SMALL-SIGNAL ROTOR ANGLE STABILITY OF MULTI-VIRTUAL SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE
(n-VISMA) MICROGRID
Abstract
With the growing penetration level of inverter-based power sources into
the grid, the impact of low-inertia, damping and deployment of new
controls has raised several questions concerning system stability.
Virtual synchronous machine (VISMA) has been proposed to provide
ancillary services necessary for grid stabilization. In a multi-VISMA
microgrid, rotor angle stability of the power system is dependent on the
active power balance after small perturbation. Using relevant analytical
models are essential issues for microgrid stability analysis. This paper
presents a comprehensive small-signal stability analysis to study
inherent electromechanical oscillations in the virtual-rotors. The
subsystems of the microgrid consisting of VISMA, network and load were
all modelled in Synchronous Reference Frame. The small-signal model
(SSM) was tested on IEEE-9 bus system with VISMA replacing
electromechanical synchronous machines on the network. To validate the
developed numerical analytics, dynamic responses of the SSM are compared
with those of the non-linear system dynamics and the results reveal that
the developed linearized SSM is sufficient to accurately characterize
behaviour of the VISMA microgrid when operated in autonomous mode.
Eigenvalues analysis and parameter sensitivities of the critical modes
were investigated. Oscillatory participations of the VISMAs and steady
stability limit of the microgrid was also carried out.