Inertia Matching Principle: Improving Transient Synchronization Stability in Hybrid Power Systems With VSGs and SGs

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Main Authors: He, Changjun, Zhang, Li, Liu, Qi, Zou, Rui
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author He, Changjun
Zhang, Li
Liu, Qi
Zou, Rui
author_facet He, Changjun
Zhang, Li
Liu, Qi
Zou, Rui
contents This paper investigates the transient synchronization stability in power systems hybridized with virtual synchronous generators (VSGs) and synchronous generators (SGs). A relative swing equation model is established to capture the transient synchronization dynamics between the VSG and the SG. Based on this model, both static and dynamic characteristics are systematically analyzed, and a quantitative stability level index is derived to elucidate the underlying stability mechanism. Then, two fundamental inertia matching principles are identified. First, a new instability mechanism induced by improper inertia matching between the VSG and the SG is revealed. It is identified that increasing the VSG's inertia does not monotonically improve transient stability, as commonly presumed. Instead, an optimal inertia matching constant exists that maximizes stability performance. Second, the influence of the VSG share on the synchronization stability is discovered to be strongly influenced by the matching between the VSG's inertia level and its voltage strength (i.e., output impedance). To achieve reliable and robust synchronization stability, proper coordination between the VSG's inertia and virtual impedance is essential. Finally, a coordinated stabilization strategy based on inertia matching and virtual impedance adjustment is proposed to enhance transient synchronization stability performance while suppressing fault current. Simulations conducted on a two-machine system and the IEEE 39-bus system validate the theoretical findings and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.
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spellingShingle Inertia Matching Principle: Improving Transient Synchronization Stability in Hybrid Power Systems With VSGs and SGs
He, Changjun
Zhang, Li
Liu, Qi
Zou, Rui
Systems and Control
93D05
J.2.7
This paper investigates the transient synchronization stability in power systems hybridized with virtual synchronous generators (VSGs) and synchronous generators (SGs). A relative swing equation model is established to capture the transient synchronization dynamics between the VSG and the SG. Based on this model, both static and dynamic characteristics are systematically analyzed, and a quantitative stability level index is derived to elucidate the underlying stability mechanism. Then, two fundamental inertia matching principles are identified. First, a new instability mechanism induced by improper inertia matching between the VSG and the SG is revealed. It is identified that increasing the VSG's inertia does not monotonically improve transient stability, as commonly presumed. Instead, an optimal inertia matching constant exists that maximizes stability performance. Second, the influence of the VSG share on the synchronization stability is discovered to be strongly influenced by the matching between the VSG's inertia level and its voltage strength (i.e., output impedance). To achieve reliable and robust synchronization stability, proper coordination between the VSG's inertia and virtual impedance is essential. Finally, a coordinated stabilization strategy based on inertia matching and virtual impedance adjustment is proposed to enhance transient synchronization stability performance while suppressing fault current. Simulations conducted on a two-machine system and the IEEE 39-bus system validate the theoretical findings and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.
title Inertia Matching Principle: Improving Transient Synchronization Stability in Hybrid Power Systems With VSGs and SGs
topic Systems and Control
93D05
J.2.7
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18987