Integrating VSCs to weak grids by nonlinear power damping controller with self-synchronization capability

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 805-814

  Ashabani, Mahdi ^a   Mohamed, Yasser Abdel Rady I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; nonlinear control; power damping; voltage source converter (VSC) control; weak grid

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS; NON LINEAR CONTROL; NON-LINEAR CONTROLLERS; NONLINEAR DISTURBANCE; SELF SYNCHRONIZATION; VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS; VOLTAGE-SOURCE CONVERTER; WEAK GRID;

DAMPING; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; POWER CONVERTERS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 84897650959     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2013.2280659     Document Type: Article

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