Authors

Alejandro Garces, Walter Gil-Gonzalez

Abstract

Modern power systems require grid-forming converters to maintain the stability of the grid. These converters are designed to emulate the transient behavior of the synchronous machines in high-power applications. However, low-power applications present different dynamics, especially in microgrids where the ratio \( r \) / \( x \) is high. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze a grid-forming converter with inverse droops to guarantee stability in those applications. This paper studies the stability of this type of device for a single converter connected to an infinite bus. The small-signal and transient stability is analyzed under realistic assumptions. Numerical experiments complement the theoretical analysis

Citation

  • Journal: 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control (CCAC)
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume:
  • Issue:
  • Pages: 286–290
  • Publisher: IEEE
  • DOI: 10.1109/ccac51819.2021.9633320

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Garces_2021,
  title={{Stability Analysis for a Grid-Forming Converter with Inverse Droop Connected to an Infinite Bus}},
  DOI={10.1109/ccac51819.2021.9633320},
  booktitle={{2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control (CCAC)}},
  publisher={IEEE},
  author={Garces, Alejandro and Gil-Gonzalez, Walter},
  year={2021},
  pages={286--290}
}

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