Coordinated Control Strategy of Virtual Synchronous Generator Based on Adaptive Moment of Inertia and Virtual Impedance

• Published in: IEEE journal on emerging and selected topics in circuits and systems Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 99 - 110
• Main Authors: Ren, Mingwei, Li, Tong, Shi, Kai, Xu, Peifeng, Sun, Yuxin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01-03-2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Acceleration; active power adjustment; Adaptive control; Distributed generation; Dynamic stability; Electric potential; Electronic devices; Frequency control; Frequency modulation; Frequency response; frequency response speed; Frequency stability; Impedance; Inertia; Moments of inertia; Phasors; Power system dynamics; Power system stability; Synchronous generators; Time-frequency analysis; virtual impedance; Virtual synchronous generator; Voltage
• ISSN: 2156-3357; 2156-3365
• DOI: 10.1109/JETCAS.2021.3051320

The application of virtual synchronous generators in the power system eases the pressure on the grid caused by penetration of lots of power electronic devices, but worsens the dynamic frequency stability of the grid. Meanwhile, in order to solve the problem of power coupling in low-voltage micro-grid systems, most measures introduced virtual impedance technology to adjust the equivalent output impedance of the system. Therefore, most studies have adopted the adaptive control strategy of the moment of inertia, to improve the dynamic frequency adjustment of the grid. However, it will cause the frequency response speed reduction problem. In order to deal with the contradiction between the moment of inertia and frequency response speed, the voltage phasor relationship of the micro-source - grid system under signal disturbance in the introduction of virtual impedance is analyzed. Then an adaptive virtual impedance control strategy is proposed to accelerate the active power adjustment process of the virtual synchronous generator system, which helps to complete the first frequency modulation and improve the inertia adjustment ability. Finally, combining these two control strategies, a coordinated adaptive moment of inertia and virtual impedance control strategy is proposed. From the perspective of the moment of inertia and virtual impedance, the proposed method fully exploits the control advantages of the virtual synchronous generator system and achieves the purpose of adjusting the inertia of the virtual synchronous generator system while considering the acceleration of the frequency response speed. The comprehensive simulation results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.