DFIG Oscillation Modes Causing Strong Dynamic Interactions to Degrade the Damping of Power System Low-Frequency Electromechanical Oscillations

Open-loop modal coupling is the closeness of an open-loop oscillation mode of a grid-connected DFIG to an open-loop electromechanical oscillation mode of a power system on the complex plane. When the open-loop modal coupling occurs, the dynamic interactions between the DFIG and the power system become strong and may degrade the damping of the low-frequency electromechanical oscillations (LEPOs) of the power system. In this article, analysis is carried out to explain why the open-loop modal coupling may cause the damping degradation of the LEPOs. By deriving the simplified open-loop transfer function matrices of the DFIG, existence of open-loop DFIG oscillation modes to cause the open-loop modal coupling is analytically examined. Conclusions of analytical examination are: (1) If the rotor speed is used as the input signal to the active power control outer loop of the rotor side converter (RSC) or the generic type 3 model is adopted by the reactive power control outer loop of the RSC, the DFIG may have an open-loop oscillation mode to cause the open-loop modal coupling; (2) The PLL may also contribute to an open-loop oscillation mode of the DFIG. Study cases are presented to demonstrate and evaluate the analysis and conclusions.