Grid-forming converters(GFMs)are faced with the threat of transient inrush current and synchronization instability issues when subjected to grid faults.Instead of disconnecting from the grid unintentionally,GFMs are r...Grid-forming converters(GFMs)are faced with the threat of transient inrush current and synchronization instability issues when subjected to grid faults.Instead of disconnecting from the grid unintentionally,GFMs are required to have fault ride through(FRT)capability to maintain safe and stable operation in grid-connected mode during grid fault periods.In recent studies,different FRT control strategies with distinguishing features and that are feasible for different operation conditions have been proposed for GFMs.To determine their application scope,an intuitive comparison of the transient performance of different FRT control strategies is presented in this paper.First,three typical FRT control strategies(virtual impedance,current limiters,and mode-switching control)are introduced and transient mathematical models are established.A detailed comparison analysis on transient inrush current and transient synchronization stability is then presented.The results will be useful for guiding the selection and design of FRT control strategies.Finally,simulation results based on PSCAD/EMTDC are considered to verify the correctness of the theoretical analysis.展开更多
针对构网型变流器(grid-forming voltage source converter,GFM-VSC)系统在大扰动下暂态稳定问题,现有研究未能充分考虑电力电子电源暂态快速响应与控制可塑的特点。为此,以GFM-VSC为对象,借助等面积法原理与相平面图法,从能量角度揭示...针对构网型变流器(grid-forming voltage source converter,GFM-VSC)系统在大扰动下暂态稳定问题,现有研究未能充分考虑电力电子电源暂态快速响应与控制可塑的特点。为此,以GFM-VSC为对象,借助等面积法原理与相平面图法,从能量角度揭示了其暂态响应机制与传统同步机系统的差异,分析了控制塑造下GFM-VSC系统的暂态稳定机理;然后,针对大扰动下易于触发的限幅环节,分析了系统无法自主退出限幅而失稳的机制,并提出了附带电流分配系数的改进限幅策略,有效增强了系统暂态稳定性。最后,通过仿真验证了理论分析与改进方法的正确性。展开更多
针对不同类型电网互联时互联电力变换器IPC(interconnecting power converter)控制模式复杂、控制难度大等问题,提出一种用于互联多个高压直流和高压交流子电网的IPC新型电网形成GFM(grid-forming)控制方法。该方法利用模块化多电平变换...针对不同类型电网互联时互联电力变换器IPC(interconnecting power converter)控制模式复杂、控制难度大等问题,提出一种用于互联多个高压直流和高压交流子电网的IPC新型电网形成GFM(grid-forming)控制方法。该方法利用模块化多电平变换器MMC(modular multilevel converter)同时控制其AC和DC端电压,并提出2个双端口GFM MMC控制策略。针对单端口GFM控制和所提双端口GFM控制进行仿真对比,结果表明,与单端口GFM控制相比,双端口GFM控制方法对突发事件(如线路和发电机停运等)的处理更具弹性,且不需为电网中的IPC端口选择GFM或电网跟随GFL(grid-following)的控制方式。展开更多
Renewable generation interfaced through gridforming converters are proposed as a replacement for synchronous generators in power systems.However,compared to the synchronous generator,the power electronics converter ha...Renewable generation interfaced through gridforming converters are proposed as a replacement for synchronous generators in power systems.However,compared to the synchronous generator,the power electronics converter has a strict limit on the current to avoid overcurrent damage.The gridforming converter acts like a voltage source,directily controlling the voltage.This conflicts with the operation of the conventional current limit control,which is applied to a current source.The switch between the voltage control and current control aimed to impose the current limit leads to synchronization instability.This paper proposes a novel control scheme which can be applied to the grid forming voltage control in order to enforce current limits.The proposed method has been verified through simulation and hardware tests in both symmetrical and asymmetrical faults to perform current suppression while maintaining synchronization stability in the voltage control mode.展开更多
Grid-forming converters can suffer from control interaction problems in grid connections that can result in small-signal instability.Their inner-loop voltage controller tends to interact with the outer-loop power cont...Grid-forming converters can suffer from control interaction problems in grid connections that can result in small-signal instability.Their inner-loop voltage controller tends to interact with the outer-loop power controller,rendering the controller design more difficult.To conduct a design-oriented analysis,a control-loop decomposition approach for grid-forming converters is proposed.Combined with impedance-based stability analysis,the control-loop decomposition approach can reveal how different control loops affect the converter-grid interaction.This results in a robust controller design enabling grid-forming converters to operate within a wider range of grid short-circuit ratios.Finally,simulation and experimental results,which validate the approach,are presented.展开更多
