Synchronizing a synchronverter to an unbalanced power grid using sequence component decomposition

The synchronverter is a device used in some microgrids to perform self-synchronization and represent the behavior of a synchronous machine. However, the original control has been proposed for balanced net- works, which is not present in all distribution systems. In unbalanced networks, the negative...

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Autores: Quintero Duran, Michell J., Candelo Becerra, John E., Posada Contreras, Johnny
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
Repositorio:RED: Repositorio Educativo Digital UAO
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:red.uao.edu.co:10614/14742
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10614/14742
https://red.uao.edu.co/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingeniería eléctrica
Electric engineering
Distributed generation
Droop control
Positive sequence
Symmetrical components
Synchronverter
Virtual synchronous generator
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Sumario:The synchronverter is a device used in some microgrids to perform self-synchronization and represent the behavior of a synchronous machine. However, the original control has been proposed for balanced net- works, which is not present in all distribution systems. In unbalanced networks, the negative sequence may appear and generate a double frequency oscillation when delivering power or a non-symmetrical current from the inverter; thus, it must compensate unbalanced load. Therefore, this article shows that a synchronverter can be synchronized using the positive sequence even when there are voltage unbalances. The proposed strategy was simulated in the Simulink-Matlab© software, considering an unbalanced power grid with a single inverter and a load. The results confirm the effectiveness of this strategy, as the synchronverter can follow the grid frequency and the wave shape amplitude after starting the frequency droop control