MPC Implementation for Optimal Active Power Control of Large-Scale Wind-PV-Battery Hybrid System

This paper investigates the operational strategy for real-time optimal active power control of large-scale wind-PV-battery hybrid system. The MPC strategy is established with objective, forecast models and constraints for active power control of wind-PV-battery hybrid system, which simultaneously maximizes tracking accuracy and minimizes settling time. To guarantee the industrial reliability, the corresponding optimization solver and control architecture have been specifically developed and designed. Hardware-in-loop (HIL) experiments are conducted using the real-time digital simulator (RTDS) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Under different operating scenarios, HIL-RTDS testing results demonstrate that the MPC strategy significantly improves the tracking speed and accuracy compared to the conventional strategy in both normal and abnormal operating scenarios, which also sustain the feasibility of industrial implementation.