Design of a back-to-back converter to simulate transient state of renewable sources

This paper describes a design of grid-simulator for experiment of transient stability of grid-connected renewable energy system. A transient analysis of renewable energy system has been researched by a simulation, because direct connection of renewable energy system and real utility is dangerous and it is hard to produce the transient grid condition. If a grid-simulator is used in the transient stability experiment, the transient grid condition might be generated easily with reference data and there is no impact on the grid. The grid-simulator composed of a back-to-back converter was designed and simulated with PSCAD/EMTDC to verify its operational characteristics.