On the Analytical Modeling and Discretization of Grid-Forming Inverters

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Abstract

The stiff dynamic model of grid-forming inverters (GFMs) presents numerical challenges in time discretization for real-time simulation, estimation, and control. To address this challenge, this paper proposes modeling GFMs as two cascading subsystems: a reference-frame-synchronization system and an in-reference-frame system. This paper demonstrates that these two subsystems are approximately linear, allowing their time discretization to be derived in closed form using the matrix exponential. The proposed discretization method is tested on the IEEE 14-bus power system with a GFM connected and compared with second- and fourth-order Runge-Kutta methods. The numerical results validate the proposed method and demonstrate its potential for discretization with longer step sizes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2025 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2025
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9798331509958
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event2025 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2025 - Austin, United States
Duration: Jul 27 2025Jul 31 2025

Publication series

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

Conference

Conference2025 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2025
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period7/27/257/31/25

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • approximately linear systems
  • cascading subsystems
  • Grid-forming inverter
  • matrix exponential
  • numerical stability
  • state-space model
  • stiffness
  • time discretization

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