Zhixiang Zou, Jian Tang, Marco Liserre, et al. Modeling and Stability Analysis of Meshed Smart Transformer-Fed Grid[J]. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2025, 11(2): 714-723.
DOI:
Zhixiang Zou, Jian Tang, Marco Liserre, et al. Modeling and Stability Analysis of Meshed Smart Transformer-Fed Grid[J]. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2025, 11(2): 714-723. DOI: 10.17775/CSEEJPES.2021.06600.
Modeling and Stability Analysis of Meshed Smart Transformer-Fed Grid
The Smart Transformer (ST) is a solid-state transformer with control and communication functionalities
interfacing medium voltage and low voltage (LV) grids. The ST can work in both ways: it can operate in a radial network independently
and it also provides meshed operation. In particular
a meshed ST-fed grid is able to optimize the power flow of the network
therefore largely avoiding the reinforcement of utilities. Though the ST can address system-level issues
challenges in terms of control and stability are encountered. The modeling as well as stability analysis of ST converter and its control for meshed operation have rarely been studied. More importantly
the interactions between ST and grid-interfaced converters during meshed operation have not yet been investigated. To ensure reliable ST-fed grid
this paper develops a complete model of ST LV converter considering all the key elements for the meshed operation. System stability is assessed based on the developed model for different scenarios. The interactions between the ST and local grid converters are examined to provide comprehensive design guidelines for the meshed ST-fed grid. The control strategy and the theoretical analysis are validated by the simulation and experimental results.