Current Reference Control Scheme of Voltage Source Converters to Ensure the Existence of Stable Equilibrium Points During Grid FaultShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: IEEE transactions on power electronics, ISSN 0885-8993, E-ISSN 1941-0107, Vol. 38, no 9, p. 10750-10765Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Maintaining synchronization with the grid during fault ride-through (FRT) is essential for grid-connected voltage source converters (VSCs). However, improper current references can lead to a loss of synchronization during FRT due to the nonexistence of stable equilibrium points (SEPs). While the mechanism of SEPs has been explained, the development of control schemes ensuring their existence remains challenging due to the difficulty of obtaining real-time grid parameters during FRT. To address this issue, this article proposes a novel current reference control scheme that only requires prefault grid parameters. By analyzing the changes in grid parameters caused by faults and characterizing the correspondence between the during-fault and prefault grid parameters, a voltage-dependent current reference control scheme is proposed. Since no real-time grid parameter estimation is needed during FRT, the proposed control scheme is practical and easy to implement. Simulation studies using DIgSILENT PowerFactory demonstrate that the proposed control scheme enables the VSC to maintain synchronization with the grid under the conditions of short-circuit ratio equaling 1.3 and grid voltage dropping to 0.1 p.u. Moreover, experiments further verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed control scheme.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2023. Vol. 38, no 9, p. 10750-10765
Keywords [en]
Fault ride-through (FRT), loss of synchronization (LOS), stable equilibrium point (SEP), voltage source converter (VSC)
National Category
Control Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-335190DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2023.3284518ISI: 001043065100032Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85162708667OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-335190DiVA, id: diva2:1799983
Note
QC 20230925
2023-09-252023-09-252023-09-25Bibliographically approved