Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) Control Strategy Based on Improved Damping and Angular Frequency Deviation Feedforward
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of VSG Active Control
3. Traditional VSG Power Characteristics and Problems
3.1. Static Characteristics and Their Problems
3.2. Dynamic Performance and Their Problems
4. VSG Control Strategy Based on Improved Damping and Angular Frequency Deviation Feedforward
4.1. Steady-State Performance
4.2. Dynamic Performance
4.2.1. The Effect of Td on the Dynamic Performance of the System
4.2.2. The Effect of Kp on the Dynamic Performance of the System
5. Simulation and Experimental Verifications
5.1. Simulation Verification
5.2. Experimental Verification
6. Conclusions
- (1)
- The VSG characteristics mainly depended on the inertia coefficient J and the damping coefficient D; the influence of the two parameters on the dynamic and static indicators was mutually restricted and there was a contradiction. An increase in the virtual inertia resulted in a larger J and a smaller angular frequency change rate, but reduced the damping ratio, which is not conducive to system stability. With an increase in the damping coefficient D, although the system stability became better and the maximum active overshoot decreased, the system adjustment time became longer.
- (2)
- By adding a transient damping control to the damping control link, the steady-state error of the VSG when D was too large changed. At the same time, the compensation deviation of angular frequency feedforward was superimposed on the active power, which accelerated the speed of the VSG tracking active power instructions, reducing the active overshoot and adjustment time in the dynamic process and taking into account the dynamic static characteristics of the VSG.
- (3)
- The simulation results showed that the VSG control strategy with improved damping and angular frequency deviation feedforward could effectively suppress the active oscillation and eliminate steady-state errors.
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Value |
Rated power, S | 150 kW |
Rated frequency, f | 50 Hz |
Rated phase voltage, Udc | 311 V |
Filter inductor, L | 1.5 mH |
Filter capacitor, C | 600 μF |
Line inductance, Lg | 0.8 mH |
Rotational inertia, J | 5 kg·m2 |
Active droop, Kω | 25 |
Damping factor D | 25 |
Damping time, Td | 1 s |
Angular frequency deviation coefficient, Kp | 5000 |
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Wang, S.; Xie, Y. Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) Control Strategy Based on Improved Damping and Angular Frequency Deviation Feedforward. Energies 2023, 16, 5635. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155635
Wang S, Xie Y. Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) Control Strategy Based on Improved Damping and Angular Frequency Deviation Feedforward. Energies. 2023; 16(15):5635. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155635
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Sue, and Yuxin Xie. 2023. "Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) Control Strategy Based on Improved Damping and Angular Frequency Deviation Feedforward" Energies 16, no. 15: 5635. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155635
APA StyleWang, S., & Xie, Y. (2023). Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) Control Strategy Based on Improved Damping and Angular Frequency Deviation Feedforward. Energies, 16(15), 5635. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155635