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Small-Signal Modeling and Analysis of Virtual Inertia-Based PV Systems

  • Javad Khazaei*
  • , Zhenghong Tu
  • , Wenxin Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Renewable energy sources normally provide low inertia, which allows a little time for controlling the system. The inertia emulation has recently been introduced for photovoltaic (PV) generation to fight against the small inertia and improve the energy efficiency. The main purpose of this article is to analyze the stability of a virtual inertia-based three-phase two-stage PV system for smart grid applications. Dynamics of DC/DC converter, DC/AC converter, AC side filter, virtual inertia controller, and controllers of the DC/DC and DC/AC converters are considered in the modeling procedure. Eigenvalue analysis is performed to evaluate the sensitivity of the design parameters on stability of a grid-connected virtual inertia PV system. Time-domain simulations using MATLAB/Simscape Power System toolbox are used to validate the eigenvalue analysis results.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8990044
Pages (from-to)1129-1138
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
Volume35
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Virtual inertia emulation
  • photovoltaic (PV)
  • small-signal modeling
  • voltage source converter

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