Using energy storage-based grid forming inverters for operational reserve in hybrid diesel microgrids

J Hernandez-Alvidrez, R Darbali-Zamora, JD Flicker… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In remote arctic communities, where access to a bulk electrical grid interconnection is not
available, the implementation of islanded microgrids has been the most viable way to …

Protection of 100% inverter-dominated power systems with grid-forming inverters and protection relays–gap analysis and expert interviews

U Muenz, S Bhela, N Xue, A Banerjee, MJ Reno… - 2024 - osti.gov
This report summarizes a gap analysis resulting from a literature review and expert
interviews conducted by subject matter experts from Sandia National Laboratory, Siemens …

Grid Forming Inverter With Increased Short-Circuit Contribution to Address Inverter-Based Microgrid Protection Challenges

M Ferrari, LM Tolbert… - IEEE Open Journal of the …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Substantial differences in fault levels between grid-tied and islanded modes is one of the
primary challenges of microgrid protection. During grid-tied mode, the bulk grid provides …

Grid-forming and grid-following inverter comparison of droop response

NS Gurule, JH Alvidrez, MJ Reno, W Du… - 2022 IEEE 49th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increase in penetration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) in the electrical power
system, the ability of these devices to provide grid support to the system has become a …

Citadels final report (GMLC 2.2. 1: Citadels)

KP Schneider, J Glass, CA Klauber, B Ollis, MJ Reno… - 2023 - osti.gov
This is the final project report for the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC)
Resilient Distribution System (RDS) Citadels project. The primary goal of this GMLC project …

Investigation of current sensors for protection of the regulated voltage source of the resonant test device

RT Khazieva, AV Mukhametshin - … International Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The task of developing a source for smooth regulation of the applied voltage to the primary
circuit of the resonant circuit of a high-potential test transformer is an urgent task. In this …

Fault characterization of an unbalanced islanded microgrid

PT Mana, M Miranbeigi, J Benzaquen… - 2022 IEEE Power & …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The power grid is fast transitioning to a cleaner and greener version, with increased
renewable energy penetration. As much of the grid is changing, the behaviour is changing …

Suppressing Post-Fault Active Power Transients in Grid-Forming Inverters

RT Elliott, R Darbali-Zamora - 2024 IEEE 52nd Photovoltaic …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the advent of grid-forming inverters, the question of how they behave during and
immediately following short-circuit faults has become of major importance in the choice of …

Signal-Based Fast Tripping Protection Schemes for Electric Power Distribution System Resilience

This report is a summary of a 3-year LDRD project that developed novel methods to detect
faults in the electric power grid dramatically faster than today's protection systems …

Designing Resilient Communities: Hardware demonstration of resilience nodes concept

MJ Reno, M Ropp, U Tamrakar, J Alvidrez-Hernandez… - 2022 - osti.gov
As part of the project “Designing Resilient Communities (DRC): A Consequence-Based
Approach for Grid Investment,” funded by the United States (US) Department of Energy's …