Universal Interoperable Control Framework for Inverter-Based Resources
Join Pranjal M. Gajare from the Georgia Institute of Technology as he presents a novel framework for stability and control in inverter-dominated power systems.
The rapid proliferation of inverter-based resources (IBRs), including both grid-following (GFL) and grid-forming (GFM) topologies, presents significant stability challenges for modern power systems. These challenges are exacerbated by the lack of industry standards for collaborative IBR design, forcing reliance on complex, project-specific modeling and simulations that often fail to guarantee stability across diverse operating conditions. This limitation impedes the seamless, large-scale integration of distributed energy resources (DERs).
This presentation rigorously examines interactions within IBR-dominated grids. A novel specifications-based framework is proposed, leveraging time-scales separation to systematically manage and mitigate adverse interactions. As part of this framework, new control techniques designed to achieve robust, stable performance for GFM IBRs will be discussed.
Additionally, the presentation addresses the parallel trend of increasing high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission, which introduces new challenges in stabilizing coupled AC-DC systems. Preliminary research findings will be presented to explain a few of these emerging stability and control challenges, paving the way for future investigations in this critical area.
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- Starts 27 October 2025 05:00 PM UTC
- Ends 30 October 2025 07:00 PM UTC
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Pranjal M. Gajare of Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Biography:
Pranjal M. Gajare (Student Member, IEEE) received the B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India, in 2020, where he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. Since 2021, he has been working towards his Ph.D. at the Center for Distributed Energy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
In summer 2019, he was a visiting student with the Chair of Power Electronics at Kiel University. He was the outreach chair with the IEEE PES Chapter at Georgia Tech.
His research interests include modeling, control and protection of power electronics converters, and stability of power electronics-dominated power systems.