LAPSE:2023.30473
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LAPSE:2023.30473
Parameter Selection for the Virtual Oscillator Control Applied to Microgrids
April 14, 2023
Virtual Oscillator Control (VOC) is a promising technique that allows several inverters connected to a microgrid to naturally synchronize, without communication. However, the selection of the VOC parameters often require iterative or optimization procedures that render its practical use not straightforward. In this paper, this problem is overcome with the proposition of a novel methodology for determining the dead-zone type VOC parameters based on the describing function method. The methodology consists of a set of analytical equations that use as input data few basic electrical system parameters from the converter and from the microgrid, namely, the operating voltage and frequency ranges, besides rated power. The proposed set of equations is used to calculate the parameters required to control an inverter in voltage mode. The validity of the proposed approach is demonstrated in experiments that encompass different situations such as pre-synchronization, connection, and disconnection of a second inverter from a microgrid.
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microgrid, parameter tuning, Virtual Oscillator Control, voltage-mode inverter
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Costa DA, Tôrres LAB, Silva SM, De Conti A, Brandão DI. Parameter Selection for the Virtual Oscillator Control Applied to Microgrids. (2023). LAPSE:2023.30473
Author Affiliations
Costa DA: Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil; Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnologica de Minas Gerais, R. Alvares [ORCID]
Tôrres LAB: Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil [ORCID]
Silva SM: Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil [ORCID]
De Conti A: Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil [ORCID]
Brandão DI: Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-901, Brazil [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
Issue
7
First Page
1818
Year
2021
Publication Date
2021-03-24
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1996-1073
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