Frequency Response Characteristic (FRC) Curve and Fast Frequency Response Assessment in High Renewable Power Systems

TL;DR

This paper presents a new frequency response characteristic curve and a rapid assessment method for high renewable power systems, enabling real-time understanding of frequency response without complex dynamic simulations.

Contribution

It introduces the FRC curve and a fast assessment method, providing practical tools for real-time frequency response evaluation in renewable-rich power systems.

Findings

FRC curve effectively characterizes frequency response performance.

The method allows rapid frequency nadir prediction without detailed simulations.

Enables real-time frequency stability assessment in high renewable systems.

Abstract

This paper introduces a frequency response characteristic (FRC) curve and its application in high renewable power systems. In addition, the paper presents a method for fast frequency response assessment and frequency nadir prediction without performing dynamic simulations using detailed models. The proposed FRC curve and fast frequency response assessment method are useful for operators to understand frequency response performance of high renewable systems in real time.