Virtual inertia: Current trends and future directions

U Tamrakar, D Shrestha, M Maharjan, BP Bhattarai… - Applied sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The modern power system is progressing from a synchronous machine-based system
towards an inverter-dominated system, with large-scale penetration of renewable energy …

The role of inertia for grid flexibility under high penetration of variable renewables-A review of challenges and solutions

P Makolo, R Zamora, TT Lie - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Several studies show that grid-integrated renewable energy (RE) sources have the potential
to replace conventional synchronous generators in the network. This means the grid will …

Foundations and challenges of low-inertia systems

F Milano, F Dörfler, G Hug, DJ Hill… - 2018 power systems …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The electric power system is currently undergoing a period of unprecedented changes.
Environmental and sustainability concerns lead to replacement of a significant share of …

A comprehensive review of virtual synchronous generator

KM Cheema - International journal of electrical power & energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The renewable energy resources based distributed generation (DG) unit's integration into
the power system is growing rapidly, and the power system experiencing low inertia and …

Enhanced transient angle stability control of grid-forming converter based on virtual synchronous generator

M Chen, D Zhou, F Blaabjerg - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Attributed to the ability of inertia provision and good regulation performance, the virtual
synchronous generator (VSG) has been proven as a promising solution to the problems …

[HTML][HTML] A Virtual Synchronous Machine implementation for distributed control of power converters in SmartGrids

S D'Arco, JA Suul, OB Fosso - Electric Power Systems Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The ongoing evolution of the power system towards a “SmartGrid” implies a dominant role of
power electronic converters, but poses strict requirements on their control strategies to …

Modelling, implementation, and assessment of virtual synchronous generator in power systems

M Chen, D Zhou, F Blaabjerg - Journal of Modern Power …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As more and more power electronic based generation units are integrated into power
systems, the stable operation of power systems has been challenged due to the lack of …

Robust design optimization and emerging technologies for electrical machines: Challenges and open problems

T Orosz, A Rassõlkin, A Kallaste, P Arsénio, D Pánek… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The bio-inspired algorithms are novel, modern, and efficient tools for the design of electrical
machines. However, from the mathematical point of view, these problems belong to the most …

A comprehensive comparison of Virtual Synchronous Generators with focus on virtual inertia and frequency regulation

V Mallemaci, F Mandrile, S Rubino, A Mazza… - Electric Power Systems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The concept of Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG) may be used to make grid-
connected power electronic converters behave as synchronous generators. VSGs can …

MPC-controlled virtual synchronous generator to enhance frequency and voltage dynamic performance in islanded microgrids

B Long, Y Liao, KT Chong, J Rodríguez… - … on Smart Grid, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of high penetration converter-interfaced renewable energy (RE) based microgrids
(MGs), due to the absence of rotational masses from conventional synchronous generators …