Overload Mitigation of Inertial Grid-Forming Inverters Under Frequency Excursions

Grid-forming (GFM) inverters play a critical role in stabilizing future power grids. However, their synchronization is inherently coupled with frequency support, which poses a challenge to prevent overloading while maintaining synchronization. While existing literature has proposed strategies to mit...

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Autores: Ordoño Murillo, Ander, Sánchez Ruiz, Alain, Zubiaga Lazcano, Markel, Asensio de Miguel, Francisco Javier, Rodríguez Góngora, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/74694
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/74694
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:frequency regulation
grid-connected inverter
grid-forming control
grid synchronization
inertia
overload mitigation
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Sumario:Grid-forming (GFM) inverters play a critical role in stabilizing future power grids. However, their synchronization is inherently coupled with frequency support, which poses a challenge to prevent overloading while maintaining synchronization. While existing literature has proposed strategies to mitigate the overload of GFM inverters during frequency excursions, these typically focus on limiting primary frequency regulation and overlook their inertial contribution, limiting their effectiveness. The present work addresses this gap by analyzing three overload mitigation strategies that dynamically adjust both primary frequency regulation and inertia. The main contribution of this work is formal analysis of the control structures, providing insight into the tuning process, dynamic behavior, and inherent trade-offs. The performance of these strategies is evaluated under grid frequency excursions and oscillations, focusing on their ability to limit overloads and ensure seamless recovery. Simulation results are validated through experimental testing.