• Apparent power control in single-phase grids using SCES devices: An IDA-PBC approach 

      Montoya, Oscar Danilo; Ruiz A.G.; Serra F.M.; Magaldi G. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
      This paper proposes a passivity-based control (PBC) applied to a supercapacitor energy storage system (SCES) with a single-phase pulse-width-modulated voltage source converter (VSC). The proposed strategy allows to control ...
    • Control for EESS in Three-Phase Microgrids under Time-Domain Reference Frame via PBC Theory 

      Montoya O.D.; Gil-González W.; Garces A. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019)
      This brief presents a general form of designing passivity-based controllers for electrical energy storage systems (EESS) in three-phase microgrids (TP-MGs) under time-domain reference frame. The control strategy proposed ...
    • Controller design for VSCs in distributed generation applications: An IDA-PBC approach 

      Montoya O.D.; Garrido Arévalo, Víctor Manuel; Gil-González, Walter; Garces A.; Grisales-Noreña L.F. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019)
      This paper presents an asymptotically stable global controller design for distributed energy integration in electrical distribution networks using a three-phase voltage source converter (VSC). An invariant Park's transformation ...
    • Direct power control for VSC-HVDC systems: An application of the global tracking passivity-based PI approach 

      Gil-González W.; Montoya O.D.; Garces A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)
      This paper proposes a direct power control (DPC) for a high-voltage direct-current system using voltage source converters (VSC-HVDC) by applying passivity-based control theory. This system allows doing an efficient and ...
    • Direct power control of electrical energy storage systems: A passivity-based PI approach 

      Gil-González, Walter; Montoya O.D.; Garces A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)
      This paper proposes a direct power control for electrical energy storage systems (EESS) in ac microgrids. This strategy allows managing instantaneous active and reactive power without using a conventional inner-loop current ...
    • Distributed energy resources integration in AC Grids: A family of passivity-based controllers 

      Montoya, O.D.; Gil-González, Walter; Avila-Becerril, S.; Garcés, Alejandro; Espinosa-Pérez, G. (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 2019)
      This paper presents the design and application of passivity-based control theory for distributed energy resources (DERs) integration through voltage source converters (VSC) in ac single-phase grids. The Hamiltonian ...
    • Integration of PV Arrays in DC Power Grids via Unidirectional Boost Converters: A PBC Approach 

      Montoya O.D.; Campillo Jiménez, Javier Eduardo; Gil-González W.; Garces A. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
      This paper presents a general control design for photovoltaic systems integrated with Direct-Current power grids by using an unidirectional boost converter. Passivity-based control (PBC) theory is used as a control technique ...
    • Nonlinear Analysis for the Three-Phase PLL: A New Look for a Classical Problem 

      Bravo M.; Garcés, Alejandro; Montoya O.D.; Baier C.R. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
      In this paper we investigate the dynamics of the classic synchronous reference frame phase-locked-loop (PLL) from a non-linear perspective. First, we demonstrate the nonlinear differential equations that describe the PLL ...
    • Nonlinear control for battery energy storage systems in power grids 

      Giraldo O.D.M.; Gonzalez W.J.G.; Ruiz A.G.; Mejia A.E.; Norena L.F.G. (IEEE Computer Society, 2018)
      This paper presents a nonlinear control strategy to integrate Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in electrical power systems connected through Voltage Source Converters (VSCs). Exact feedback linearization control ...
    • PBC Approach for SMES Devices in Electric Distribution Networks 

      Montoya O.D.; Gil-González, Walter; Serra F.M. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
      This express brief presents a nonlinear active and reactive power control for a superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) system connected in three-phase distribution networks using pulse-width modulated current-source ...
    • SCES Integration in Power Grids: A PBC Approach under abc, αβ0 and dq0 Reference Frames 

      Montoya O.D.; Gil-González, Walter; Garces A. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
      This paper presents an integration of three-phase supercapacitor energy storage (SCES) in power grids via passivity-based control (PBC) theory under different reference frames. The SCES systems have the possibility to ...
    • VSC with direct PI power control for frequency compensation in a microgrid: A PBC approach 

      Gil-González, Walter; Sanchez S.; Montoya O.D.; Garrido Arévalo, Víctor Manuel (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019)
      The power systems with low inertia such as microgrids require advanced control strategies to improve their performance. These type of grids use voltage source converters to interconnect renewable energy sources and storage ...

      Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar - 2017 Institución de Educación Superior sujeta a inspección y vigilancia por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional. Resolución No 961 del 26 de octubre de 1970 a través de la cual la Gobernación de Bolívar otorga la Personería Jurídica a la Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar.