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Comprehensive Coordinated Control Strategy of Virtual Synchronous Generators under Unbalanced Power Grid

  • Wang, Shuhuan (School of Electrical and Power Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology) ;
  • Han, Li (School of Electrical and Power Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology) ;
  • Chen, Kai (School of Electrical and Power Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology)
  • Received : 2019.03.07
  • Accepted : 2019.08.12
  • Published : 2019.11.20
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Abstract

When grid voltage is unbalanced, the grid-connected output current and power of Virtual Synchronous Generators (VSGs) are distorted and quadratic. In order to improve the power quality of a grid connected to a VSG when the grid voltage is unbalanced, a comprehensive coordinated control strategy is proposed. The strategy uses the positive sequence current reference command obtained by a VSG in the balanced current control mode to establish a unified negative sequence current reference command analytical expression for the three objectives of current balance, active power constant and reactive power constant. In addition, based on the relative value of each target's volatility, a comprehensive wave function expression is established. By deriving the comprehensive wave function, the corresponding negative sequence current reference value is obtained. Therefore, the VSG can achieve the minimum comprehensive fluctuation under the premise that the three targets meet the requirements of grid connection, and the output power quality is improved. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is verified by simulation and experimental results.

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