Resumen de Control of grid-connected three-phase three-wire voltage-sourced lnverters under voltage disturbances
The present doctoral thesis focuses on designing control schemes for three-phase three-wire voltage-sourced inverters connected to the grid under voltage disturbances. The research recognizes the large-scale integration of distributed power generation systems into the network and takes advantage of this circumstance to investigate and develop new control strategies in order to provide better support to the modern power grid.
As a first contribution, a new algorithm to maximize power delivery capability of the inverter has been developed and experimentally tested under voltage imbalance conditions, i.e., during slight/shallow and deep asymmetrical sags. The algorithm of this control strategy meets grid code requirements, performs active power control, limits the maximum current injected by the inverter, and eliminates active power oscillations. As a result, six different cases of current injection were identified in this work, considering restrictions imposed by grid codes as well as different active-power production scenarios.
The second contribution of this research work has provided an experimental analysis of a low-voltage ride-through strategy whose voltage support capability had not been tested when voltage sags occur. This study was performed considering a scenario of multiple grid-connected inverters, different profiles of active power injection, and the equivalent grid impedance seen from the output side of each converter.
In the third contribution has been proposed a closed-loop controller for low-power distributed inverters that maximizes the current injection when voltage sag occurs. The control algorithm has been designed to meet grid code requirements and avoid overvoltage in non-faulty phases during grid faults. The controller is responsible for meeting coordinately several objectives and addressing the interactions that appear among them.
In the last two chapters, the argument of this doctoral thesis is complemented, the obtained experimental results are globally analyzed, finally, the present research work is concluded.
