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Development of a Novel Control Scheme for Grid-Following Converter under Asymmetrical Faults

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  • Muhammad Abubakar

    (Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 18, 8010 Graz, Austria)

  • Herwig Renner

    (Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 18, 8010 Graz, Austria)

  • Robert Schürhuber

    (Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 18, 8010 Graz, Austria)

Abstract

With the increasing penetration of converter-based power sources into the power system, the performance of the converter has become a key factor for enhancing grid reliability, especially during asymmetrical faults. To meet the low voltage ride-through requirements, the converter should feed the reactive power to the grid for voltage support while ensuring the maximum current limitation for the converter’s safety. For such injections, the grid codes are defined. This paper presents a novel and simplified reference current generation scheme to fulfill the requirement of recent grid codes, ensure the current limit of the converter and confirm better utilization of the converter’s current capacity during asymmetrical faults. Moreover, it also discusses the new sequence extraction scheme based on the delay sample method in the stationary reference frame and the control modifications for the negative sequence current injection. The proposed scheme was tested for different priority injection schemes. Its performance was also compared with other control schemes. Detailed simulation studies, in MATLAB/Simulink, were presented to confirm the performance of the proposed scheme under different faulty conditions. The results confirmed the supremacy of the proposed scheme over the available schemes for better utilization of the converter’s current capacity during asymmetrical faults. It also ensured the peak current limitation of the converter while fulfilling the recent grid code requirements. Moreover, the results showed that the new scheme has 10% more current capacity compared to the other schemes due to better incorporation of the angle between the positive and negative phase sequences of the voltage.

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  • Muhammad Abubakar & Herwig Renner & Robert Schürhuber, 2023. "Development of a Novel Control Scheme for Grid-Following Converter under Asymmetrical Faults," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-22, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:3:p:1276-:d:1046063
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    1. Marek Nowak & Tomasz Binkowski & Stanisław Piróg, 2021. "Proportional-Resonant Controller Structure with Finite Gain for Three-Phase Grid-Tied Converters," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-17, October.
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