Frequency support characteristics of gridinteractive power converters based on the synchronous power controller

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 470-479

  Zhang, Weiyi ^a   Remon, Daniel ^a   Rodriguez, Pedro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITION MONITORING; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; POWER CONTROL; POWER CONVERTERS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; WIND TURBINES;

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DROOP CHARACTERISTICS; EXPERIMENTAL FREQUENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GRID-INTERACTIVE CONVERTERS; IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE; PRIMARY FREQUENCY CONTROL; RENEWABLE GENERATION;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM CONTROL;

EID: 85019053918     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2016.0557     Document Type: Article

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