

P<br />

02<br />

ω<br />

1<br />

ωo<br />

− Δω<br />

F, P<br />

Pmax<br />

Figure 3.29 Characteristics on the ”Regulated <strong>Power</strong> vs. ω” Plane for a Mixed System.<br />

During grid connection the setpoints Po1 <strong>and</strong> Fo2 are tracked because the frequency is locked to<br />

the nominal value, ωo, by the utility. In isl<strong>and</strong> the solution will depend on the geometrical<br />

configuration <strong>of</strong> the units on the feeders. This is because when regulating feeder flow the<br />

location <strong>of</strong> the units determines the solution in isl<strong>and</strong>, as seen in Figure 3.23 <strong>and</strong> Figure 3.24.<br />

Then, as soon as there is at least one unit regulating feeder flow in the system, the solution in<br />

isl<strong>and</strong> will depend on the location <strong>of</strong> the units.<br />

Figure 3.30 shows a possible configuration. The combinations <strong>of</strong> different configurations could<br />

swell to a large number even with few units. For instance, with two only units (one controlling P,<br />

other F to have mixed system) there are three independent configurations. The first is with both<br />

units on the same feeder, unit controlling F nearest to the utility (as in Figure 3.30), the other<br />

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