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An Operational Resilience Metric to Evaluate Inertia and Inverter-based Generation on the Grid

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Abstract

In an effort to reduce carbon emissions there has been considerable effort to increase the penetration of inverter-based renewable energy sources. The adoption of renewable generation over conventional inertia-based generation sources is forming considerable challenges for the operation and stability of the power system. The reduced inertia in power systems has resulted in a grid where frequency changes occur more rapid after a disturbance. Because of this, it is important to understand the stability of the system and the size of disturbance it is capable of withstanding. Therefore, this paper presents a resilience metric that evaluates the maximum size of disturbance a systems can withstand based on the system inertia and the primary frequency control of inverter and inertia-based generation. The results are shown visually and are based on the real-time operation of generation units and their characteristics such as latency, ramp rates, and energy constraints. It is demonstrated that the real-time output of the generating units has an effect on the size of disturbance that a system can withstand. It is expected that this type of analysis can help operators increase the resilience of power systems in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2022
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781665408233
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2022 - Denver, United States
Duration: Jul 17 2022Jul 21 2022

Publication series

NameIEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting
Volume2022-July
ISSN (Print)1944-9925
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9933

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period07/17/2207/21/22

Keywords

  • Power System Inertia
  • Power System Resilience
  • Power System Stabil-ity
  • Primary Frequency Control

INL Publication Number

  • INL/CON-21-65230
  • 105089

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