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Performance of grid-following and grid-forming inverters under unintentional islanding events: a comparative study / Mohammad ABU SARHAN // Energies [Dokument elektroniczny]. — Czasopismo elektroniczne ; ISSN 1996-1073 . — 2026 — vol. 19 iss. 1 art. no. 250, s. 1-17. — Wymagania systemowe: Adobe Reader. — Bibliogr. s. 15-17, Abstr. — Publikacja dostępna online od: 2026-01-02
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| ID BaDAP | 165347 |
|---|---|
| Data dodania do BaDAP | 2026-01-22 |
| Tekst źródłowy | URL |
| DOI | 10.3390/en19010250 |
| Rok publikacji | 2026 |
| Typ publikacji | artykuł w czasopiśmie |
| Otwarty dostęp |  |
| Creative Commons | |
| Czasopismo/seria | Energies |
Abstract
The increasing integration of inverter-based resources in smart grid systems has deepened the necessity to understand the difference between grid-following and grid-forming inverters’ operational performance, particularly under abnormal conditions such as unintentional islanding events. This work provides a comparative assessment, showing that while grid-following inverters perform well under strong grids, their stability degrades under weak grids due to their dependence on the grid reference voltage. On the other hand, grid-forming inverters improve the system stability under weak grids, as they operate as an independent voltage source. However, the widespread misconception in academia and industry that grid-forming inverters are always good and grid-following inverters are generally bad is challenged by this work’s results. Despite the stability advantages of grid-forming inverters, they significantly increase the size of non-detected zones and extend the detection time of unintentional islanding events, with various cases failing to meet standards, while grid-following inverters offer quicker and more expectable responses. A Random Forest-based islanding detection scheme is proposed to address the protection difficulties allied with both inverter types. The findings prove that this model can reduce the size of the non-detected zone and the detection time, emphasizing the necessity of intelligent protection schemes in future microgrid applications and the significance of performance-based inverter selection.
