Virtual Synchronous Generator-Based Control of Voltage Source Converters for Weak AC Grids

Javad Khazaei; Arash Asrari; Poria Fajri; Peter Idowu

doi:10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973698

Virtual Synchronous Generator-Based Control of Voltage Source Converters for Weak AC Grids

Javad Khazaei
, Arash Asrari
, Poria Fajri
, Peter Idowu

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Abstract

Vector current control is the most commonly used approach for converters in renewable energy generation systems. Unfortunately, the conventional vector current control for the VSCs is unable to synchronize to the weak ac grid. This paper derives the impedance model of a vector controlled voltage source converter (VSC) enhanced with a virtual synchronous generator (VSG) loop for weak ac grid connections. The impedance modeling includes the dynamic models of the phase-locked loop (PLL), ac side filter, inner current loops, outer power loops, and the VSG loop. Eigen loci of the impedance is used to analyze the stability of the control under different grid strengths. In addition, sensitivity of PLL gains, virtual inertia gains, and dc-link capacitor value on overall system stability is evaluated using frequency-domain analysis.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2019
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728119816
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973698
State	Published - Aug 2019
Event	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2019 - Atlanta, United States Duration: Aug 4 2019 → Aug 8 2019

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Name	IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume	2019-August
ISSN (Print)	1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)	1944-9933

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Conference	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	8/4/19 → 8/8/19

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Khazaei, J, Asrari, A, Fajri, P & Idowu, P 2019, Virtual Synchronous Generator-Based Control of Voltage Source Converters for Weak AC Grids. in 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2019., 8973698, IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, vol. 2019-August, IEEE Computer Society, 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2019, Atlanta, United States, 8/4/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973698

Virtual Synchronous Generator-Based Control of Voltage Source Converters for Weak AC Grids. / Khazaei, Javad; Asrari, Arash; Fajri, Poria et al.
2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2019. IEEE Computer Society, 2019. 8973698 (IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting; Vol. 2019-August).

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