Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Interface Method for Grid Forming Inverters Using a Voltage-Controlled Power Amplifier

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作者
Hernandez-Alvidrez, Javier [1 ]
Darbali-Zamora, Rachid [1 ]
Flicker, Jack D. [1 ]
Gurule, Nicholas S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
来源
2023 IEEE 50TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE, PVSC | 2023年
关键词
Grid-forming; photovoltaic inverters; real-time simulation; power hardware-in-the-loop; blackstart; stability analysis;
D O I
10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10360001
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Incorporating grid-forming inverters (GFMI) into a power hardware- in-the-loop (PHIL) setup presents critical stability challenges if the GFMI operates in isochronous mode. Attempting to use the ideal transformer method (ITM) to interface a GFMI may pose the risk of catastrophic damage to either: the GFMI, or the power amplifier. This is caused by the lack of a synchronization mechanism in some commercially available GFMI designed to operate only in isochronous mode. One possible solution is to use a power amplifier that operates in current-control mode. However, most of the power amplifiers available in the market operate only under voltage-control mode. This paper presents a novel yet simple method to convert a voltage-controlled power amplifier into a current-controlled device by using the computational capabilities of a real-time simulator to embed the current control. This way, a stable synchronization between the GFMI and the power amplifier can be achieved, and the PHIL setup stability can be maintained.
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