A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy Systems

Effective communication among distributed energy sources (DESs) is essential for optimizing energy allocation across power sources, loads, and storage devices in integrated renewable energy and energy management systems. This paper proposes a novel communication and energy management strategy to add...

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Main Authors: Feng Zhou, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Seiji Hashimoto, Wei Jiang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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description Effective communication among distributed energy sources (DESs) is essential for optimizing energy allocation across power sources, loads, and storage devices in integrated renewable energy and energy management systems. This paper proposes a novel communication and energy management strategy to address challenges related to communication interference and inefficiencies in energy management. The proposed strategy employs the DC bus as a communication medium, enabling module coordination via pulsed voltage signals. Controller modules regulate the bus voltage based on the energy state of the bus and control the supplementary or absorptive energy flow from slave modules to maintain voltage stability. Simultaneously, communication between the master and slave modules is achieved through pulsed voltage signals of varying pulse widths, and power sharing is realized via droop control. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method effectively distributes energy across different voltage levels, enabling the controller modules to precisely regulate the voltage of the slave modules under varying load conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-cdfce3ddf24945b7b4dbc435af6d25a92025-08-20T03:50:17ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-06-011813332910.3390/en18133329A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy SystemsFeng Zhou0Takahiro Kawaguchi1Seiji Hashimoto2Wei Jiang3Department of Electronics and Informatics, Gunma University, Kiryu 376-8515, Gunma, JapanDepartment of Electronics and Informatics, Gunma University, Kiryu 376-8515, Gunma, JapanDepartment of Electronics and Informatics, Gunma University, Kiryu 376-8515, Gunma, JapanYangzhou Polytechnic Institute, Yangzhou 225127, ChinaEffective communication among distributed energy sources (DESs) is essential for optimizing energy allocation across power sources, loads, and storage devices in integrated renewable energy and energy management systems. This paper proposes a novel communication and energy management strategy to address challenges related to communication interference and inefficiencies in energy management. The proposed strategy employs the DC bus as a communication medium, enabling module coordination via pulsed voltage signals. Controller modules regulate the bus voltage based on the energy state of the bus and control the supplementary or absorptive energy flow from slave modules to maintain voltage stability. Simultaneously, communication between the master and slave modules is achieved through pulsed voltage signals of varying pulse widths, and power sharing is realized via droop control. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method effectively distributes energy across different voltage levels, enabling the controller modules to precisely regulate the voltage of the slave modules under varying load conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3329renewable energy integrationDC converterdroop controlpower management
spellingShingle Feng Zhou
Takahiro Kawaguchi
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A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy Systems
Energies
renewable energy integration
DC converter
droop control
power management
title A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy Systems
title_full A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy Systems
title_fullStr A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy Systems
title_full_unstemmed A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy Systems
title_short A Coordinated Communication and Power Management Strategy for DC Converters in Renewable Energy Systems
title_sort coordinated communication and power management strategy for dc converters in renewable energy systems
topic renewable energy integration
DC converter
droop control
power management
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3329
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