Current-type power hardware-in-the-loop interface for black-start testing of grid-forming converter

Zhiwang Feng, Abdulrahman Alassi, Mazheruddin Hussain Syed, Rafael Pena Alzola, Khaled Ahmed, Graeme Burt

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Abstract

Grid-forming converter establishes a stable and controllable voltage at its output terminal without requiring external angle reference, which enables the GFC to be a candidate for providing black start services. However, this attribute poses significant challenges to the conventional power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) simulation, which incorporates the physical power converter by regulating its voltage angle to be synchronized with that of an interfacing power amplifier mimicking the real-time emulated power grid. The lack of voltage synchronization at the coupling point of GFC and interfacing power amplifier leads to instability. To address this challenge, the current-type interfacing method with compensation and scaling scheme is proposed to interface a GFC with soft black-start capability into a PHIL setup. Analytical assessment and experimental results involving interfacing a 90 kVA power converter implemented with grid-forming control are presented to verify the methodology.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Dec 2022
Event48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 17 Oct 202220 Oct 2022
https://iecon2022.org/

Conference

Conference48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Abbreviated titleIECON2022
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period17/10/2220/10/22
Internet address

Keywords

  • power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL)
  • grid-forming converter
  • soft black-start
  • current-type power interface

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