Blar i Publikasjoner fra CRIStin på forfatter "D'Arco, Salvatore"
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Power oscillation damping with virtual capacitance support from modular multilevel converters
Taffese, Abel Assegid; Endegnanew, Atsede Gualu; D'Arco, Salvatore; Tedeschi, Elisabetta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Power oscillation damping (POD) is one of the ancillary services expected from high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converters.When providing POD to the ac side, converters draw power from the dc side, which can cause ... -
Power-hardware-in-the-loop approach for emulating an offshore wind farm connected with a VSC-based HVDC
Torres Olguin, Raymundo E.; Endegnanew, Atsede Gualu; D'Arco, Salvatore; Morel, Adrien (Chapter, 2017)The real-world interaction of an offshore wind farm with an HVDC is complex due issues such as noise, randomness of event timings, and hardware design issues that are not well explored. Numerical simulations are widely ... -
Results report for the project Modulator
D'Arco, Salvatore (SINTEF Rapport;, Research report, 2022)This report summarizes the results achieved during the whole period of project activities. The document is intended for the Norwegian Research Council reporting website and is therefore organized according to the recommended ... -
Resynchronization of Islanded Virtual Synchronous Machines by Cascaded Phase and Frequency Controllers Acting on the Internal Power Reference
Giudicepietro, Francesco; D'Arco, Salvatore; Suul, Jon Are Wold; Piegari, Luigi (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)Virtual Synchronous Machines (VSMs) have the capability to operate in grid connected or in islanded mode in the same way as synchronous machines. Furthermore, VSMs can inherently support seamless transition from grid ... -
Review of Grid Interconnection Requirements and Synchronization Controllers for Dispersed Minigrids
Degefa, Merkebu Zenebe; Klemets, Jonatan Ralf Axel; D'Arco, Salvatore; Sekhar, P.C.; Gupta, Amit (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)As of 2019, the world population without electricity access is estimated to 770 million with most of these communities residing in sub-Saharan Africa. Nevertheless, between 2000 and 2019 the Indian population with electricity ... -
Small-signal model analysis of droop-controlled modular multilevel converters with circulating current suppressing controller
Freytes, Julian; Bergna Diaz, Gilbert; Suul, Jon Are Wold; D'Arco, Salvatore; Saad, Hani; Guillaud, Xavier (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper presents a small signal eigenvalue analysis applied to a droop-controlled HVDC terminal based on the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) topology. The applied linearised model is derived from previous modelling ... -
Small-signal modeling and parametric sensitivity of a virtual synchronous machine in islanded operation
D'Arco, Salvatore; Suul, Jon Are Wold; Fosso, Olav B (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The concept of Virtual Synchronous Machines (VSMs) is emerging as a flexible approach for controlling power electronic converters in grid-connected as well as in stand-alone or microgrid applications. Several VSM implementations ... -
Synchronization Controller for Seamless Interconnection of Mirogrids with Heterogeneous Sources
Gupta, Amit; Sekhar, P.C.; Degefa, Merkebu Zenebe; Klemets, Jonatan Ralf Axel; D'Arco, Salvatore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)Microgrids are becoming inevitable establishments in modern power systems, may be to address energy needs in remote locations or to improve resiliency or for any other reason in the smart grid scenario. Over the time, ... -
Time-Invariant State-Space model of an AC Cable by dq-representation of Frequency-Dependent π-sections
D'Arco, Salvatore; Suul, Jon Are Wold; Beerten, Jef (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper introduces an approach for frequency-dependent pi-section (FD- $\pi$ ) modelling of ac cables which enables a time-invariant state-space representation that accounts for the frequency-dependent cable characteristics. ... -
Towards a Versatile Cyber Physical Power System Testbed: Design and Operation Experience
Sanchez Acevedo, Santiago; D'Arco, Salvatore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)The present trends in the area of smartgrids indicate that future transmission and distribution systems will heavily rely on digital and on communication technologies to operate. Indeed, the power systems are evolving ... -
Virtual Friction Control for Power System Oscillation Damping with VSC-HVDC Links
Rodriguez-Cabero, Alberto; Roldan-Pérez, Javier; Prodanovic, Milan; Suul, Jon Are Wold; D'Arco, Salvatore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper presents a technique for damping of oscillations in ac grids by control of VSC-HVDC links. The effect of the proposed controller is equivalent to a mechanical friction between two asynchronous networks (modelled ... -
Virtual Friction Control for Power System Oscillation Damping with VSC-HVDC Links
Rodriguez-Cabero, Alberto; Roldan-Pérez, Javier; Prodanovic, Milan; Suul, Jon Are Wold; D'Arco, Salvatore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper presents a technique for damping of oscillations in ac grids by control of VSC-HVDC links. The effect of the proposed controller is equivalent to a mechanical friction between two asynchronous networks (modelled ... -
Virtual Friction for Oscillation Damping and Inertia Sharing from Multi-Terminal VSC-HVDC Grids
Rodriguez-Cabero, Alberto; Roldan-Pérez, Javier; Prodanovic, Milan; Suul, Jon Are Wold; D'Arco, Salvatore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper proposes a control scheme for multi-terminal HVDC (MTDC) interconnections that introduces an effect equivalent to a mechanical coupling between asynchronous ac networks providing damping of frequency oscillations ... -
Virtual Synchronous Machine Control of VSC HVDC for Power System Oscillation Damping
Roldan-Pérez, Javier; Suul, Jon Are Wold; D'Arco, Salvatore; Rodriguez-Cabero, Alberto; Prodanovic, Milan (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)Two different methods for implementing inertial damping on a Virtual Synchronous Machine (VSM) and their potential for attenuating power system oscillations when utilized in a VSC HVDC terminal are investigated in this ... -
A Virtual Synchronous Machine-based Control for Eliminating DC-side Power Oscillations of Three-Phase VSCs under Unbalanced Grid Voltages
Avdiaj, Eros; Suul, Jon Are Wold; D'Arco, Salvatore; Piegari, Luigi (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper presents a Virtual Synchronous Machine (VSM)-based control method for avoiding dc-side power oscillations in grid connected voltage source converters (VSCs) when operating under under unbalanced conditions. The ... -
A wave-to-wire model for grid integration studies of oscillating-body wave energy converters
Garcia Rosa, Paula Bastos; Torres Olguin, Raymundo E.; Cruz, João; D'Arco, Salvatore (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)Wave energy converters (WECs) are still at an earlier stage of development when compared to variable renewable energy systems based on wind or solar power. Indeed, only a few WECs have exported power to electric grids until ... -
Windowed PWM: A Configurable Modulation Scheme for Modular Multilevel Converter-Based Traction Drives
de Simone, Davide; Tricoli, Pietro; D'Arco, Salvatore; Piegari, Luigi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article introduces a modulation technique for modular multilevel converter (MMC) in variable speed traction drives for electrical transportation referred as windowed pulsewidth modulation (W-PWM). The windowed PWM ...