Power sharing model with variable inductors integrated in residential LVAC microgrids

The integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems in residential buildings has become increasingly prevalent, transforming the power system into a large-scale distributed generation system. As a result, there is a growing need for cost-efficient power sharing techniques to manage the power generated by these systems in order to maximize self-consumption, and at the same time share the power generated by the PV equally among the owners of the plant, so that each has equally their share of renewable energy available to use. This paper presents a study on low-cost power sharing system in residential building using variable inductors to distribute the power generated by a PV plant between several final users. The proposed technique is designed to simplify the hardware needed in a power sharing system, ensuring efficient power distribution, lowering installation and maintenance costs, and reducing the chance of faults. Its theoretical framework is presented, then the system is evaluated through simulations with Simulink.