Low voltage ride through of a flywheel energy storage system with doubly fed induction machine and modular multilevel matrix converter

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Abstract

For stabilizing the power grid during voltage dips, a doubly fed induction machines (DFIM)-based flywheel energy storage system is applied in this paper. The reactive power support during voltage dips requires well-coordinated control schemes to handle transient challenges for a grid-connected DFIM. These challenges are the high induced rotor voltages due to DC and negative sequence flux linkages, saturation of the machine and transient torque. For this purpose, the machine control collectively controls the symmetrical components of the currents referred to the same reference frame by means of resonant controllers. In this context, a flux observer is required to robustly decrease the natural flux linkage by using the demagnetization current approach. Based on simulations and measurements, the effectiveness of the presented control to ensure a dynamic reactive power contribution during a voltage dip is emphasized. Simultaneously with the reduction of the induced rotor voltage, reactive power injection is present almost instantly after the voltage dip started due to the high converter capability of the system.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12792
Pages (from-to)10661-10677
Number of pages17
Journal Electrical engineering : Archiv für Elektrotechnik ; research journal
Volume107
Issue number8
Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-8167-4589/work/181389436
ORCID /0009-0004-0937-3724/work/181389537
Scopus 105001476644

Keywords

Keywords

  • DFIM, LVRT, M3C, Machine control, Natural flux, Resonant control, Saturation, Symmetrical components