TY - GEN
T1 - Power-Hardware-In-Loop harmonic analysis of a Smart Transformer-fed distribution grid
AU - De Carne, Giovanni
AU - Buticchi, Giampaolo
AU - Kerekes, Tamas
AU - Liserre, Marco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/12/21
Y1 - 2016/12/21
N2 - The Smart Transformer (ST) offers ancillary services in the low voltage grids. These new services in a real distribution grid can be demonstrated by means of simulation software, but it is difficult to prove them in lab due to the complexity and heterogeneity of the distribution grids. The Power-Hardware-In-Loop (PHIL) evaluation is an interesting solution for emulating the interaction between the real grid, simulated in a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS), and the ST. However the PHIL evaluation requires careful analysis. Depending on the interface topology the stability and the accuracy of the loop can be affected. This is mostly true when the interface converter is not a linear power amplifier, but just a simple DC/AC switching converter. Actually, no considerations have been made in the literature about the accuracy and stability of the PHIL in case of non-linear interface converter. This paper focuses on evaluating the harmonic behavior of the PHIL in case of current harmonic content in the grid. Depending on the bandwidth of the interface converter, the accuracy of the PHIL in simulating harmonic currents can be affected. The analytical considerations on the accuracy of the loop have been verified experimentally in a complex LV grid.
AB - The Smart Transformer (ST) offers ancillary services in the low voltage grids. These new services in a real distribution grid can be demonstrated by means of simulation software, but it is difficult to prove them in lab due to the complexity and heterogeneity of the distribution grids. The Power-Hardware-In-Loop (PHIL) evaluation is an interesting solution for emulating the interaction between the real grid, simulated in a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS), and the ST. However the PHIL evaluation requires careful analysis. Depending on the interface topology the stability and the accuracy of the loop can be affected. This is mostly true when the interface converter is not a linear power amplifier, but just a simple DC/AC switching converter. Actually, no considerations have been made in the literature about the accuracy and stability of the PHIL in case of non-linear interface converter. This paper focuses on evaluating the harmonic behavior of the PHIL in case of current harmonic content in the grid. Depending on the bandwidth of the interface converter, the accuracy of the PHIL in simulating harmonic currents can be affected. The analytical considerations on the accuracy of the loop have been verified experimentally in a complex LV grid.
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U2 - 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793426
DO - 10.1109/IECON.2016.7793426
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85010034593
T3 - IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)
SP - 7004
EP - 7009
BT - Proceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016
Y2 - 24 October 2016 through 27 October 2016
ER -