Impedance Decomposition for Design-Oriented Analysis of Grid-Forming
Voltage-Source Converters
Abstract
Grid-forming voltage-source converters (VSCs) tend to suffer from
sideband oscillations in stiff grids. Conventional state-space
eigenvalue analysis or impedance-based stability analysis based on
generalized Nyquist stability criterion can only analyze how specific
control parameters affect the overall system stability, which ends up
with less insight into a controller design-oriented analysis. To tackle
this challenge, this article starts with the impedance modeling and
stability analysis of grid-forming VSCs in stiff grids. Then, an
impedance decomposition approach to characterizing the impacts of
multiple control loops is proposed, which benefits in a controller
design-oriented analysis for stability enhancement. Finally, simulation
and experimental results are provided to validate the approach.