Solar PV and BESS Plant-Level Voltage Control and Interactions: Experiments and Analysis

Fan, Lingling; Miao, Zhixin; Shah, Shahil; Koralewicz, Przemyslaw; Gevorgian, Vahan

doi:10.1109/tec.2023.3237084

Solar PV and BESS Plant-Level Voltage Control and Interactions: Experiments and Analysis

Journal Article · Mon Jan 16 04:00:00 EST 2023 · IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2023.3237084· OSTI ID:1924449

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Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

In real world operation, low-frequency oscillations associated with plant-level voltage control of inverter-based resources (IBRs) have been a concern of grid operators. Here, this research aims to demonstrate and analyze the effect of plant-level voltage control on system stability and potential interactions among IBRs. The experiment results of a 13.2-kV system interconnected with two IBRs—a 1-MW battery energy storage system (BESS) and a 430-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant—are presented. Both 0.5-Hz and 3-Hz oscillations become visible at certain conditions. The phenomenon is further explained by use of a feedback system consisting of the plant-level droop control and the effect of reactive power or var injection on voltage. The main components of the block diagram are obtained via frequency scan measurements. The analysis offers an understanding of the main contributors and other influencing factors of the 3-Hz and 0.5-Hz modes. It also reveals the role of the volt-var droop gain, the low-pass filter time constant, and the system impedance in stability.

Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office Office

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1924449

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5D00-82901; MainId:83674; UUID:cc2671d1-7317-476a-a4ee-d372b96a0d4d; MainAdminID:68731

Journal Information:: IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion; ISSN 0885-8969

Publisher:: IEEE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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