Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current Limiting

With the sustained increase in the penetration rate of grid-forming (GFM) converters in power systems, problems such as overcurrent and transient instability during system faults have drawn significant attention. This paper proposes an enhanced dynamic dq-axis current-limiting strategy (ED-CLiS) for...

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Main Authors: Zhenglong Sun, Zhifeng He, Naiyuan Liu, Rui Zhang, Bo Wang, Guowei Cai
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Published: China electric power research institute 2025-01-01
Series:CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems
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Zhifeng He
Naiyuan Liu
Rui Zhang
Bo Wang
Guowei Cai
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Bo Wang
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description With the sustained increase in the penetration rate of grid-forming (GFM) converters in power systems, problems such as overcurrent and transient instability during system faults have drawn significant attention. This paper proposes an enhanced dynamic dq-axis current-limiting strategy (ED-CLiS) for GFM converters, which improves transient stability across all stages before and after current limiting. First, a dynamic dq-axis current-limiting strategy (D-CLiS) is proposed. This strategy regulates the power angle to prevent it from going out of control during current limiting, which is achieved by controlling the <tex>$d$</tex>- and <tex>$q$</tex>-axis current reference values to reshape the <tex>${P}-\delta^{\prime}$</tex> curve. Additionally, a large reverse acceleration area can induce excessive angle <tex>$\delta^{\prime}$</tex> swings, causing the D-CLiS to be triggered repeatedly and resulting in converter instability after the control exit, even without faults. A reference power control structure (RPCS) is proposed, which suppresses the phenomenon by adjusting the power reference value to control the converter&#x0027;s reverse acceleration area. Finally, the control strategy is verified through simulations.
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spelling doaj-art-e4c915a1a86242e0a9ef22e25f077d1f2025-08-20T02:33:55ZengChina electric power research instituteCSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems2096-00422025-01-0111396097110.17775/CSEEJPES.2024.0862011006437Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current LimitingZhenglong Sun0Zhifeng He1Naiyuan Liu2Rui Zhang3Bo Wang4Guowei Cai5Ministry of Education (Northeast Electric Power University),Key Laboratory of Modern Power System Simulation and Control &#x0026; Renewable Energy Technology,Department of Electrical Engineering,Jilin,China,132011Ministry of Education (Northeast Electric Power University),Key Laboratory of Modern Power System Simulation and Control &#x0026; Renewable Energy Technology,Department of Electrical Engineering,Jilin,China,132011Ministry of Education (Northeast Electric Power University),Key Laboratory of Modern Power System Simulation and Control &#x0026; Renewable Energy Technology,Department of Electrical Engineering,Jilin,China,132011Ministry of Education (Northeast Electric Power University),Key Laboratory of Modern Power System Simulation and Control &#x0026; Renewable Energy Technology,Department of Electrical Engineering,Jilin,China,132011Ministry of Education (Northeast Electric Power University),Key Laboratory of Modern Power System Simulation and Control &#x0026; Renewable Energy Technology,Department of Electrical Engineering,Jilin,China,132011Ministry of Education (Northeast Electric Power University),Key Laboratory of Modern Power System Simulation and Control &#x0026; Renewable Energy Technology,Department of Electrical Engineering,Jilin,China,132011With the sustained increase in the penetration rate of grid-forming (GFM) converters in power systems, problems such as overcurrent and transient instability during system faults have drawn significant attention. This paper proposes an enhanced dynamic dq-axis current-limiting strategy (ED-CLiS) for GFM converters, which improves transient stability across all stages before and after current limiting. First, a dynamic dq-axis current-limiting strategy (D-CLiS) is proposed. This strategy regulates the power angle to prevent it from going out of control during current limiting, which is achieved by controlling the <tex>$d$</tex>- and <tex>$q$</tex>-axis current reference values to reshape the <tex>${P}-\delta^{\prime}$</tex> curve. Additionally, a large reverse acceleration area can induce excessive angle <tex>$\delta^{\prime}$</tex> swings, causing the D-CLiS to be triggered repeatedly and resulting in converter instability after the control exit, even without faults. A reference power control structure (RPCS) is proposed, which suppresses the phenomenon by adjusting the power reference value to control the converter&#x0027;s reverse acceleration area. Finally, the control strategy is verified through simulations.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11006437/Current-limiting controlgrid-forming (GFM) converterswitch controltransient stabilityvirtual synchronous generator (VSG)
spellingShingle Zhenglong Sun
Zhifeng He
Naiyuan Liu
Rui Zhang
Bo Wang
Guowei Cai
Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current Limiting
CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems
Current-limiting control
grid-forming (GFM) converter
switch control
transient stability
virtual synchronous generator (VSG)
title Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current Limiting
title_full Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current Limiting
title_fullStr Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current Limiting
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current Limiting
title_short Enhanced Transient Stability Strategy for Grid-Forming Converter Based on Current Limiting
title_sort enhanced transient stability strategy for grid forming converter based on current limiting
topic Current-limiting control
grid-forming (GFM) converter
switch control
transient stability
virtual synchronous generator (VSG)
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11006437/
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