Effects of network characteristics and topology on the stability of converter-dominated microgrids

Susanto, J.; Shahnia, Farhad; Arefi, A.

doi:10.1109/AUPEC.2017.8282512

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Susanto, J.

Shahnia, Farhad

Arefi, A.

Date

2018

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Conference Paper

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Susanto, J. and Shahnia, F. and Arefi, A. 2018. Effects of network characteristics and topology on the stability of converter-dominated microgrids, Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), pp. 1-6: IEEE.

Source Title

2017 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2017

Source Conference

Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC)

DOI

10.1109/AUPEC.2017.8282512

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9781538626474

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School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Science (EECMS)

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71781

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

© 2017 IEEE. This paper investigates how network characteristics and topologies can affect the small signal stability of a converter-dominated microgrid. A Monte Carlo analysis is conducted in which randomly generated microgrids are created from three basic topologies of radial, ring and triangular mesh, and then assessed for small signal stability. The studies illustrate that simple un-meshed microgrid topologies and decoupling of adjacent converters via higher impedance filters or lines improve the stability margins of the microgrid.