Control and Stability of Grid-Forming Inverters: A Comprehensive Review

Marzie Mirmohammad and Sahar Pirooz Azad ()
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Marzie Mirmohammad: Electrical and Computer Engineering/Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Sahar Pirooz Azad: Electrical and Computer Engineering/Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-35

Abstract: The large integration of inverter-based resources will significantly alter grid dynamics, leading to pronounced stability challenges due to fundamental disparities between inverter-based and traditional energy systems. While grid-following inverters (GFLIs) dominate current inverter configurations, their increased penetration into the grid can result in major stability issues. In contrast, grid-forming inverters (GFMIs) excel over GFLIs by offering features like standalone operation, frequency support, and adaptability in weak grid scenarios. GFMIs, unlike GFLIs, control the AC voltage and frequency at the common coupling point, impacting the inverter dynamic response to grid disturbances and overall stability. Despite the existing literature highlighting differences between GFLIs and GFMIs and their control strategies, a comprehensive review of GFMIs’ stability and the effects of their control schemes on grid stability is lacking. This paper provides an in-depth evaluation of GFMIs’ stability, considering various control schemes and their dynamics. It also explores different types of power system stability, introduces new stability concepts that correspond to power grids with integrated inverters, i.e., resonance and converter-driven stability, and reviews small-signal and transient stability analyses, which are the main two types of GFMI stability studied in the literature. The paper further assesses existing studies on GFMI stability, pinpointing research gaps for future investigations.

Keywords: grid-forming inverters; converter-driven stability; outer control loop schemes; small-signal stability; transient stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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