Identification of low‐frequency oscillation mode and improved damping design for virtual synchronous machines in microgrid. Issue 14 (20th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sun, Chu; Joos, Geza; Bouffard, Francois
• Is Part Of: IET generation, transmission & distribution. Volume 13:Issue 14(2019)
• Page Start: 2993
• Page End: 3001
• Publication Date: 2019-06-20
• Subjects: power generation control -- power grids -- synchronous machines -- distributed power generation -- time‐domain analysis -- power system transient stability -- eigenvalues and eigenfunctions -- oscillations -- damping; low‐frequency oscillation mode -- virtual synchronous machine -- low‐frequency dynamics -- multiple factors -- single VSM -- sub‐synchronous mode -- inter‐oscillation modes -- multiple VSMs -- quasistate phasor domain -- mean motion -- relative motion -- weak‐coupling‐based coherency identification -- associated VSM group -- uniform‐damping scenarios -- nonuniform‐damping scenario -- improved design -- grid‐connected mode -- improved damping design -- microgrid -- islanded mode; Electric power production -- Periodicals; Electric power transmission -- Periodicals; Electric power distribution -- Periodicals; 621.3105
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2018.7066
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8687

Abstract

Abstract : The low‐frequency dynamics of virtual synchronous machine (VSM) depends on multiple factors. In this study, the oscillation mode of a single VSM is first identified by exploring the evolution of oscillation from synchronous mode to sub‐synchronous mode with the variation of structure and parameters. The inter‐oscillation modes among multiple VSMs modelled in quasi‐state phasor domain are then studied by decomposing into mean motion and relative motion. Inspired by and weak‐coupling‐based coherency identification, the associated VSM group can be fast identified and used for effective stabilizer location. The approximate eigenvalues can be fast obtained by system decomposition in uniform‐damping scenarios or by extended‐equal‐area‐criterion approach in non‐uniform‐damping scenario. An improved design for lead–lag compensation is proposed to damp both synchronous and sub‐synchronous oscillation of VSMs. Effectiveness of the proposed control strategy in grid‐connected/islanded mode is verified with real‐time simulation.