Instability of Grid Connected Converter under Weak AC Grid Conditions

Xinyue Zhang, Chen Liu, Rui Ma, Hao Bai, Franck Gechter, Fei Gao

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Abstract

Renewable energy sources like wind or hydrogen have been worked as a reliable option to traditional power sources. But for distributed power generation systems (DPGSs), the operation of the grid-connected converter under the weak ac grid condition has been a challenge for the stability and power quality issues. This paper shows the effect of the weak grid on the grid voltage-controlled inverters with LCL- filter and L- filter. The impedance-based analytical approach is employed to study the harmonic stability caused by the interaction between the power grid and the grid converter. A method of deriving the impedance ratios for different inverters is utilized to predict the harmonic stability of the power system through Nyquist diagrams and Bode plot. Time-domain simulations based on Matlab/Simulink are presented to validate the effectiveness of the theoretical approach and confirm conclusions from analytical studies. This study provides insight into the design of the controller under weak grid networks.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538693100
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2019 - Novi, United States
Duration: 19 Jun 201921 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameITEC 2019 - 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNovi
Period19/06/1921/06/19

Keywords

  • Grid Converter
  • LCL- filter and L- filter
  • impdedance ratio
  • stability analysis
  • weak grid

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