Virtual Inertia Emulation using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Inverters

Ujjwol Tamrakar; Fernando B. Dos Reis; Andre Luna; Dipesh Shrestha; Robert Fourney; Reinaldo Tonkoski

doi:10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557592

Virtual Inertia Emulation using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Inverters

Ujjwol Tamrakar
, Fernando B. Dos Reis
, Andre Luna
, Dipesh Shrestha
, Robert Fourney
, Reinaldo Tonkoski

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

Virtual inertia based control of renewable energy sources (RESs) helps to enhance the frequency stability of power systems. In this paper, a Control Area Network (CAN) communication-based method is demonstrated to emulate virtual inertia using commercial off-the-shelf inverters. This allows the currently installed systems to be retrofitted with virtual inertia in a cost-effective manner which would allow for higher RES penetration in power systems. The proof-of-concept is demonstrated using a Xantrex XW6048 hybrid inverter/charger and OPAL-RT real-time digital simulator. Results show that CAN-based communication can be an effective way to reduce frequency variations in the power system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1111-1116
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479973118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557592
State	Published - 3 Dec 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018 - Portland, United States Duration: 23 Sep 2018 → 27 Sep 2018

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Name	2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018

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Conference	10th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Portland
Period	23/09/18 → 27/09/18

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

CAN communication
Frequency stability
Real-time digital simulation
Virtual inertia

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Tamrakar, U., Dos Reis, F. B., Luna, A., Shrestha, D., Fourney, R., & Tonkoski, R. (2018). Virtual Inertia Emulation using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Inverters. In 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018 (pp. 1111-1116). Article 8557592 (2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557592

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Virtual Inertia Emulation using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Inverters. / Tamrakar, Ujjwol; Dos Reis, Fernando B.; Luna, Andre et al.
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