Virtual Synchronous Generator Based Current Synchronous Detection Scheme for a Virtual Inertia Emulation in SmartGrids

Renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic wind turbines, and wave power converters, use power converters to connect to the grid which causes a loss in rotational inertia. The attempt to meet the increasing energy demand means that the interest for the integration of renewable energy sources in the existing power system is growing, but such integration poses challenges to the operating stability. Power converters play a major role in the evolution of power system towards SmartGrids, by regulating as virtual synchronous generators. The concept of virtual synchronous generators requires an energy storage system with power converters to emulate virtual inertia similar to the dynamics of traditional synchronous generators. In this paper, a dynamic droop control for the estimation of fundamental reference sources is implemented in the control loop of the converter, including active and reactive power components acting as a mechanical input to the virtual synchronous generator and the virtual excitation controller. An inertia coefficient and a droop coefficient are implemented in the control loop. The proposed controller uses a current synchronous detection scheme to emulate a virtual inertia from the virtual synchronous generators. In this study, a wave energy converter as the power source is used and a power management of virtual synchronous generators to control the frequency deviation and the terminal voltage is implemented. The dynamic control scheme based on a current synchronous detection scheme is presented in detail with a power management control. Finally, we carried out numerical simulations and verified the scheme through the experimental results in a microgrid structure.

Design of Power System Stabilizer for DFIG-based Wind Energy Integrated Power Systems Under Combined Influence of PLL and Virtual Inertia Controller

Wind energy systems (WESs) based on doubly-fed induction generators (DFIGs) have enormous potential for meeting the future demands related to clean energy. Due to the low inertia and intermittency of power injection, a WES is equipped with a virtual inertial controller (VIC) to support the system during a frequency deviation event. The frequency deviation measured by a phase locked loop (PLL) installed on a point of common coupling (PCC) bus is the input signal to the VIC. However, a VIC with an improper inertial gain could deteriorate the damping of the power system, which may lead to instability. To address this issue, a mathematical formulation for calculating the synchronizing and damping torque coefficients of a WES-integrated single-machine infinite bus (SMIB) system while considering PLL and VIC dynamics is proposed in this paper. In addition, a power system stabilizer (PSS) is designed for wind energy integrated power systems to enhance electromechanical oscillation damping. A small-signal stability assessment is performed using the infinite bus connected to a synchronous generator of higher-order dynamics integrated with a VIC-equipped WES. Finally, the performance and robustness of the proposed PSS is demonstrated through time-domain simulation in SMIB and nine-bus test systems integrated with WES under several case studies.

Comparison of Different Virtual Inertia Control Methods for Inverter-based Generators

With the rapid development of inverter-based generators(IGs),power grid is faced with critical frequency stability challenges because the existing IGs have no inertia.To equip IGs with inertial response,researchers have proposed several virtual inertia control methods,which can be classified into two categories:virtual synchronous generator(VSG)control and droop control based on rate of change of frequency(ROCOFdroop control).In this paper,the comparison between both virtual inertia control methods is conducted from three perspectives:mathematical model,output characteristic and small-signal stability.State-space models are firstly built to analyze the control mechanism of VSG control and ROCOF-droop control methods.Simulation and eigenvalue analysis are conducted to study the transient responses and oscillation characteristics of both methods,which is helpful to understand the advantages and limitations of existing virtual inertia control methods.Finally,the obtained theoretical results are validated through realtime laboratory(RT-LAB)hardware-in-loop simulation platform.

An Improved Virtual Inertia Algorithm of Virtual Synchronous Generator

Virtual synchronous generator(VSG)simulates the first-order motion equation of a synchronous generator(SG)with the algorithm.VSG can improve the system voltage and frequency support capabilities of a microgrid or a weak grid.It is now widely applied at a high penetration level of distributed generation(DG)systems.However,because there is a contradiction between active power steady-state deviation of VSG and dynamic impact regulation,the VSG running in grid-connected mode with existing strategies cannot meet the steady and dynamic control requirements.Thus,an improved virtual inertial control strategy of VSG is proposed in this paper.The active power impact is reduced effectively under the circumstance of damping coefficient Dωequal to 0 and a large inertia,thus the dynamic characteristic of active power is improved and its steady-state characteristic is maintained.Firstly,based on the analysis of the damping coefficient effect on the system dynamic process,two forms of improved virtual inertia algorithms are put forward by cascading a differential link into different positions of the first-order virtual inertia forward channel.Then,by comparing the characteristics of the system with the two improved algorithms,the improved virtual inertial strategy based on differential compensation is proven to be better,and the design of its parameters is analyzed.Finally,simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

A Cooperative Approach of Frequency Regulation Through Virtual Inertia Control and Enhancement of Low Voltage Ride-through in DFIG-based Wind Farm

