Performance Analysis of Grid Forming Converters for a Didactic Smart Grid System

TOZAK M., TAŞKIN S., Sengor I.

57th International Universities Power Engineering Conference: Big Data and Smart Grids, UPEC 2022, İstanbul, Turkey, 30 August - 02 September 2022, (Full Text) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/upec55022.2022.9917939
  • City: İstanbul
  • Country: Turkey
  • Keywords: grid forming control, grid forming converters, grid following converters, low inertia systems, inverter interfaced systems, converter-based resources
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Grid forming control for inverter-dominated power systems of the future is crucial as it enables more renewable penetration and provides enhanced stability. In this paper, a power system that consists of both Synchronous Machines (SM) and Grid Forming Controlled PV system is modeled and simulated in MATLAB®/Simulink®. Moreover, the real parameters of laboratory pieces of equipment in Manisa Celal Bayar University Smart Grid Laboratory (MCBU-SGLab) are used throughout the study. In addition, various Grid Forming Converter control methods such as droop control, matching control, and dispatchable virtual oscillator control are compared in terms of frequency stability under different conditions.