Voltage-based Current Limitation Strategy to Preserve Grid-forming Properties Under Severe Grid Disturbances
Journal article, 2023

Grid-forming (GFM) converters are a promising solution to enable large scale integration of renewable energy sources into the power system. However, due to the intrinsic voltage-source behaviour of GFM converters, current limitation during large grid disturbances is challenging. This paper presents a novel limitation strategy that preserves the GFM properties of the converter and at the same time effectively limits the converter current to the desired value. Through the limitation of the converter's internal voltage, stable operation even during faults and in case of large frequency disturbances in the grid is achieved. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed current limitation strategy in case of various grid disturbances.

unbalanced faults

Synchronization

Voltage control

Impedance

transient stability

Frequency conversion

virtual inertia

Grid-forming converter

Power system stability

Transient analysis

grid-connected converter

current limitation

Frequency control

Author

Anant Narula

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Paul Imgart

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Massimo Bongiorno

The Swedish Electricity Storage and Balancing Centre

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Mebtu Bihonegn Beza

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering

Jan Svensson

Hitachi

And Jean Philippe Hasler

Hitachi

IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics

26441314 (eISSN)

Vol. 4 176-188

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Control Engineering

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/OJPEL.2023.3246728

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