Parallel connection of synchronous generators using dsPIC and achieving the load-sharing control over an interface

Instead of single-center energy generation systems, multi-center ones (inter-connected systems) are being used in these days because of increasing energy demand. In order to perform the parallel connection of generators in inter-connected systems, they should have the same conditions with the grid voltage. In this thesis, operations for providing the parallel connection conditions of generators and sharing the system load between them have been achieved by a computer interface as user-controlled. For this aim, dsPIC microcontroller has been used in the experimental set due to its superior features compared to similar ones like PIC and PLC. The system can not only perform the parallel connection and load control and sharing procedures over the user interface, but also allow monitoring the most important parameters in real time such as frequency, currents, voltages, power factor, and active, reactive and apparent power values. Thanks to the system presented in this study, a novel and original solution is developed for computer controlled and monitored load-sharing systems, which is rarely studied in literature.