Performance evaluation of four grid-forming control techniques with soft black-start capabilities

Alassi, Abdulrahman and Ahmed, Khaled and Egea Alvarez, Agusti and Ellabban, Omar; (2020) Performance evaluation of four grid-forming control techniques with soft black-start capabilities. In: 2020 9th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA). IEEE, GBR. ISBN 978-1-7281-7369-6 (https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRERA49962.2020.9242758)

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Abstract

Grid-Forming Converters (GFC) can be controlled as independent, self-starting, voltage sources. This feature is essential for power converters to achieve successful black-start sequence initiation. Conventional grid-following converters are not capable of self-starting an islanded network. GFC control thus exploits wider grid support and network restart potential. This study analyzes and compares four GFC controllers to assess their generic and soft black-start (ramping voltage) capabilities. The compared techniques are: Droop Control, Power Synchronizing Control (PSC), Virtual Synchronous Machine (VSM), and Matching control. These techniques are selected based on their direct voltage reference control flexibility. Various simulations are performed with common parameters to assess the response of each technique under similar conditions against load, DC voltage and active power reference disturbances, in addition to their soft-start readiness. The results demonstrate the high-level compatibility of these four controllers with soft black-start through successful and timely ramping voltage reference tracking. Moreover, the four considered control techniques achieve satisfactory performance, with VSM demonstrating more flexibility due to its tunable virtual inertia parameter (J).

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Alassi, Abdulrahman, Ahmed, Khaled, Egea Alvarez, Agusti ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1286-6699 and Ellabban, Omar;
  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:75269
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    2 November 2020
    Published
    27 September 2020
    Published Online
    1 August 2020
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Strategic Research Themes > Energy
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:03 Feb 2021 11:48
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 15:23
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/75269
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