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Implementation of the Virtual Synchronous Machine in Grid-Connected and Stand-alone Mode

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In recent years, interest in the distributed energy sources is increasing because of the advancement of research in renewable energy sources (RESs). The rotating mass and the damping property of a traditional synchronous machine (SM) has a significant role to play in its dynamic performance as these properties ensure a slow rate of change of frequency in the system for nominal load variation. In RESs and distributed generator (DG) units like photovoltaics and fuel cells, there is neither damping property nor rotating mass. So, due to the irregular nature of the generation of RESs, it is very difficult to maintain the grid stability and power balance in the system. A control scheme is applied to the inverter such that the inverter acts like a virtual synchronous machine (VSM). VSM is inspired by the droop characteristics, swing equation and damping of the conventional SM. The main objective of this work is to design and implementation of the VSM in microgrid (MG). The simulation results show the efficacy of the suggested controller.

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    Gurugubelli Vikash, Diksha Funde & Arnab Ghosh

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Vikash, G., Funde, D., Ghosh, A. (2022). Implementation of the Virtual Synchronous Machine in Grid-Connected and Stand-alone Mode. In: Priyadarshi, N., Bhoi, A.K., Bansal, R.C., Kalam, A. (eds) DC—DC Converters for Future Renewable Energy Systems. Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4388-0_18

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