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Loop-at-a-Time Stability Analysis for Grid-Connected Voltage-Source Converters
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electric Power and Energy Systems. (Power Electronics)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4483-2613
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electric Power and Energy Systems.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3107-7073
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Electric Power and Energy Systems.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6327-9729
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2021 (English)In: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, ISSN 2168-6777, E-ISSN 2168-6785, Vol. 9, no 5, p. 5807-5821Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The instability phenomena caused by converter–grid interactions can be prevented by designing controllers with adequate stability margins. Yet, the multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) dynamics of grid-connected voltage-source converters (VSCs) complicate the stability analysis for the controller design. To tackle this challenge, this article presents a loop-at-a-time stability analysis for grid-connected VSCs, which not only shows close correlations with the generalized Nyquist criterion for MIMO systems but also enables to quantify the stability margins of individual closed loops. Moreover, the interactions between the closed loops can be analyzed. Test cases with numerical sensitivity analysis, simulations, and field measurements of a converter validate the theory.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2021. Vol. 9, no 5, p. 5807-5821
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Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-294361DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2020.3024103ISI: 000702728000056Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85116582472OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-294361DiVA, id: diva2:1554802
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QC 20221005

Available from: 2021-05-17 Created: 2021-05-17 Last updated: 2022-10-05Bibliographically approved
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1. On Modeling and Stability Analysis of Grid-Connected Voltage Source Converters
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2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

With increasing deployment of voltage source converters (VSCs) in the grid, instability phenomena due to converter--grid interactions have been observed. Modeling and stability analysis of grid-connected VSCs have become popular research topics. Moreover, the power system is losing its inertia with increased penetration of renewable energy resources. Large and fast frequency deviations tend to vary more frequently compared to the conventional grid. The control and modeling of VSCs in the low-inertia grid is thus a crucial topic. The main objective of this thesis is the small-signal modeling and stability analysis of grid-connected VSCs. 

As a result of the asymmetrical synchronous reference ($ dq $) frame dynamics, the structure of the dynamical system is multi-input multi-output (MIMO). Conventionally, the small-signal stability analysis for such a system is conducted either by the modal-analysis approach or the impedance based method, which is based on MIMO. In this thesis, methods for modeling and analyzing a MIMO system using a single-input single-output (SISO) approach are developed. Compared to conventional methods, the SISO methods overcome the difficulties of defining the stability margins for individual closed loops. Moreover, the methods provide intuitive solutions to the design of controllers for individual closed loops. 

The thesis also investigates the control and modeling of grid-connected VSCs connected to low-inertia grids. It is illustrated that, for improvement of network frequency dynamics, a VSC with proper energy storage is capable to emulate inertial response from a synchronous machine. Moreover, other frequency control strategies are shown to be beneficial, compared to the inertial emulation. In addition, the inaccuracies for the $ dq $-frame small-signal model, in the presence of phase jumps and frequency deviations, are investigated. It is concluded that the inaccuracy of the small-signal model always exists under phase jumps. In the presence of frequency deviation, the stability analysis shall be evaluated at the steady-state operating point of the frequency.

Abstract [sv]

Med ökad användning av spänningsstyva omriktare (VSC) i nätet har instabilitetsfenomen på grund av växelverkan mellan omriktare och nät observerats. Modellering och analys av stabiliteten hos nätanslutna omriktare har därför utvecklats till ett populärt och omfattande forskningsämne. Ökad andel förnybara energikällor har dessutom inneburit att elkraftsystemet har förlorat delar av sina tröghetsmassor. Det leder till att stora och snabba frekvensavvikelser är vanligare i jämförelse med förhållandena i konventionella nät. Modellering och reglering av spänningsstyva omriktare i nät med låg tröghet är således av avgörande betydelse. Huvudsyftet med avhandling har varit att utveckla småsignalmodeller för nätanslutna omriktare och analysera stabiliteten hos dessa.

Som ett resultat av dynamiken hos det synkrona koordinatsystemet ($dq$) är strukturen för det dynamiska systemet s.k. multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). Konventionellt analyseras, för ett sådant system, småsignalstabiliteten antingen genom modalanalys eller genom en impedansmetod baserad på MIMO. En av målsättningarna i avhandlingen har varit att utveckla metoder, för modellering och analys av ett MIMO-system, baserat på en single-input single-output (SISO) formulering av systemet. I jämförelse med de konventionella metoderna löser SISO-metoderna svårigheterna med att definiera stabilitetsmarginalerna för enskilda slutna slingor. Metoderna ger dessutom intuitiva lösningar för utformningen av regleringen av enskilda slingor. 

Avhandlingen undersöker också modellering och reglering av nätanslutna VSC:er anslutna till nät med liten tröghet. I avhandlingen illustreras hur en VSC med korrekt energilagring är kapabel att emulera tröghetsresponsen från en synkronmaskin i avseende att förbättra nätets frekvensdynamik. Även andra strategier för frekvenskontroll har visat sig vara fördelaktiga. Avslutningsvis undersöks de fel som introduceras i småsignalmodellen i samband med fas- och frekvensändringar. Slutsatsen är att småsignalmodellens fel alltid existerar under fasförändringar. Vid frekvensavvikelser ska stabilitetsanalysen ske vid den aktuella frekvensen i det stationära fallet.

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KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2021
Series
TRITA-EECS-AVL ; 2021:28
Keywords
Low-inertia grid, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), single-input single-output (SISO), small-signal model, stability analysis, voltage source converters (VSCs)
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Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-294393 (URN)978-91-7873-856-4 (ISBN)
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2021-06-04, Ångdomen, Osquars backe 31, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm, 10:00 (English)
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Available from: 2021-05-18 Created: 2021-05-17 Last updated: 2022-09-16Bibliographically approved

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