Modeling and Control of a Two-Bus System With Grid-Forming and Grid-Following Converters

Zhixiang Zou, Jian Tang, Xiongfei Wang, Zheng Wang, Wu Chen, Giampaolo Buticchi, Marco Liserre

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    Abstract

    The utilization of power converters in a distribution network could give rise to stability problems, especially when the penetration is high. The existing literature studies the modeling and stability of converters with specific control or synchronization methods. However, the types or the control schemes of converters are normally different in an actual grid, and moreover, the line impedance plays an important role on the network stability. In this regard, this article aims at studying the modeling and stability issues of a two-bus electric network with both grid-forming (GFM) and grid-following converters. The main purpose is to provide design guidelines and solution of two-bus system with converters for stable operation. The interactions between the converters in various scenarios will be investigated by considering the effect of line impedance. More importantly, a filter-based stabilized control strategy will be proposed for the GFM converters to mitigate the oscillation in the network. Simulation and experimental results are provided to validate the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis and control strategy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7133-7149
    Number of pages17
    JournalIEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
    Volume10
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

    Keywords

    • Filter-based control
    • grid-following (GFL) converter
    • grid-forming (GFM) converter
    • small-signal model
    • stability analysis

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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