Doubly-fed induction generator(DFIG)-based wind farms(WFs)are interfaced with power electronic converters.Such interfaces are attributed to the low inertia generated in the WFs under high penetration and that becomes prevalent in a fault scenario.Therefore,transient stability enhancement along with frequency stability in DFIG-based WFs is a major concern in the present scenario.In this paper,a cooperative approach consisting of virtual inertia control(VIC)and a modified grid-side converter(GSC)approach for low voltage ride-through(LVRT)is proposed to achieve fault ride-through(FRT)capabilities as per the grid code requirements(GCRs)while providing frequency support to the grid through a synthetic inertia.The proposed approach provides LVRT and reactive power compensation in the system.The participation of the VIC in a rotor-side converter(RSC)provides frequency support to the DFIG-based WFs.The combined approach supports active power compensation and provides sufficient kinetic energy support to the system in a contingency scenario.Simulation studies are carried out in MATLAB/Simulink environment for symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults.The superiority of the proposed scheme is demonstrated through analysis of the performance of the scheme and that of a series resonance bridge-type fault current limiter(SR-BFCL).

Optimal Control Virtual Inertia of Optical Storage Microgrid Based on Improved Sailfish Algorithm

The optical storage microgrid system composed of power electronic converters is a small inertia system.Load switching and power supply intermittent will affect the stability of the direct current(DC)bus voltage.Aiming at this problem,a virtual inertia optimal control strategy applied to optical storage microgrid is proposed.Firstly,a small signal model of the system is established to theoretically analyze the influence of virtual inertia and damping coefficient on DC bus voltage and to obtain the constraint range of virtual inertia and damping coefficient;Secondly,aiming at the defect that the Sailfish optimization algorithm is easy to premature maturity,a Sailfish optimization algorithm based on the leak-proof net and the cross-mutation propagation mechanism is proposed;Finally,the virtual inertia and damping coefficient of the system are optimized by the improved Sailfish algorithm to obtain the best control parameters.The simulation results in Matlab/Simulink show that the virtual inertia control optimized by the improved Sailfish algorithm improves the system inertia as well as the dynamic response and robustness of the DC bus voltage.

Dynamic Improvement of DC Microgrids Using a Dual Approach Based on Virtual Inertia

In this paper,inspired by the concept of virtual inertia in alternating current(AC)systems,a virtual impedance controller is proposed for the dynamic improvement of direct current microgrids(DCMGs).A simple and inexpensive method for injecting inertia into the system is used to adjust the output power of each distributed generation unit without using additional equipment.The proposed controller consists of two components:a virtual capacitor and a virtual inductor.These virtual components can change the rate of change of the DC bus voltage and also improve the transient response.A small-signal analysis is carried out to verify the impact of the proposed control strategy.Numerical simulation studies validate the effectiveness of the proposed solution for increasing the inertia of DCMGs.

Effective Control of Smart Hybrid Power Systems:Cooperation of Robust LFC and Virtual Inertia Control Systems

A modern power system is expected to consist primarily of renewables,which either lack or have less rotating masses(i.e.,source of inertia)compared to the traditional generation sources.However,the growth of renewables generation,based on power electronics,can substantially decrease the inertia levels of renewable power grids,which can create several frequency stability issues,resulting in power system degradation.To address this issue,this paper presents a recent virtual inertia scheme predicated on electric vehicles(EVs)to mimic the necessary inertia power in low-inertia smart hybrid power systems(SHPSs),thus regulating the system frequency and avoiding system instability.Moreover,to guarantee robust performance and more stability for SHPSs against multiple perturbations,system uncertainties,and physical constraints,this paper also proposes a robust control strategy relying on a coefficient diagram method(CDM)for the load frequency control(LFC)of SHPSs considering high renewables penetration and EVs.The efficacy of the proposed system(i.e.,robust LFC with the proposed VIC strategy)is validated by comparison with a conventional LFC with/without the proposed VIC system.In addition,the simulation outcomes show that the proposed system can considerably support smart low-inertia hybrid power systems for many different contingencies.

Virtual Inertia Estimation Method of DFIG-based Wind Farm with Additional Frequency Control

With the increasing penetration of wind power,using wind turbines to participate in the frequency regulation to support power system has become a clear consensus.To accurately quantify the inertia provided by the doubly-fed induction generator(DFIG)based wind farm,the frequency response model of DFIG with additional frequency control is established,and then by using Routh approximation,the explicit expression of the virtual moment of inertia is derived for the DFIG gridconnected system.To further enhance the availability of the expression,an estimation method is proposed based on the matrix pencil method and the least squares algorithm for estimating the virtual moment of inertia provided by the wind farm.Finally,numerical results tested by a DFIG grid-connected system and a modified IEEE 30-bus system verify the derived expression of the virtual moment of inertia and the proposed estimation method.

