Simultaneous Fast Frequency Control And Power Oscillation Damping By Utilizing Pv Solar System As Pv-statcom

This paper presents a novel fast frequency response and power oscillation damping control by large-scale PV plants controlled as STATCOM, termed PV-STATCOM, to simultaneously enhance frequency regulation and small signal stability of power systems. Frequency deviations typically occur together with power oscillations in large power systems. The proposed controller comprises: i) Power Oscillation Damping (POD) controller based on reactive power modulation; and ii) Fast Frequency Response (FFR) controller based on real power modulation, both of which are applied to the plant level controller of PV-STATCOMs. The proposed composite control is shown to successfully reduce frequency deviations, damp power oscillations and provide voltage regulation both during over frequency and under-frequency events. The proposed smart inverter control makes effective utilization of the PV inverter capacity and available solar power.