N. P. Gopika

Mrs. N. P. Gopika


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 September 2022 in IETE Journal of Research
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DNDivya R Nair
Divya R Nair
NGN. P. Gopika
N. P. Gopika
Manjula NairManjula Nair
Manjula Nair
There is a rapid increase in power demand which has led to an increase in the need for smaller grids all over the world. The microgrid is such a small power supply system that consists of loads, distributed energy resources, and energy storage systems. With the development of the internet, the power sector has started the development of the newest type of grids, involving a smart technology called smart grids. Smart grids have got smart integration and advanced storage, along with dynamic optimization of grid operation and resources, digital information and control, distributed resources, demand-side resources, energy efficiency resources, and smart metering systems. The developments in intelligent controllers reflect in power flow management also. This paper gives an idea of how to achieve power flow management through a tariff-based Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC). The control algorithm used here is the k factor-based Icosϕ algorithm, which decides the amount of power shared by microgrids and the grid based on the load demand. The power forecasting of the microgrid with a solar source is performed using ANN. The regression plot and the error histogram obtained show the accuracy of the ANN controller. The simulation of power flow management of the smart microgrid system is tested and analyzed and the proposed system is compared with other existing research. The hardware implementation of the FLC controller with the Arduino interface which is analogous to real-time measurement is explained in detail to compare the simulation results obtained.