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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2022
Applicant:

Hitachi Energy Ltd, Zürich, CH;

Inventors:

Massimo Bongiorno, Gothenburg, SE;

Jan Svensson, Västerås, SE;

Jean-Philippe Hasler, Västerås, SE;

Assignee:

HITACHI ENERGY LTD, Zürich, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/48 (2026.01); G05F 1/67 (2006.01); H02J 3/16 (2026.01); H02J 3/38 (2026.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/48 (2013.01); G05F 1/67 (2013.01); H02J 3/16 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.12);
Abstract

A method for grid forming control using a voltage source converter (VSC), connected to a grid at a point-of-common-coupling (PCC), is provided. The method comprises calculating a converter voltage reference for the VSC based at least on a reference current, calculating a phase-angle of an electromotive force (EMF) voltage vector of the VSC based on at least an active power reference, calculating a voltage amplitude of the EMF voltage vector based on at least a grid voltage at the PCC and a grid voltage reference, calculating the reference current by feeding the EMF voltage vector through a virtual admittance, and limiting the active power reference and the voltage amplitude based at least on a maximum allowed current threshold associated with operation of the VSC such that the reference current does not exceed said maximum allowed current threshold.


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