Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation Source

With the massive deployment of converter-based power generation, low-frequency oscillations (LFOs) such as sub-synchronous oscillations (SSOs) caused by converter-grid interactions have garnered widespread attention. Accurate field-measurement of low-frequency impedance for grid-connected converters...

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Main Authors: Han Mu, Zheran Zeng, Dongsheng Yang, Yin Sun, Xiongfei Wang
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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description With the massive deployment of converter-based power generation, low-frequency oscillations (LFOs) such as sub-synchronous oscillations (SSOs) caused by converter-grid interactions have garnered widespread attention. Accurate field-measurement of low-frequency impedance for grid-connected converters is essential for the stability assessment. However, it is challenging for high-voltage and power converter systems, due to the high cost of impedance measurement equipment. To address the issue, a three-step equivalent transformation of the external voltage excitation source to a virtual excitation source is proposed, which facilitates imposing the excitation signals directly into the control system of the converter under test. Such equivalence is mathematically proven, demonstrating that the virtual excitation source can ensure an accurate self-measurement of the low-frequency impedance of grid-connected converters. Further, the impacts of filter parameter shifts and the side-band harmonics of switching modulation on the impedance measurement accuracy are analyzed in detail. Finally, the effectiveness of the virtual excitation source injection method is validated through experimental tests.
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spelling doaj-art-cdb6c1aa3582496eaab97dc278ac5c3a2025-08-20T03:05:45ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics2644-13142025-01-01691993010.1109/OJPEL.2025.356467810978067Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation SourceHan Mu0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9307-4257Zheran Zeng1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6684-6916Dongsheng Yang2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1808-1908Yin Sun3Xiongfei Wang4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6327-9729Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, AP, The NetherlandsDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, AP, The NetherlandsDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, AP, The NetherlandsGrid Connection Technology, Shell Global Solutions International BV, Den Haag, HP, The NetherlandsSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SwedenWith the massive deployment of converter-based power generation, low-frequency oscillations (LFOs) such as sub-synchronous oscillations (SSOs) caused by converter-grid interactions have garnered widespread attention. Accurate field-measurement of low-frequency impedance for grid-connected converters is essential for the stability assessment. However, it is challenging for high-voltage and power converter systems, due to the high cost of impedance measurement equipment. To address the issue, a three-step equivalent transformation of the external voltage excitation source to a virtual excitation source is proposed, which facilitates imposing the excitation signals directly into the control system of the converter under test. Such equivalence is mathematically proven, demonstrating that the virtual excitation source can ensure an accurate self-measurement of the low-frequency impedance of grid-connected converters. Further, the impacts of filter parameter shifts and the side-band harmonics of switching modulation on the impedance measurement accuracy are analyzed in detail. Finally, the effectiveness of the virtual excitation source injection method is validated through experimental tests.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10978067/Grid-connected converterhigh-voltage and -power levelsdq framelow-frequencyself-measurement
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Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation Source
IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
Grid-connected converter
high-voltage and -power levels
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low-frequency
self-measurement
title Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation Source
title_full Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation Source
title_fullStr Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation Source
title_full_unstemmed Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation Source
title_short Self-Measurement of Three-Phase Converter Impedance With Virtual Excitation Source
title_sort self measurement of three phase converter impedance with virtual excitation source
topic Grid-connected converter
high-voltage and -power levels
dq frame
low-frequency
self-measurement
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10978067/
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