Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage System
Gas engine generators have been recognized as a set of beneficial generating units for producing electric power owing to their high efficiency, low emissions and appropriate fuel price. However, the major drawback of gas engine generators is the weak transient performance during sudden load change....
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author | Htar Su Hlaing Jia Liu Yushi Miura Hassan Bevrani Toshifumi Ise |
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description | Gas engine generators have been recognized as a set of beneficial generating units for producing electric power owing to their high efficiency, low emissions and appropriate fuel price. However, the major drawback of gas engine generators is the weak transient performance during sudden load change. The reason is that the engine's mechanical system cannot quickly respond to the demanded torque. Therefore, a change in load causes a large engine speed deviation, especially in stand-alone mode. If the engine speed deviation exceeds the allowable limits, the system operation will be shut down. To fix this drawback, this paper introduces the virtual synchronous generator control method combined with an additional energy storage system to the stand-alone gas engine generator. In this paper, the applied virtual synchronous generator control scheme is presented. Compared to the constant-voltage constant-frequency control method, the benefit of virtual synchronous generator control method for the gas engine generator is evaluated by simulation study in PSCAD software. The energy-variables-based feedback control structure is adopted for the control of energy storage system. The required capacity of energy storage system is estimated. To verify the effectiveness of proposed control structure, simulation is conducted under load connection and load removal cases. Finally, an experimental study is carried out for the same configuration of simulation model using a real gas-engine generator set up. |
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spelling | doaj.art-3dc08dadc5e3489fad3abe3143af84042022-12-21T20:03:07ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362019-01-01717696017697010.1109/ACCESS.2019.29578908924716Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage SystemHtar Su Hlaing0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6884-3421Jia Liu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6808-3215Yushi Miura2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6717-8466Hassan Bevrani3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-4127Toshifumi Ise4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7836-0055Electrical, Electronics, and Information Engineering Department, Osaka University, Suita, JapanElectrical, Electronics, and Information Engineering Department, Osaka University, Suita, JapanElectrical, Electronics, and Information Engineering Department, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, JapanDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Smart/Micro Grids Research Center, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, IranNARA-GAKUEN Incorporated Educational Institution, Nara, JapanGas engine generators have been recognized as a set of beneficial generating units for producing electric power owing to their high efficiency, low emissions and appropriate fuel price. However, the major drawback of gas engine generators is the weak transient performance during sudden load change. The reason is that the engine's mechanical system cannot quickly respond to the demanded torque. Therefore, a change in load causes a large engine speed deviation, especially in stand-alone mode. If the engine speed deviation exceeds the allowable limits, the system operation will be shut down. To fix this drawback, this paper introduces the virtual synchronous generator control method combined with an additional energy storage system to the stand-alone gas engine generator. In this paper, the applied virtual synchronous generator control scheme is presented. Compared to the constant-voltage constant-frequency control method, the benefit of virtual synchronous generator control method for the gas engine generator is evaluated by simulation study in PSCAD software. The energy-variables-based feedback control structure is adopted for the control of energy storage system. The required capacity of energy storage system is estimated. To verify the effectiveness of proposed control structure, simulation is conducted under load connection and load removal cases. Finally, an experimental study is carried out for the same configuration of simulation model using a real gas-engine generator set up.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8924716/Gas engine generatorvirtual synchronous generatorenergy storage systemtransient response |
spellingShingle | Htar Su Hlaing Jia Liu Yushi Miura Hassan Bevrani Toshifumi Ise Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage System IEEE Access Gas engine generator virtual synchronous generator energy storage system transient response |
title | Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage System |
title_full | Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage System |
title_fullStr | Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage System |
title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage System |
title_short | Enhanced Performance of a Stand-Alone Gas-Engine Generator Using Virtual Synchronous Generator and Energy Storage System |
title_sort | enhanced performance of a stand alone gas engine generator using virtual synchronous generator and energy storage system |
topic | Gas engine generator virtual synchronous generator energy storage system transient response |
url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8924716/ |
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