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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Energy Res.
Sec. Sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.1511218
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Renewable Energy System Monitoring, Situational Awareness, and Control View all 17 articles

Comparison of Support Strategies for Grid Construction after Failure of Renewable Energy Power Generation System

Provisionally accepted
Ke Li Ke Li 1Xia Lin Xia Lin 1Simeng Zhu Simeng Zhu 1Long Wang Long Wang 1Qiang Li Qiang Li 1Kun Wang Kun Wang 1Shuxin Song Shuxin Song 2*
  • 1 Zaozhuang Power Supply Company, Zaozhuang, China
  • 2 Shandong University, Jinan, China

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    As the proportion of renewable energy generation continues to rise, the study of voltage source converter (VSC) control has become a focal point of research. The concepts of emulating the characteristics of synchronous machines have led to the proposals of droop control and virtual synchronous control (VSG). However, a deeper comparison of the control characteristics of these two methods is still needed, particularly in terms of their ability to support the system when partial power sources experience fault conditions. This paper analyzes and compares the two in terms of control principles and small-signal modeling, and finally, based on a nine-bus system with 100% renewable energy generation, two scenarios are designed: a sudden load increase and a partial power source disconnection. The differences in control characteristics between the two are compared and analyzed. The results indicate that the VSG exhibits greater damping compared to droop control and is capable of providing inertial support to the system, making its frequency and voltage less susceptible to change.

    Keywords: VSC, VSG, Droop control, GFM, Renewable Energy

    Received: 14 Oct 2024; Accepted: 06 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Lin, Zhu, Wang, Li, Wang and Song. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shuxin Song, Shandong University, Jinan, China

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