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A Grid-Forming Converter with MVDC Supply and Integrated Step-Down Transformer: Modeling, Control Perspectives, and Control Hardware-in-the-Loop (C-HIL) Verification
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Manuel Barrios ,
Hessam Golmohamadi,
Florin Iov ,
Birgitte Bak-Jensen ,
Mohammad Monfared
Electronics, Volume: 13, Issue: 16, Start page: 3143
Swansea University Author:
Mohammad Monfared
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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/electronics13163143
Abstract
A grid-forming voltage source converter with an integrated step-down transformer could be a promising solution for supplying low-voltage alternating current loads from a medium-voltage direct current supply. However, it may require a control system that gathers feedback signals from both the primary...
| Published in: | Electronics |
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| ISSN: | 2079-9292 |
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MDPI AG
2023
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67356 |
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A grid-forming voltage source converter with an integrated step-down transformer could be a promising solution for supplying low-voltage alternating current loads from a medium-voltage direct current supply. However, it may require a control system that gathers feedback signals from both the primary and secondary sides of the transformer, which in turn complicates the derivation of a standard form linear model. The absence of such a model complicates control tuning, as well as the assessment of dynamics and stability of the converter system. The objective of this paper is to address this gap in knowledge. For the case study, a conventional H-bridge converter with a step-down transformer and an -frame dual-loop grid-forming controller is considered. Initially, comprehensive guidelines on deriving a standard form linear model for this converter system are presented. Then, the impact of controlling the VSC in a frame and the changes in the transformer vector group on the small-signal model of the VSC are analyzed. The aspects of control tuning are also discussed in detail, and the model’s accuracy and efficacy are validated both theoretically and through control hardware-in-the-loop (C-HIL) tests using a Typhoon HIL setup. |
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control hardware-in-the-loop (C-HIL); control tuning; grid-forming control; low-voltage alternating current (LVAC); medium-voltage direct current (MVDC); small-signal modeling; transformer; voltage source converter (VSC); voltage control |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program for SERENE under grant agreement no. 957682. |
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16 |
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3143 |