Revisiting the Voltage-Source Behavior: Why Impedance Magnitude of Grid-Forming Converter Rises Near Fundamental Frequency?

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Auteurs principaux: Wu, Chao, Wang, Jinhao, Wang, Yong, Zhan, Changjiang, Blaabjerg, Frede
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author Wu, Chao
Wang, Jinhao
Wang, Yong
Zhan, Changjiang
Blaabjerg, Frede
author_facet Wu, Chao
Wang, Jinhao
Wang, Yong
Zhan, Changjiang
Blaabjerg, Frede
contents Grid-forming (GFM) converters are generally expected to exhibit low impedance near the fundamental frequency due to their voltage-source behavior. However, an impedance peak and a negative-resistance region are consistently observed in this range, which contradicts this expectation and lacks a clear physical explanation. This paper reveals that these phenomena originate from the inherent dynamics of the active power control loop, where the mapping from power disturbance to the synchronous angle inherently involves an integrative action, intrinsically preventing a positive-resistance characteristic near the fundamental frequency. This finding explains why existing grid codes in China, the United States, and Europe exclude a narrow band around the fundamental frequency in impedance-based evaluations. It is further shown that the width of the excluded frequency band (e.g., +/- 3~5 Hz) is governed by the power-to-frequency dynamics. Based on this insight, a quantitative index is proposed to determine the exclusion bandwidth from the corner frequencies of the impedance magnitude curve. The proposed index provides a concise and theoretically grounded criterion for voltage-source assessment and impedance standardization of GFM converters.
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spellingShingle Revisiting the Voltage-Source Behavior: Why Impedance Magnitude of Grid-Forming Converter Rises Near Fundamental Frequency?
Wu, Chao
Wang, Jinhao
Wang, Yong
Zhan, Changjiang
Blaabjerg, Frede
Systems and Control
Grid-forming (GFM) converters are generally expected to exhibit low impedance near the fundamental frequency due to their voltage-source behavior. However, an impedance peak and a negative-resistance region are consistently observed in this range, which contradicts this expectation and lacks a clear physical explanation. This paper reveals that these phenomena originate from the inherent dynamics of the active power control loop, where the mapping from power disturbance to the synchronous angle inherently involves an integrative action, intrinsically preventing a positive-resistance characteristic near the fundamental frequency. This finding explains why existing grid codes in China, the United States, and Europe exclude a narrow band around the fundamental frequency in impedance-based evaluations. It is further shown that the width of the excluded frequency band (e.g., +/- 3~5 Hz) is governed by the power-to-frequency dynamics. Based on this insight, a quantitative index is proposed to determine the exclusion bandwidth from the corner frequencies of the impedance magnitude curve. The proposed index provides a concise and theoretically grounded criterion for voltage-source assessment and impedance standardization of GFM converters.
title Revisiting the Voltage-Source Behavior: Why Impedance Magnitude of Grid-Forming Converter Rises Near Fundamental Frequency?
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17216