Power-Synchronization Control of Grid-Connected Voltage-Source Converters

By Lidong Zhang, Lennart Harnefors, Hans-Peter Nee. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2010

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Subfields: Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Grid-Synchronization Stability of Converter-Based Resources—An Overview (2020, methodology): “In this part, the transient stability of grid-forming converters with the first-order power control, i.e., PSC or the basic droop control, will be For simplicity, the dynamics of the RPC are neglected at first by assuming a constant V o .”
Modeling of Multi-Terminal VSC HVDC Systems With Distributed DC Voltage Control (2014, neutral): “2279268 used to study alternative outer controller structures [3]–[5], and optimized control settings [6]–[8] as well as dynamic interaction with the AC system [9], [10] and system frequency support [11], [12].”
Current Limiting Control With Enhanced Dynamics of Grid-Forming Converters During Fault Conditions (2020, background): “control during the fault is proposed in [14], [20]–[22].”
Robust Vector Control of a Very Weak-Grid-Connected Voltage-Source Converter Considering the Phase-Locked Loop Dynamics (2017, methodology): “The grid stiffness in power converter integration studies can be characterized by the short-circuit capacity ratio (SCCR) [7]– [11], which is defined as the grid short-circuit capacity at the point-of-common coupling (PCC) to the rated power of the VSC.”
Fast Frequency Response From Energy Storage Systems—A Review of Grid Standards, Projects and Technical Issues (2020, background): “Power synchronization control (PSC) [56] combines the swing equation based inertia emulation control with vector current control and realizes stable operation in weak grid condition by supporting both inertia and stiff voltage feature.”
Analysis of Stability Limitations of a VSC-HVDC Link Using Power-Synchronization Control (2011, methodology): “To remove the effect of the resonant poles of , an “active damping resistor” has been added, as proposed in [14].”
Interconnection of Two Very Weak AC Systems by VSC-HVDC Links Using Power-Synchronization Control (2011, methodology): “A benchmark with vector current control is performed in [18].”
Distributed Control Strategies for Microgrids: An Overview (2020, methodology): “The application of virtual impedances has been extensively used in MG and distributed generation systems for stability purposes [176], [177], sharing of harmonic distortion and imbalances, [119], [120], [178], [179], FaultRide-Through control [180], etc.”
Transient Stability of Voltage-Source Converters With Grid-Forming Control: A Design-Oriented Study (2020, methodology): “vector current control (a grid-following operation) [10], [11], [25], in which the VSC output current I is regulated to track the limited reference I∗ to avoid an overcurrent.”
Advanced vector control for voltage source converters connected to weak grids (2015, methodology): “[11], [13], [14] proposed an alternative technique referred to as power synchronization control (PSC), which does not require synchronization with a PLL via emulating the behavior of a synchronous machine.”
Modeling and Control of VSC-HVDC Links Connected to Island Systems (2011, methodology): “The fundamental idea of power-synchronization control of grid-connected VSCs is that VSCs synchronize with the ac system through the active-power control instead of using a phase-locked loop (PLL), similar to the operation of a synchronous machine [6], [8].”
Grid Forming Inverter Modeling, Control, and Applications (2021, background): “7, a similar concept called PSC is proposed in [30] for HVDC systems to overcome the issues presented by operating vector current controlled inverters in weak-”
Foundations and Challenges of Low-Inertia Systems (Invited Paper) (2018, background): “We also remark a firstorder droop (or power-based) mechanism is sufficient to ensure stable synchronization that does not need any virtual inertia (in the form of second-order mechanical dynamics) [132].”
Control of HVDC Light System Using Conventional and Direct Current Vector Control Approaches (2010, critical): “Therefore, the poor performance of the conventional vector control technology has become an obstacle for VSC-HVdc transmission to be applied in more challenging ac-system conditions [22], [23].”