Short circuit fault emulation by shunt connected voltage source converter

Short circuit fault emulation is an important capability for power converter based grid emulator. This paper proposes to use a shunt connected voltage source converter to emulate short circuit faults, including single-line-to-ground, double-line-to-ground, line-to-line, and three-phase faults. The operating principle and hardware requirements are discussed first, and control strategies for each type of fault are presented. Simulation and experiments are performed to demonstrate the performances of the fault emulator under various circumstances and validate the effectiveness.