Transient Stability Study of a Real-World Microgrid with 100% Renewables
This paper performs a transient stability study of a real-world microgrid that can operate with 100% renewables to better understand the stability and reliability of the microgrid under various dynamic scenarios. In particular, the operation of multiple grid-forming (GFM) and grid-following (GFL) inverters in such a power system is not well understood under dynamic operation conditions, such as islanding and black start; therefore, in this paper, an electromagnetic transient model of the microgrid is developed to investigate the stability of the system under various dynamic operating conditions and to identify potential reliability risks. The PSCAD/EMTDC simulation with the high-fidelity model provides helpful insights into the optimal operation modes of GFM and GFL inverters as well as the stability and reliability of the microgrid. It can also inform field deployment in terms of inverter control parameters and coordination as well as the expected performance of black start and unplanned islanding.
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AB - This paper performs a transient stability study of a real-world microgrid that can operate with 100% renewables to better understand the stability and reliability of the microgrid under various dynamic scenarios. In particular, the operation of multiple grid-forming (GFM) and grid-following (GFL) inverters in such a power system is not well understood under dynamic operation conditions, such as islanding and black start; therefore, in this paper, an electromagnetic transient model of the microgrid is developed to investigate the stability of the system under various dynamic operating conditions and to identify potential reliability risks. The PSCAD/EMTDC simulation with the high-fidelity model provides helpful insights into the optimal operation modes of GFM and GFL inverters as well as the stability and reliability of the microgrid. It can also inform field deployment in terms of inverter control parameters and coordination as well as the expected performance of black start and unplanned islanding.
AU - Velaga, Yaswanth Nag
A2 - Wang, Jing
A3 - Pratt, Annabelle
A4 - Abcede, Laurence
A5 - Shamukh, Nagadev
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO - 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
LA - English
DA - 2022/01/01
PY - 2022
PB - NLR
T1 - Transient Stability Study of a Real-World Microgrid with 100% Renewables
UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656
ER -
Velaga, Yaswanth Nag, et al. Transient Stability Study of a Real-World Microgrid with 100% Renewables. NLR, 1 January, 2022, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656.
Velaga, Y., Wang, J., Pratt, A., Abcede, L., & Shamukh, N. (2022). Transient Stability Study of a Real-World Microgrid with 100% Renewables. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656
Velaga, Yaswanth Nag, Jing Wang, Annabelle Pratt, Laurence Abcede, and Nagadev Shamukh. Transient Stability Study of a Real-World Microgrid with 100% Renewables. NLR, January, 1, 2022. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656
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title = {Transient Stability Study of a Real-World Microgrid with 100\% Renewables},
author = {Velaga, Yaswanth Nag and Wang, Jing and Pratt, Annabelle and Abcede, Laurence and Shamukh, Nagadev},
abstractNote = {This paper performs a transient stability study of a real-world microgrid that can operate with 100\% renewables to better understand the stability and reliability of the microgrid under various dynamic scenarios. In particular, the operation of multiple grid-forming (GFM) and grid-following (GFL) inverters in such a power system is not well understood under dynamic operation conditions, such as islanding and black start; therefore, in this paper, an electromagnetic transient model of the microgrid is developed to investigate the stability of the system under various dynamic operating conditions and to identify potential reliability risks. The PSCAD/EMTDC simulation with the high-fidelity model provides helpful insights into the optimal operation modes of GFM and GFL inverters as well as the stability and reliability of the microgrid. It can also inform field deployment in terms of inverter control parameters and coordination as well as the expected performance of black start and unplanned islanding.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/81},
year = {2022},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656},
note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11},
doi = {10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947656
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Data from Jan 1, 2022
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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