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Use of Power Hardware-in-the-Loop and Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop to De-Risk the Use Of Grid-Forming Fuel Cell Inverters in Microgrids

  • National Laboratory of the Rockies

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Abstract

Microgrids continue to proliferate, particularly those that rely on inverter-based resources as the microgrid's voltage and frequency leader. Hardware-in-the-loop simulations can de-risk microgrid deployments, and therefore we need power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) interfaces for grid-forming (GFM) inverters to enable simulations of seamless transitions between islanded and grid-connected operation. Such interfaces are particularly challenging when the inverters need to switch modes, i.e., between grid-following (GFL) and GFM as the microgrid transitions between grid-connected and islanded operation. This presentation shows the use of PHIL interfaces for such microgrids and the preliminary experimental results.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages23
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

Publication series

NamePresented at the RTDS Applications and Technology Conference, 6-8 May 2025, Chicago, Illinois

NLR Publication Number

  • NLR/PR-5D00-94651

Keywords

  • controller-hardware-in-the-loop
  • electrolyzer
  • fuel cells
  • grid-forming fuel cell inverter
  • grid-forming inverter
  • interconnection
  • interoperability
  • microgrid controller
  • power-hardware-in-the-loop

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