• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.1278-1287
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• 2017

Inverters are widely used in distributed power generation and other applications. However, their lack of inertia and variable impedance may cause system instability and power transfer inaccuracy. This paper proposes a control scheme for a single phase voltage-controlled inverter with some grid-friendly characteristics. The proposed control algorithm enables the inverter to function as a voltage source with an inner output impedance in both the islanded and grid-connected modes. Virtual inertia and rotor equations are embedded in the PLL part. Thus, the frequency stability can remain. The inner output impedance can be adjusted freely, which helps to accurately decouple and transmit the output active and reactive power. The proposed inverter operates like a traditional synchronous generator. Simulations and experiments are designed and carried out to verify the proposed control strategy.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.479-486
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• 2013

This paper presents a control strategy for distributed systems, which can be used in islanded microgrids. The control strategy is based on the droop method, which uses locally measured feedback to achieve load current sharing. Instead of the traditional droop method, an improved one is implemented. A virtual inductor in the synchronous frame for three-phase inverters is proposed to deal with the coupling of the frequency and the amplitude related to the active and reactive power. Compared with the traditional virtual inductor, the proposed virtual inductor is not affected by high frequency noises because it avoids differential calculations. A model is given for the distributed generation system, which is beneficial for the design of the droop coefficients and the value of the virtual inductor. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is verified by simulation and experiment results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.459-460
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• 2014

여러 가지 분산 발전 시스템들은 마이크로그리드의 형태를 지니고 있다. 하나의 분산 발전 시스템과 비교하여 마이크로 그리드는 더 좋은 시스템 신뢰성과 제어 적응성을 가지고 있다. 이 마이크로그리드는 계통연계모드에서 부하의 수요를 담당하게 되고, 계통 사고가 발생할 시 단독운전모드로 동작을 해야 한다. 드룹제어방식은 이 때 각각의 분산발전시스템에서의 유효전력과 무효전력 부하 sharing을 통해 안정적으로 전력을 공급 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 드룹제어를 활용한 100KW급 대용량 인버터 병렬 운전 시스템을 제안하였다. 그리고 P-Q decoupling을 위한 가상 인덕터를 이용하여 개선된 전력 sharing에 대해 연구하고 PSIM을 통해 이를 검증하였다.