Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Control in Power Electronic Based Power Systems: A Comparative Study

Xian Gao; Dao Zhou; Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam; Frede Blaabjerg

doi:10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589432

Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Control in Power Electronic Based Power Systems: A Comparative Study

Xian Gao, Dao Zhou, Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam, Frede Blaabjerg

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The stability of frequency is at risk with increasing penetration of power electronic converters. In this case, the power grid will lack the moment of inertia to maintain a stable voltage and frequency in the event of a large disturbance. In order to improve the stability of the power grid, traditional grid-following control is needed to be transformed to grid-forming control. This paper analyzes the control structure of grid-following control and grid-forming control. Moreover, a case study is exemplified to compare the performance of two control strategies responding to frequency disturbances. Finally, a simulation model of 15 kW grid-connected converter is built in Matlab/Simulink to discuss the performance of the grid-following and grid-forming converters under different working conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Number of pages	6
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	2021
Pages	1-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-0256-9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-6654-3554-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589432
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society - Toronto, ON, Canada Duration: 13 Oct 2021 → 16 Oct 2021

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Conference	IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Location	Toronto, ON, Canada
Period	13/10/2021 → 16/10/2021

Series	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
ISSN	1553-572X

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Power Electronics
Stability Analysis
Power grids
Grid-Forming Control
grid-following control

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Gao, X , Zhou, D , Anvari-Moghaddam, A & Blaabjerg, F 2021, Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Control in Power Electronic Based Power Systems: A Comparative Study. in IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. IEEE Press, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, pp. 1-6, IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 13/10/2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON48115.2021.9589432

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IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. IEEE Press, 2021. p. 1-6 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society).

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