Improved Delay-Based Phase-Locked Loop for Grid-Tied Inverter to Improve the Performance under Weak Grid

Author(s):  
Jinming Xu ◽  
Hao Qian ◽  
Shenyiyang Bian ◽  
Shaojun Xie
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IEEE Access ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 124275-124287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinming Xu ◽  
Shenyiyang Bian ◽  
Qiang Qian ◽  
Hao Qian ◽  
Shaojun Xie

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3907
Author(s):  
Antoine Musengimana ◽  
Haoyu Li ◽  
Xuemei Zheng ◽  
Yanxue Yu

This paper presents a small signal stability analysis to assess the stability issues facing PV (photovoltaic) inverters connected to a weak grid. It is revealed that the cause of the transient instabilities, either high-frequency or low-frequency oscillations, is dominated by the outer control loops and the grid strength. However, most challenging oscillations are low-frequency oscillations induced by coupling interaction between the outer loop controller and PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) when the inverter is connected to a weak grid. Therefore, the paper proposes a low-frequency damping methodology in order to enhance the high system integration, while maintaining the stability of the system. The control method uses a DC link voltage error to modulate the reference reactive current. The proposed control reduces the low-frequency coupling between the DVC (DC link voltage controller), AVC (AC voltage controller) and PLL (Phase-locked loop). According to this study’s results, the performance capability of the grid-connected PV inverter is improved and flexibility in the outer loop controller design is enhanced. The control strategy proposed in this paper is tested using the PLECS simulation software (Plexim GmbH, Zurich Switzerland) and the results are compared with the conventional method.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakiud Din ◽  
Jianzhong Zhang ◽  
Hussain Bassi ◽  
Muhyaddin Rawa ◽  
Yipeng Song

In recent years, the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) operates in a weak grid, rather than a strong grid due to the high proportion of wind energy into the power grid. The impedance interaction between the DFIG system and series and parallel compensated weak grid might cause the subsynchronous resonance (SSR) and high frequency resonance (HFR) in the DFIG system, respectively. Phase locked loop (PLL) is a popular grid synchronization technique, and the high bandwidth PLL can cause resonance at middle frequencies in the DFIG system. However, the impact of PLL types and their controller dynamics on the resonance in the DFIG system are not adequately researched. The impact of the PLL controller with different types, such as synchronous reference frame (SRF) and Lead/Lag PLL, is studied in this paper to fill this gap. Additionally, an improved PLL is proposed, which can guarantee the high phase margin and decrease the likelihood of the resonance at middle frequencies in the DFIG system under a weak grid. Moreover, the phase margin of the DFIG system impedance with an improved PLL is less sensitive to its controller parameters. Simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.


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