Digital filter‐based grid synchronization for autonomous microgrids

Abstract Having a robust and accurate grid synchronization unit for distributed generators (DGs) has been accentuated due to rapidly growing integration of inverter‐based DGs to the autonomous microgrids. Although most of the synchronization methods are based on the phased locked loops (PLL) technique, digital filters could result in more salient dynamic performance in non‐ideal sinusoidal situations. This paper presents a novel digital filter as a grid synchronization method that overcomes the flaws of conventional PLLs under harmonic distorted and unbalanced cases as well as large delay of window‐based digital filters. For the sake of computational advantages, the proposed method is executed in two distinct offline and online stages. In the offline stage, the second‐order Taylor series expansion approximation of the bandpass oscillatory signal calculates the state‐transition matrices and state vectors. Then, by applying the concept of Kalman filter, the state vectors are updated in the online calculation section much easier and faster compared to all‐online approach. Compared to the existing methods, the proposed method generates a dynamic response with less settling time, more accuracy, and immunity against harmonic distortion, imbalances, and noise.