Test Specification 02.01
Complying with the fault-ride-through (FRT) requirements while maintaining power sharing
ID | 02 |
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Author | Alexandros G.Paspatis, Alkistis Kontou |
Version | 2 |
Project | ERIGRID 2.0 |
Date | 13/04/2020 |
Name of the Test Case | Complying with the fault-ride-through (FRT) requirements in inverter-based droop-controlled microgrids | |
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Narrative | An inverter-based microgrid is considered, with inverter-interfaced distributed energy resources (DERs) operating in parallel to feed the microgrid load. At some point, a network fault occurs, either inside the microgrid (when considering an islanded microgrid) or at the main grid (when considering a grid-connected microgrid). Through the control design of the inverter-interfaced distributed energy resources, power sharing is achieved between the multiple inverters during normal grid conditions. In this way, all inverters are equally stressed while the voltage and frequency of the microgrid are regulated close to their nominal values (droop control operation). Furthermore, when the network fault occurs, the inverters inject power according to the international standards to provide grid voltage support. | |
Function(s) under Investigation (FuI) | Power sharing in inverter-based microgrids and grid voltage support from inverters, during grid faults | |
Object under Investigation (OuI) | Inverter-interfaced distributed energy resources controllers | |
Domain under Investigation (DuI) | Electrical Power | |
Purpose of Investigation (PoI) |
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System under Test (SuT) | An inverter-based microgrid consisting of multiple inverter-interfaced distributed energy resources (DERs), lines, loads, etc. | |
Functions under Test (FuT) | A unified inverter controller that incorporates droop control and fault-ride-through techniques. | |
Test criteria (TCR) | Microgrid operation according to the designed control algorithm | |
Target Metrics (TM) |
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Variability Attributes (VA) |
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Quality Attributes (QA) |
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The major ancillary services required from inverter-interfaced DERs during i) normal operation (droop control) and ii) during grid faulty operation (fault-ride-through) will be investigated through a single test where the inverters are equipped with the appropriate smart control algorithms.
Complying with the fault-ride-through (FRT) requirements while maintaining power sharing