Grid-forming(GFM)control based high-voltage DC(HVDC)systems and renewable energy sources(RESs)provide support for enhancing the stability of power systems.However,the interaction and coordination of frequency support ...Grid-forming(GFM)control based high-voltage DC(HVDC)systems and renewable energy sources(RESs)provide support for enhancing the stability of power systems.However,the interaction and coordination of frequency support between the GFM-based modular multilevel converter based HVDC(MMC-HVDC)and grid-following(GFL)based RESs or GFM-based RESs have not been fully investigated,which are examined in this study.First,the detailed AC-and DC-side impedances of GFM-based MMC-HVDC are analyzed.The impedance characteristics of GFL-and GFM-based wind turbines are next analyzed.Then,the influences of GFL-and GFM-based wind farms(WFs)on the DC-and AC-side stabilities of WF-integrated MMC-HVDC systems are compared and evaluated.The results show that the GFM-based wind turbine performs better than the GFL-based wind turbine.Accordingly,to support a receiving-end AC system,the corresponding frequency supporting strategies are proposed based on the GFM control for WF-integrated MMC-HVDC systems.The GFM-based WF outperforms the GFL-based WF in terms of stability and response time.Simulations in PSCAD/EMTDC demonstrate the DC-and AC-side stability issues and seamless grid support from the RESs,i.e.,WFs,to the receiving-end AC system.展开更多
Grid-forming control(GFC)is promising for power electronics based power systems with high renewable energy penetration.Naturally,the impedance modeling for GFC is necessary and has gained significant attention recentl...Grid-forming control(GFC)is promising for power electronics based power systems with high renewable energy penetration.Naturally,the impedance modeling for GFC is necessary and has gained significant attention recently.However,most of the impedance analyses for GFC are based on a twolevel converter(TLC)rather than a modular multilevel converter(MMC).MMC differs from TLC with respect to its dominant multi-frequency response.It is necessary to analyze the impedance of GFC-based MMC owing to its superiority in highvoltage direct current(HVDC)transmission to interlink two weak AC systems with high renewable energy penetration.As the main contribution,this paper presents the AC-and DC-side impedance analyses for the GFC-based MMC with both power and DC voltage control using the harmonic transfer function(HTF),and compares the impedances of GFC-based MMC and TLC.It is inferred that although the impedance is mainly influenced within 200 Hz,the instability still could occur owing to negative resistance triggered by relatively larger parameters.The difference in AC-side impedance with power and DC voltage control is not apparent with proper parameters,while the DC-side impedance differs significantly.The generalized Nyquist criterion is necessary for AC-side stability owing to the relatively large coupling terms under GFC.Moreover,the coupling between AC-and DC-side impedances is noneligible,especially considering the DC-side resonance around the system resonant peak.The effects of parameters,system strength,and virtual impedance on the impedance shaping are analyzed and verified through simulations.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52207190)Jiangsu Excellent Postdoctoral Program,China(Grant No.2022ZB80).
文摘Grid-forming converters(GFMs)are faced with the threat of transient inrush current and synchronization instability issues when subjected to grid faults.Instead of disconnecting from the grid unintentionally,GFMs are required to have fault ride through(FRT)capability to maintain safe and stable operation in grid-connected mode during grid fault periods.In recent studies,different FRT control strategies with distinguishing features and that are feasible for different operation conditions have been proposed for GFMs.To determine their application scope,an intuitive comparison of the transient performance of different FRT control strategies is presented in this paper.First,three typical FRT control strategies(virtual impedance,current limiters,and mode-switching control)are introduced and transient mathematical models are established.A detailed comparison analysis on transient inrush current and transient synchronization stability is then presented.The results will be useful for guiding the selection and design of FRT control strategies.Finally,simulation results based on PSCAD/EMTDC are considered to verify the correctness of the theoretical analysis.
