Modeling and Operational Characteristic Analysis of Four-Port P2H DC Microgrids Based on a Hierarchical Multimodal Coordinated Control Strategy

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The integration of photovoltaic (PV) generation with alkaline water electrolyzers (AWE) in DC microgrids offers a highly promising pathway for green hydrogen production. However, the inherent volatility of solar power often induces transient voltage ripples and power surges, degrading the electrolyzer stack and destabilizing the common DC bus. To overcome this, this study proposes a hierarchical multimodal coordinated control strategy tailored for a four-port (PV–Storage–Grid–Hydrogen) DC microgrid. The proposed framework leverages multi-port synergetic coordination among the PV array, battery storage, and grid-interfacing converters to actively buffer extreme power mismatches, thereby ensuring the constant regulation of the DC bus voltage. Through comprehensive time-domain simulations under worst-case step-change boundary conditions, the large-signal transient stability of the proposed strategy is quantitatively verified. Under extreme disturbances, the system successfully confines DC bus voltage deviations to within safe operational boundaries with a rapid settling time, effectively avoiding typical inverter overvoltage trip thresholds. Furthermore, the adaptive power regulation algorithm maintains precise steady-state power tracking. By utilizing a gradient-based flag variable, the system seamlessly transitions between maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and active power-limiting modes, ensuring continuous equipment protection, stable high-purity hydrogen yield, and uninterrupted microgrid stability.

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