储能虚拟惯量主动支撑与调频状态转移控制

释放储能装置的频率支撑潜力,将是提升风、光高占比系统并网稳定性的关键。该文首先对比分析常规发电机组的固有惯量、风电机组的虚拟惯量及储能的惯性支撑特性。其次,根据系统中的储能容量配置,约束量化储能的虚拟惯量,为系统惯量需求提供评估依据,以保障频率安全。在此基础上,利用储能独特的功率支撑特性,提出恒频控制与调频状态转移控制结合的储能并网频率主动支撑控制策略,突破虚拟惯量及一次调频的传统控制模式。最后,搭建风电高渗透电网仿真系统,验证储能装置在所提控制策略下能够显著提升系统的频率稳定性,改善其对电网的主动支撑性能。

风电虚拟惯量延时的影响机理模型解析及替代性研究

风电机组采用虚拟惯量参与电网调频时,其本质是带延时的快速功率响应,但虚拟惯量延时对频率控制的非线性影响尚不清晰。同时,虚拟惯量存在测频精度要求高、延时大、频率微分环节放大量测误差等固有缺陷。为此,提出了风电机组虚拟惯量延时的影响机理模型解析及替代性研究的思路。首先,通过将风电机组虚拟惯量和下垂控制的延时特性近似等效为一阶惯性环节,建立风电调频使用虚拟惯量和下垂控制的系统频率响应模型;其次,基于劳斯近似法对高阶模型进行降阶解析,求得系统频率最低点的解析表达式;然后,解析求解风电调频仅使用下垂控制的系统频率响应模型,并在频率最低点指标下给出与虚拟惯量和下垂控制相同调频效果的下垂控制系数设定方法。进一步,在设定下垂控制参数下,对比两种控制方式下的最大频率变化率、稳态频率等关键指标关系,得出结论:适当改变下垂系数可替代带延时虚拟惯量,并能取得比虚拟惯量和下垂控制更佳的调频效果。最后,建立仿真模型,并从系统频率响应动态、调频能量需求、风电机组响应功率等方面验证了分析的正确性。

考虑SOC的混合储能功率分配与自适应虚拟惯性控制

电力电子化的直流配电网存在低惯性问题,不利于系统稳定运行。混合储能设备可向电网提供虚拟惯性,但不同类型的储能之间存在功率协调问题,并且储能的荷电状态(state of charge, SOC)对虚拟惯性的调节也有约束作用。针对上述问题,提出了一种自适应时间常数的分频控制策略,时间常数根据混合储能系统(hybridenergy storage system, HESS)的SOC而动态调整以改变功率分配。首先,通过分析储能SOC与虚拟惯性的关系,并考虑储能充放电极限问题,研究兼顾SOC、电压变化率以及电压幅值的自适应虚拟惯性控制策略,提高系统惯性。然后,建立控制系统的小信号模型,分析虚拟惯性系数对系统的影响。最后,基于Matlab/Simulink搭建直流配电网仿真模型,验证了所提控制策略能合理分配HESS功率,提高超级电容器利用率,改善直流电压与功率稳定性。

直驱永磁风力发电机的变系数PD虚拟惯量控制研究

传统PD虚拟惯量控制虽然能有效避免无惯量情况下频率的二次跌落问题,但应对风速变化时,传统控制方法中固定的惯性系数可能导致惯量响应中惯量的过余或不足,风机输出有功功率延时变化,影响系统频率的变化,惯量响应效果不理想。为此,在搭建PD虚拟惯量控制模型的基础上,综合考虑转子动能与风速变化对虚拟惯量调节的影响,通过当前风速与下一时刻预测风速对应的旋转动能超前算出满足系统的变微分系数,优化传统控制方法中的风机辅助功率,匹配系统适时的惯量效应,在系统频率调整方面具有更高的灵活性,同时避免了传统控制方法机械、固定的全惯量支撑,减小机组的调频压力。最后通过仿真验证了所提策略的有效性。

可再生能源高渗透下时滞孤岛微电网的负荷频率控制

针对孤岛微电网系统中大规模接入可再生能源导致的低惯性和开放通信网络中通信延迟对系统稳定运行造成的不可忽略的影响,该文研究变时滞影响下低惯性孤岛微电网系统的负荷频率控制问题。首先,提出一种引入虚拟惯性控制的时滞微电网分层频率控制模型;然后构造一个新的Lyapunov-Krasovskii泛函,它包括时滞乘积项和增广的s-dependent积分项。进而,选取复合松弛积分不等式、二次函数不等式和凸组合等方法与所构造泛函有效配合,得到保守性更低的稳定性判据。最后,通过不同场景的仿真分析验证所提方法在提高孤岛微电网时滞稳定裕度和系统动态性能方面具有更好的效果,并分析了时滞稳定裕度与控制器参数、非线性负载扰动之间的关系。

