The amount of power electronic interfaced generation (PEIG) is significantly proliferating in modern cyber-physical energy systems (CPESs). The limited capabilities (e.g. inertia, over-current) of PEIG, together with their location and technology-specific designed control systems, alter the dynamic properties of different types of stability phenomena, e.g. sub-synchronous oscillations (SSOs). A poorly damped SSO can emerge, within a sub-second time scale, through conflicting inter-actions between the controls of PEIG and the dynamic response of the surrounding electrical network. This paper focuses on the modelling and assessment of such interactions, with emphasis on the integration of large-size full converter (a.k.a. type-4) based wind power plants (WPPs). By combining different analysis tools, the implemented model supports sensitivity assessment of the occurrence and observability of a poorly damped SSO. State-space model based eigenanalysis is iteratively used to ascertain damping variability of a dominant SSO, excited by inappropriate controller settings of the WPP. Power spectral density (PSD) analysis is used to qualitatively estimate the degree of observability of the poorly damped SSO across different buses of a CEPS. Numerical tests are performed on a modified version of the IEEE-39 bus system by using DIgSILENT PowerFactory 2022 SP1. Suggestions are provided for the deployment of data generated from phasor measurement units (PMUs) in the monitoring and wide-area damping control of critical SSOs.@en

Power electronic interfaced generation (PEIG) has become significantly dominant in the electrical power grid. This development is leading to a decrease in systemic inertia and damping against electrical oscillations. This causes the introduction of new and faster dynamic phenomena. One of these phenomena is sub-synchronous control interaction (SSCI), occurring as sub-synchronous oscillations (SSOs) in the system. Several real-world events reported so far have been related with large wind power plants (WPPs) and the improper tuning of the grid side converter (GSC) of (type-4) fully rated converter (FR C) wind turbines. As other PEl G have similar topologies and control systems, it is a very relevant topic. Weak grid conditions often contribute to the risks of SSO events. This paper proposes supplementary wide-area damping (WAD) to the control system of the GSC, focused on damping excursions of the phase locked loop (PLL). Signals measured by a remote phasor measurement unit (PMU) are communicated to the control system, which uses it for dynamic damping control. The effects of the WAD are tested by comparing the results of linearization-based eigenvalue analysis with and without the addition of WAD. Supplementary analysis conducted by using time-domain simulations and Prony analysis confirm the positive effect of WAD. Numerical tests are performed in DlgSILENT PowerFactory 2023 SP2 on a modified IEEE-39 bus test system.@en