文摘针对构网型变流器(grid-forming voltage source converter,GFM-VSC)系统在大扰动下暂态稳定问题,现有研究未能充分考虑电力电子电源暂态快速响应与控制可塑的特点。为此,以GFM-VSC为对象,借助等面积法原理与相平面图法,从能量角度揭示了其暂态响应机制与传统同步机系统的差异,分析了控制塑造下GFM-VSC系统的暂态稳定机理;然后,针对大扰动下易于触发的限幅环节,分析了系统无法自主退出限幅而失稳的机制,并提出了附带电流分配系数的改进限幅策略,有效增强了系统暂态稳定性。最后,通过仿真验证了理论分析与改进方法的正确性。
基金This work was supported in part by the Science Foundation Ireland(SFI)under Grant SFI/15/SPP/E3125。
文摘Renewable generation interfaced through gridforming converters are proposed as a replacement for synchronous generators in power systems.However,compared to the synchronous generator,the power electronics converter has a strict limit on the current to avoid overcurrent damage.The gridforming converter acts like a voltage source,directily controlling the voltage.This conflicts with the operation of the conventional current limit control,which is applied to a current source.The switch between the voltage control and current control aimed to impose the current limit leads to synchronization instability.This paper proposes a novel control scheme which can be applied to the grid forming voltage control in order to enforce current limits.The proposed method has been verified through simulation and hardware tests in both symmetrical and asymmetrical faults to perform current suppression while maintaining synchronization stability in the voltage control mode.
文摘Grid-forming converters can suffer from control interaction problems in grid connections that can result in small-signal instability.Their inner-loop voltage controller tends to interact with the outer-loop power controller,rendering the controller design more difficult.To conduct a design-oriented analysis,a control-loop decomposition approach for grid-forming converters is proposed.Combined with impedance-based stability analysis,the control-loop decomposition approach can reveal how different control loops affect the converter-grid interaction.This results in a robust controller design enabling grid-forming converters to operate within a wider range of grid short-circuit ratios.Finally,simulation and experimental results,which validate the approach,are presented.
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFB1506600)。
文摘Grid-forming(GFM)control based high-voltage DC(HVDC)systems and renewable energy sources(RESs)provide support for enhancing the stability of power systems.However,the interaction and coordination of frequency support between the GFM-based modular multilevel converter based HVDC(MMC-HVDC)and grid-following(GFL)based RESs or GFM-based RESs have not been fully investigated,which are examined in this study.First,the detailed AC-and DC-side impedances of GFM-based MMC-HVDC are analyzed.The impedance characteristics of GFL-and GFM-based wind turbines are next analyzed.Then,the influences of GFL-and GFM-based wind farms(WFs)on the DC-and AC-side stabilities of WF-integrated MMC-HVDC systems are compared and evaluated.The results show that the GFM-based wind turbine performs better than the GFL-based wind turbine.Accordingly,to support a receiving-end AC system,the corresponding frequency supporting strategies are proposed based on the GFM control for WF-integrated MMC-HVDC systems.The GFM-based WF outperforms the GFL-based WF in terms of stability and response time.Simulations in PSCAD/EMTDC demonstrate the DC-and AC-side stability issues and seamless grid support from the RESs,i.e.,WFs,to the receiving-end AC system.
基金supported by the State Grid Corporation Science and Technology Project(No.5100-202158335A-0-0-00).
文摘Grid-forming control(GFC)is promising for power electronics based power systems with high renewable energy penetration.Naturally,the impedance modeling for GFC is necessary and has gained significant attention recently.However,most of the impedance analyses for GFC are based on a twolevel converter(TLC)rather than a modular multilevel converter(MMC).MMC differs from TLC with respect to its dominant multi-frequency response.It is necessary to analyze the impedance of GFC-based MMC owing to its superiority in highvoltage direct current(HVDC)transmission to interlink two weak AC systems with high renewable energy penetration.As the main contribution,this paper presents the AC-and DC-side impedance analyses for the GFC-based MMC with both power and DC voltage control using the harmonic transfer function(HTF),and compares the impedances of GFC-based MMC and TLC.It is inferred that although the impedance is mainly influenced within 200 Hz,the instability still could occur owing to negative resistance triggered by relatively larger parameters.The difference in AC-side impedance with power and DC voltage control is not apparent with proper parameters,while the DC-side impedance differs significantly.The generalized Nyquist criterion is necessary for AC-side stability owing to the relatively large coupling terms under GFC.Moreover,the coupling between AC-and DC-side impedances is noneligible,especially considering the DC-side resonance around the system resonant peak.The effects of parameters,system strength,and virtual impedance on the impedance shaping are analyzed and verified through simulations.