风电并网的电压稳定性分析与研究

风能作为一种无污染的清洁能源,近些年一直受到世界各国的青睐。但随着大规模的风电场并入电网,风能的随机性和间歇性也给电网的稳定性带来了冲击,因此,研究风电并网的电压稳定性对风电并网的安全运行有着非常重要的意义。本文以双馈异步发电机为例,通过MATLAB仿真,研究虚拟惯量控制、阻尼控制对电压频率稳定性的影响。

基于功率微分项的双VSG有功功率振荡抑制策略

针对虚拟同步发电机(VSG)双机并联运行时产生的有功功率振荡问题,通过建立双VSG系统的小信号模型,分析了有功功率振荡产生的机理,提出一种基于改进虚拟阻抗的瞬态功率均分策略和一种基于功率微分项的自适应惯量和阻尼的功率振荡抑制策略,将有功功率微分项与角加速度结合起来实现惯量的自适应调节,同时将有功功率微分项引入阻尼控制环节以替代传统的阻尼项,实现阻尼的自适应调节。所提出的策略可以使动态时VSG之间的角频率差更快速地趋近于零,从而减小有功功率振荡的超调,改善频率动态响应性能。搭建了VSG并联的仿真模型,仿真结果表明:所提改进控制策略可以使瞬态时实现有功均分,使动态时的有功功率振荡超调减小41%,振荡过程减小了1秒。

多换流器直流系统的虚拟惯性评估与控制参数协调设计

针对基于类虚拟同步发电机(AVSG)的多换流器直流系统遇到的非预期虚拟惯性问题,提出了一种多换流器直流系统虚拟惯性通用分析方法,有效修正了系统级等效AVSG外特性。首先,将多个AVSG控制回路等效为一个等值AVSG控制回路,建立了直流系统的等值单台AVSG模型。其次,提出了一种系统级虚拟惯性评估方法,从等值单台AVSG模型的输出阻抗频域响应特性角度对系统级虚拟惯性进行评估。然后,讨论了电压比例-积分(PI)控制参数对虚拟惯性特性的影响,并开展了电压PI控制参数和虚拟惯性系数间的协调设计。最后,在PLECS仿真软件及RT-BOX硬件在环实验平台上搭建了多换流器直流系统的开关模型,通过多种实验工况验证了等值单台AVSG模型和控制参数协调设计的有效性和可行性。

计及新能源虚拟惯量的电力系统最低惯量评估

电网频率安全和稳定性是电力系统的重要性能指标,而电力系统的惯量水平是影响频率响应能力的关键因素。由于我国实施双碳战略,新能源发电比例持续提高,导致电力系统的惯量水平不断下降,使得电网在遭受有功扰动时的频率波动加剧,系统运行边界收缩。为了提高电力系统在高新能源渗透场景下的惯量态势感知能力,增强电力系统对有功扰动的频率适应性、量化系统运行边界,基于电力系统频率响应模型,分析了电网在受到有功扰动后不同时间尺度下的频率响应过程,构建了系统频率响应数学关系。基于频率响应全过程,构建计及新能源虚拟惯量的电力系统最低惯量评估模型及其求解算法。最后,基于IEEE-39节点模型,通过仿真试验验证了所提方法的有效性和准确性。

变流器虚拟惯量和阻尼协同自适应控制策略

针对变流器传统虚拟同步发电机控制(virtual synchronous generator,VSG)在暂态过程中出现的频率超调等问题,提出一种虚拟惯量和阻尼系数协同自适应控制策略。首先,对VSG变流器系统进行数学建模;然后,通过分析VSG有功和角频率暂态特性曲线,提出一种虚拟惯量和阻尼系数协同自适应控制策略,同时借鉴传统同步发电机小信号模型分析方法建立有功功率环路传递函数,给出参数的选取范围;最后,基于MATLAB/Simulink仿真,验证了所提自适应控制策略在改善频率和功率暂态特性方面的有效性。

考虑频率空间分布特性的虚拟惯量配置优化

高比例电力电子设备并网改变了电力系统频率响应特性,使各节点的频率动态异质化明显,导致低系统惯量、弱频率稳定等问题。电力电子装备提供虚拟惯量支撑是提升频率稳定性的有效途径之一。为改善以新能源为主体的新型电力系统频率响应性能,提出一种考虑新型电力系统频率响应空间分布差异化的虚拟惯量配置优化方法。首先,基于分频器理论,构建反映频率空间分布差异特性的系统频率响应模型。其次,为定量描述惯量分布对节点频率响应性能的影响,提出节点惯量指标与节点动能偏差指标。然后,考虑频率空间分布特性,以优化扰动后各节点的能量不平衡为目标,建立虚拟惯量配置优化模型。最后,通过仿真验证了节点惯量指标有效性以及所提虚拟惯量配置方法对系统节点频率稳定性的提升作用。