Stability assessment of a system comprising a single machine and a virtual oscillator controlled inverter with scalable ratings

Mohammed Masum Siraj Khan, Yashen Lin, Brian Johnson, Mohit Sinha, Sairaj Dhople

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Abstract

We present a small-signal stability study of a coupled synchronous generator and inverter system, where the inverter is controlled by virtual oscillator control (VOC). VOC is a recently proposed grid-forming inverter control strategy, which acts on faster time scales compared to droop control. In our study, we leverage a scalable VOC controller (that is by design agnostic of power levels) to test the system's small-signal stability at different inverter penetration levels. The impact of rotational inertia, reactive power support, and filter parameters on stability is then investigated. Results highlight possible issues that might arise in these mixed machine-inverter systems further motivating the need to develop next generation stabilizing grid-forming controllers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings
Subtitle of host publicationIECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4057-4062
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509066841
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 26 2018
Event44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2018 - Washington, United States
Duration: Oct 20 2018Oct 23 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Conference

Conference44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period10/20/1810/23/18

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