Use of Grid-Forming Medium-Voltage Power Electronics Hub in a Microgrid Setting
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This paper presents the application of a new design of a multiport, modular, medium-voltage power electronics hub (M3PE-HUB) in a microgrid setting. The M3PE-HUB system was modeled in a digital real-time simulator (DRTS) and integrated into the Banshee microgrid test system. This paper presents the preliminary DRTS simulation-based results of the M3PE-HUB system connected in a test microgrid system. Verification and validation of the M3PE-HUB architecture and controls in the test microgrid setting are the primary contributions of this work. The results of the operation during the islanding and resynchronization process indicate the feasibility of the proposed architecture in a microgrid setting. This paper also presents results for a system reconfiguration use case where the M3PE-HUB was used to reconfigure the system under a fault condition.
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AB - This paper presents the application of a new design of a multiport, modular, medium-voltage power electronics hub (M3PE-HUB) in a microgrid setting. The M3PE-HUB system was modeled in a digital real-time simulator (DRTS) and integrated into the Banshee microgrid test system. This paper presents the preliminary DRTS simulation-based results of the M3PE-HUB system connected in a test microgrid system. Verification and validation of the M3PE-HUB architecture and controls in the test microgrid setting are the primary contributions of this work. The results of the operation during the islanding and resynchronization process indicate the feasibility of the proposed architecture in a microgrid setting. This paper also presents results for a system reconfiguration use case where the M3PE-HUB was used to reconfigure the system under a fault condition.
AU - Xie, Fuhong
A2 - Roy Chowdhury, Vikram
A3 - Prabakar, Kumaraguru
A4 - Singh, Akanksha
A5 - Choi, Jongchan
A6 - Adib, Aswad
A7 - Pinto, Joao
A8 - Chinthavali, Madhu
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO - 10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328307
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
KW - Standards
KW - Interconnection
KW - Protection
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
LA - English
DA - 2023/01/01
PY - 2023
PB - NLR
T1 - Use of Grid-Forming Medium-Voltage Power Electronics Hub in a Microgrid Setting
UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328307
ER -
Xie, Fuhong, et al. Use of Grid-Forming Medium-Voltage Power Electronics Hub in a Microgrid Setting. NLR, 1 January, 2023, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328307.
Xie, F., Roy Chowdhury, V., Prabakar, K., Singh, A., Choi, J., Adib, A., Pinto, J., & Chinthavali, M. (2023). Use of Grid-Forming Medium-Voltage Power Electronics Hub in a Microgrid Setting. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328307
Xie, Fuhong, Vikram Roy Chowdhury, Kumaraguru Prabakar, Akanksha Singh, Jongchan Choi, Aswad Adib, Joao Pinto, and Madhu Chinthavali. Use of Grid-Forming Medium-Voltage Power Electronics Hub in a Microgrid Setting. NLR, January, 1, 2023. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328307
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title = {Use of Grid-Forming Medium-Voltage Power Electronics Hub in a Microgrid Setting},
author = {Xie, Fuhong and Roy Chowdhury, Vikram and Prabakar, Kumaraguru and Singh, Akanksha and Choi, Jongchan and Adib, Aswad and Pinto, Joao and Chinthavali, Madhu},
abstractNote = {This paper presents the application of a new design of a multiport, modular, medium-voltage power electronics hub (M3PE-HUB) in a microgrid setting. The M3PE-HUB system was modeled in a digital real-time simulator (DRTS) and integrated into the Banshee microgrid test system. This paper presents the preliminary DRTS simulation-based results of the M3PE-HUB system connected in a test microgrid system. Verification and validation of the M3PE-HUB architecture and controls in the test microgrid setting are the primary contributions of this work. The results of the operation during the islanding and resynchronization process indicate the feasibility of the proposed architecture in a microgrid setting. This paper also presents results for a system reconfiguration use case where the M3PE-HUB was used to reconfigure the system under a fault condition.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/73},
year = {2023},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328307},
note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-LA56058.2023.10328307
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Data from Jan 1, 2023
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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NLR
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Fuhong Xie
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Power electronics and inverters, Power electronics, Inverters, Battery energy storage, Solar, Photovoltaics, PV, Diesel generators, Other liquid-fuel generators, Case studies, Performance, Standards, Interconnection, Protection, Power plant controls, SCADA, Planning and design, Planning, Design