synchronous condenser

Frequency Control and stability for Low-Inertia Systems

Ha Thi Nguyen, Assistant Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut

Sep 30, 15:30 - 16:30

KAUST

synchronous condenser synthetic inertia real time digital simulator

The rapid penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs) into power systems has introduced many challenges in securing a stable network operation and has forced power systems to operate in low inertia conditions. Low short-circuit power and intrinsic inertial response from converter-interfaced RES may cause poor dynamic performance of systems and render the system frequency more vulnerable than conventional grids. The talk proposes and analyzes different strategies using synchronous condenser (SC), synthetic inertia (SI) of wind power plant, and their combination to enhance the frequency stability of low inertia systems under various scenarios and wind conditions.