FPGA BASED MICRO-GRID CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM

A micro-grid controller integrating the output from multiple types of renewable energy conversion systems, namely, wind and solar along with diesel generator as well as battery storage has been indigenously developed with source and load control features using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). The load controller facilitates load management (switching ON/ OFF non-critical loads) based on the generation availability and energy storage capacity. The source controller facilitates source management in terms of base generating unit like solar, wind and battery storage. The various parameters of different power generation sources and loads are monitored and displayed using FPGA. It also includes the communication between source and load controllers using Ethernet for exchange of monitored data for a suitable control action. This innovative work has been developed in such a manner that it will be replicable in the field to bring it on the large scale.