Small-signal modeling of weak AC networks with a low short-circuit ratio

The modelling of weak grids in power systems is an active research topic due to the decrease in the strength of the network as a result of the integration of power electronicbased devices in the system. When the small-signal stability criterion is used to identify potential interactions and propose...

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Autor: Cifuentes García, Francisco Javier
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/340611
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/340611
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electric networks -- Mathematical models
Xarxes elèctriques -- Models matemàtics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica::Distribució d’energia elèctrica
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Sumario:The modelling of weak grids in power systems is an active research topic due to the decrease in the strength of the network as a result of the integration of power electronicbased devices in the system. When the small-signal stability criterion is used to identify potential interactions and propose new control strategies, the common practice is to represent the grid by a simple RL-Thévenin equivalent based on a certain short-circuit ratio. However, this approach may not able to include the relevant network dynamics for the stability assessment, and thus leading to misleading results. In this work, the different representation of the main power system elements is analysed in the context of small-signal stability for the particular case of weak grids and their equivalence is assessed. It is shown that the load representation is of great relevance for assessing the system stability and that there is a certain equivalence in representing the grid by a SG-based model and by Thévenin equivalent. Nonetheless, discrepancies are apparent in the frequency and state variables of the detected instabilities in the various models, which illustrates that the assessment and mitigation of the potential issues may differ between different grid representations.