Impact of Virtual Synchronous Generators on Power System Frequency Dynamics
A. Fu (TU Delft - Intelligent Electrical Power Grids)
A. Lekić (TU Delft - Intelligent Electrical Power Grids)
Eleftherios O. Kontis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Kyriaki-Nefeli D. Malamaki (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Georgios Kryonidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Juan Manuel Mauricio (University of Seville)
Charis S. Demoulias (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
M. Cvetkovic (TU Delft - Intelligent Electrical Power Grids)
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Abstract
This paper deals with a systematic assessment of the power system frequency dynamics under high penetration of converter-interfaced renewable energy sources (CI-RESs). Specifically, the concept of the virtual synchronous generator (VSG) is implemented in the CI-RESs located at the transmission system (TS) side and/or the distribution network (DN) side. Dynamic RMS simulations are performed on a testbed consisting of the IEEE 9-bus TS grid and the CIGRE medium-voltage DN grid under different CI-RES penetration levels and VSG control parameters to assess the VSG impact on the power system frequency dynamics. It is shown that the decommissioning of conventional power plants coupled via synchronous generators can be safely performed in case the VSG concept is adopted correctly.