Abstract

Increasing the penetration level of converter-based renewable power plants, along with the advanced grid code requirements, have made the role of the control of grid-connected voltage source converters more important. In this paper, an improved combined control method for the grid-connected converters is proposed to improve the resiliency of the microgrid against multiple risks. Two main objectives of the proposed method are to i) improve the steady state and dynamic performance of grid-connected converter, and ii) enhance the resiliency of the system. It copes with high power fluctuations, severe load changes, symmetrical and asymmetrical short circuit faults, and unbalanced grid conditions. As a result, no extra means are needed to tackle each undesirable conditions. The advantages of a current control scheme are integrated with a logical switching table in the proposed control method to improve its steady state and dynamic performance. The virtual flux estimation is eliminated from the control system to reduce the dependency of the system on the parameters. It provides stable operation under normal and abnormal conditions such as unbalanced voltages, voltage sag, faults, etc. The performance of the proposed control method is compared with a virtual-based direct power control and a conventional combined control to confirm its effectiveness superiority through simulation and experimental results.