Virtual Oscillator Control Maintains Grid Operations with High Inverter Penetrations
Abstract
VOC makes each inverter behave electrically like a spring, 'bouncing back' to its normal operating range when disturbed. Coupling these inverters electronically could result in a new way to stabilize power grids. VOC has been demonstrated in a microgrid using several small inverters. In addition, five custom-designed inverters have been built and will be tested with grid simulations at NREL using power hardware-in-the-loop technology. VOC may provide a simple method to keep microgrids stable -- a topic of growing interest as resilience to energy disruptions gains prominence. VOC may also provide a means to transition power grids from today's inertia-dominated systems to systems that do not rely on rotating machinery.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1256867
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/FS-5D00-66547
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Program Document
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; virtual oscillator control; VOC; power grid
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. Virtual Oscillator Control Maintains Grid Operations with High Inverter Penetrations. United States: N. p., 2016.
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. Virtual Oscillator Control Maintains Grid Operations with High Inverter Penetrations. United States.
. 2016.
"Virtual Oscillator Control Maintains Grid Operations with High Inverter Penetrations". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1256867.
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abstractNote = {VOC makes each inverter behave electrically like a spring, 'bouncing back' to its normal operating range when disturbed. Coupling these inverters electronically could result in a new way to stabilize power grids. VOC has been demonstrated in a microgrid using several small inverters. In addition, five custom-designed inverters have been built and will be tested with grid simulations at NREL using power hardware-in-the-loop technology. VOC may provide a simple method to keep microgrids stable -- a topic of growing interest as resilience to energy disruptions gains prominence. VOC may also provide a means to transition power grids from today's inertia-dominated systems to systems that do not rely on rotating machinery.},
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year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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