Verification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault Calculations

The emerging microgrids are mainly powered by renewable distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar and wind, with batteries as a backup power. These DERs are decoupled from the grid by inverters and thus, their fault currents are dictated by the control strategies programmed in the inverter...

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Main Authors: Nikola Simić, Luka Strezoski, Simiša Simić, Dušan Čohadžić
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Language:English
Published: Savez energetičara 2021-12-01
Series:Energija, Ekonomija, Ekologija
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Online Access:https://doi.ub.kg.ac.rs/2021/10-46793-eee21-4-53s/
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author Nikola Simić
Luka Strezoski
Simiša Simić
Dušan Čohadžić
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description The emerging microgrids are mainly powered by renewable distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar and wind, with batteries as a backup power. These DERs are decoupled from the grid by inverters and thus, their fault currents are dictated by the control strategies programmed in the inverter itself. The inverters’ control strategies are in most cases dictated by the Grid Code requirements, in order to help the microgrid ride through the fault as painless as possible. Thus, in order to have accurate results for microgrid fault calculations, crucially important for setting the relay protection and protecting the entire microgrid, these DERs must be accurately modelled. Unfortunately, these models have not yet been fully developed nor standardized. In this paper, a recently developed model for inverter-based DERs are integrated into the fault current calculation based on the IEC 60909 standard for fault calculations and tested in the state-of-the-art hardware-in-the-loop environment. The test results are very promising, which opens the possibility to standardize these novel models, filling the seriously dangerous gap of not having the standardized fault models for inverter-based DERs.
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spelling doaj-art-88db9db8419242ca9f3b33a0af74657e2025-01-08T11:23:00ZengSavez energetičaraEnergija, Ekonomija, Ekologija0354-86512812-75282021-12-01234535810.46793/EEE21-4.53SVerification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault CalculationsNikola Simić0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0748-4672Luka Strezoski1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0109-4320Simiša Simić2Dušan Čohadžić3Univerzitet u Nisu Elektronski fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu Fakultet tehnickih naukaUniverzitet u Novom Sadu Fakultet tehnickih naukaTyphoon HIL, Novi SadTyphoon HIL, Novi SadThe emerging microgrids are mainly powered by renewable distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar and wind, with batteries as a backup power. These DERs are decoupled from the grid by inverters and thus, their fault currents are dictated by the control strategies programmed in the inverter itself. The inverters’ control strategies are in most cases dictated by the Grid Code requirements, in order to help the microgrid ride through the fault as painless as possible. Thus, in order to have accurate results for microgrid fault calculations, crucially important for setting the relay protection and protecting the entire microgrid, these DERs must be accurately modelled. Unfortunately, these models have not yet been fully developed nor standardized. In this paper, a recently developed model for inverter-based DERs are integrated into the fault current calculation based on the IEC 60909 standard for fault calculations and tested in the state-of-the-art hardware-in-the-loop environment. The test results are very promising, which opens the possibility to standardize these novel models, filling the seriously dangerous gap of not having the standardized fault models for inverter-based DERs.https://doi.ub.kg.ac.rs/2021/10-46793-eee21-4-53s/distributed energy resourcesmicrogridsfault calculations
spellingShingle Nikola Simić
Luka Strezoski
Simiša Simić
Dušan Čohadžić
Verification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault Calculations
Energija, Ekonomija, Ekologija
distributed energy resources
microgrids
fault calculations
title Verification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault Calculations
title_full Verification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault Calculations
title_fullStr Verification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault Calculations
title_full_unstemmed Verification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault Calculations
title_short Verification of Distributed Energy Resource Models for Microgrid Fault Calculations
title_sort verification of distributed energy resource models for microgrid fault calculations
topic distributed energy resources
microgrids
fault calculations
url https://doi.ub.kg.ac.rs/2021/10-46793-eee21-4-53s/
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