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A Unified Modeling Method of Virtual Synchronous Generator for Multi-Operation-Mode Analyses


Abstract:

To provide inertia support for the grid, virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control of inverter-interfaced distributed generators (IIDGs) becomes a focus of worldwide at...Show More

Abstract:

To provide inertia support for the grid, virtual synchronous generator (VSG) control of inverter-interfaced distributed generators (IIDGs) becomes a focus of worldwide attention. However, a VSG-based IIDG behaves differently in the grid-connected (GC) mode, the islanded-single-DG mode, and the islanded-multi-DG mode, whereas the mathematical and physical interpretations of this phenomenon are not well studied. In this article, we propose a unified modeling method of VSG-based IIDG to analyze its different dynamic performance in each operation mode. The proposed unified formulas can obtain the state-space models of the islanded-single-DG and islanded-multi-DG modes from that of GC mode for any VSG control method. With the obtained models, for several different types of VSG control in different operation modes, we analyze the distribution and sensitivity of the closed-loop poles and investigate the step responses both analytically and experimentally. These analyses reveal the intrinsic differences and correlations of the dynamics of VSG-based IIDG between each operation mode. These intrinsic features are valid independent of the applied VSG control scheme; thus, a test method to evaluate the parameters and performance of an unknown IIDG is derived. The findings of this article provide important instructions for engineers to model and design and test multi-operation-mode distributed generators.
Page(s): 2394 - 2409
Date of Publication: 28 January 2020

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I. Introduction

With a successive growth of power generation using renewable energy sources, i.e., photovoltaics (PVs) and wind turbines, the penetration rate of IIDGs in the power system is increasing at a rapid pace. Unlike conventional centralized generation using SGs, inverters do not have a rotating mass to provide inertia support for the grid. Therefore, since SGs are gradually replaced by inverters, operators of the power grid are faced with the issue of lack of inertia, which intrinsically leads to a large ROCOF in the grid. As a result, the power system is prone to frequency fluctuation, and the design of ROCOF-based relays should be reconfigured [1].

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