Droop-Free Distributed Cooperative Control Framework for Multi-Source Parallel in Seaport DC Microgrid

In this article, a novel distributed cooperative control framework is proposed to solve the problems of unbalanced load current sharing and bus voltage deviation in seaport DC microgrid. This framework without droop control, and a novel droop-free cooperative controller is constructed to achieve current sharing and voltage regulation goals. Each distributed generator (DG) transmits information based on a sparse communication network, and uses a discrete dynamic consensus algorithm (DCA) to complete the accurate estimation of a virtual average state variable containing voltage and current information. In addition, a current limiting function adapted to DCA is designed to avoid control failure and prevent the converter output currents from exceeding the rated value. Finally, the influence of boundary weight, communication delays, and calculation delays on the system stability is analyzed, and a seaport DC microgrid simulation model and StarSim HIL experimental platform are built. The results show that the proposed control scheme can achieve average bus voltage restoration and proportional load current sharing within the allowable range of communication delays and calculation delays, and has prominent plug-and-play capabilities.