Experimental Characterization Test of a Grid-Forming Inverter for Microgrid Applications
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Standardized experimental testing protocols for grid forming (GFM) inverters to ensure expected operation under both normal and contingency conditions do not exist. Such protocols increase the confidence of system owner/operators that an inverter deployed in a proposed system will engage in typical behaviors to ensure interoperability with other units and ancillary equipment (e.g. protection equipment). This paper presents systematic and comprehensive test protocols to evaluate the performance of GFM inverters under the following operational configurations: islanded operation, heterogeneous islanded operation (parallel with a synchronous generator), grid-connected operation, and transition operation. A commercial GFM inverter is used to verify the test protocols and to understand the inverter?s performance and functionalities. In particular, required configuration and tuning of the inverter will be explained in the full paper to enrich the testing protocol.
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AB - Standardized experimental testing protocols for grid forming (GFM) inverters to ensure expected operation under both normal and contingency conditions do not exist. Such protocols increase the confidence of system owner/operators that an inverter deployed in a proposed system will engage in typical behaviors to ensure interoperability with other units and ancillary equipment (e.g. protection equipment). This paper presents systematic and comprehensive test protocols to evaluate the performance of GFM inverters under the following operational configurations: islanded operation, heterogeneous islanded operation (parallel with a synchronous generator), grid-connected operation, and transition operation. A commercial GFM inverter is used to verify the test protocols and to understand the inverter’s performance and functionalities. In particular, required configuration and tuning of the inverter will be explained in the full paper to enrich the testing protocol.
AU - Wang, Jing
A2 - Ganguly, Subhankar
A3 - Thiagarajan, Ramanathan
A4 - Shirazi, Mariko
A5 - Guruwacharya, Nischal
A6 - Flicker, Jack
A7 - Kroposki, Benjamin
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO - 10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850
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 - Standards
KW - Interconnection
KW - Protection
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
LA - English
DA - 2023/01/01
PY - 2023
PB - NLR
T1 - Experimental Characterization Test of a Grid-Forming Inverter for Microgrid Applications
UR - https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850
ER -
Wang, Jing, et al. Experimental Characterization Test of a Grid-Forming Inverter for Microgrid Applications. NLR, 1 January, 2023, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850.
Wang, J., Ganguly, S., Thiagarajan, R., Shirazi, M., Guruwacharya, N., Flicker, J., & Kroposki, B. (2023). Experimental Characterization Test of a Grid-Forming Inverter for Microgrid Applications. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850
Wang, Jing, Subhankar Ganguly, Ramanathan Thiagarajan, Mariko Shirazi, Nischal Guruwacharya, Jack Flicker, and Benjamin Kroposki. Experimental Characterization Test of a Grid-Forming Inverter for Microgrid Applications. NLR, January, 1, 2023. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850
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title = {Experimental Characterization Test of a Grid-Forming Inverter for Microgrid Applications},
author = {Wang, Jing and Ganguly, Subhankar and Thiagarajan, Ramanathan and Shirazi, Mariko and Guruwacharya, Nischal and Flicker, Jack and Kroposki, Benjamin},
abstractNote = {Standardized experimental testing protocols for grid forming (GFM) inverters to ensure expected operation under both normal and contingency conditions do not exist. Such protocols increase the confidence of system owner/operators that an inverter deployed in a proposed system will engage in typical behaviors to ensure interoperability with other units and ancillary equipment (e.g. protection equipment). This paper presents systematic and comprehensive test protocols to evaluate the performance of GFM inverters under the following operational configurations: islanded operation, heterogeneous islanded operation (parallel with a synchronous generator), grid-connected operation, and transition operation. A commercial GFM inverter is used to verify the test protocols and to understand the inverter?s performance and functionalities. In particular, required configuration and tuning of the inverter will be explained in the full paper to enrich the testing protocol.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/90},
year = {2023},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-18},
doi = {10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ECCE53617.2023.10362850
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Data from Jan 1, 2023
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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Jing Wang
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Keywords
Power electronics and inverters, Power electronics, Inverters, Battery energy storage, Solar, Photovoltaics, PV, Diesel generators, Other liquid-fuel generators, Maintenance and operations, Operations, Maintenance, Commissioning, Standards, Interconnection, Protection, Case studies, Performance, Power plant controls, SCADA