Paralleling a synchronverter and a PWM-based converter for supplying a microgrid

The paper's aim is to present the parallel operation of a synchronverter and a PWM-based inverter in order to feed the load of a microgrid. The main motivation lies on the fact that the power electronics advancements made feasible the creation of microgrids fed by renewable energies, which ordinarily have as common factor the use of voltage source converters. Results are promising for operating a microgrid in an isolated way.

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