Grid Forming Converters in Renewable Energy Sources Dominated Power Grid: Control Strategy, Stability, Application, and Challenges

doi:10.35833/MPCE.2021.000257

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10.35833/MPCE.2021.000257

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Haobo Zhang ^¹
Haobo Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Wang Xiang ^{^1,2}
Wang Xiang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, G1 1XW, Glasgow, UK
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Weixing Lin ^{^3,1}
Weixing Lin
TBEA Sunoasis Company Ltd., ürümqi 830011, China;State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Jinyu Wen ^¹
Jinyu Wen
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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1.State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;2.Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, G1 1XW, Glasgow, UK;3.TBEA Sunoasis Company Ltd., Ürümqi 830011, China

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This work was supported by the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Key R&D Projects (No. 2020B02002).

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The renewable energy sources (RESs) dominated power grid is an envisaged infrastructure of the future power system, where the commonly used grid following (GFL) control for grid-tied converters suffers from lacking grid support capability, low stability, etc. Recently, emerging grid forming (GFM) control methods have been proposed to improve the dynamic performance and stability of grid-tied converters. This paper reviews existing GFM control methods for the grid-tied converters and compares them in terms of control structure, grid support capability, fault current limiting, and stability. Considering the impact of fault current limiting strategies, a comprehensive transient stability analysis is provided. In addition, this paper explores the typical applications of GFM converters, such as AC microgrid and offshore wind farm high-voltage direct current (OWF-HVDC) integration systems. Finally, the challenges to the GFM converters in future applications are discussed.

Key words:Grid following (GFL) control ; grid forming (GFM) control ; high-voltage direct current (HVDC) ; microgrid ; renewable energy ; small-signal stability ; transient stability

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