Series-Parallel Converter-Based Microgrids

Part I: Introduction.- Part II: Parallel Converter-Based Microgrid Systems.- New Perspectives on Decentralized Droop Control in AC Microgrid.- Improvement of Frequency Regulation in AC Microgrid via Adaptive Virtual Inertia.- Optimal Criterion and Control Schemes of Decentralized Economical Dispatch for AC Microgrid.- An Improved Droop Control Strategy for Reactive Power Sharing in Islanded AC Microgrid.- Stability Analysis and Stabilization Methods of DC Microgrid Loaded by CPLs.- Stability Analysis of DC Microgrids With Constant Power Load Under Distributed Control.- Existence and Stability of Equilibrium of DC Microgrid With Constant Power Loads.- Part III: Series Converter-Based Microgrid Systems.- Decentralized Method for Series-Type Microgrid Islanded Operation Mode.- Communication-Free Optimal Economical Dispatch Scheme for Cascaded-Type Microgrids.- A Decentralized SOC Balancing Method for Cascaded-Type Energy Storage System.- Decentralized Control Strategies for Series-Type Converters in Multiple Application Scenarios.- A Master-Slave Control for Cascaded Inverters in Grid-Connected Applications.- A Unified Distributed Control Strategy for Hybrid Cascaded-Parallel Microgrid.

Yao Sun is currently a Professor at the School of Automation, Central South University, China. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, in 2004, 2007, and 2010, respectively. Professor Sun has worked on microgrids, coordinated control, and power electronic converters for more than ten years, and has published his research results with more than 100 journals and conferences. He was a recipient of the first prize of the 2020 Hunan Natural Science Award of China. His research interests include matrix converter, microgrid, and wind energy conversion systems.

Xiaochao Hou received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in control science and engineering from the School of Automation, Central South University, China, in 2014, 2017, and 2020, respectively. From September 2018 to September 2019, he was a joint Ph.D. student with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is currently working as Research Fellow at Tsinghua University, China. Dr. Hou served as a microgrid special session chair for the 12th IEEE International Conference on Electrical and Electromechanical Energy Conversion - ECCE Asia 2021 and a track chair for the 16th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications - ICIEA 2021. He was a recipient of the first prize of the 2020 Hunan Natural Science Award of China and the 2017 Hunan Outstanding Graduation Thesis. His research interests include the control and stability of distributed microgrid and more electronic power networks.

Jinghang Lu is currently an Assistant Professor with Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China. He received a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2009, two M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, in 2011, and University of Alberta, Canada, in 2014, respectively, and his Ph.D.in