We thank Aditya Prasad Das, Priyam Jain and Gaurab Dash, from Grid-India, for their presentation during our webinar on “Grid Forming Inverters and Possible applications for Indian Power System” on Wednesday, November 4th.
Grid-India’s modelling indicated that grid-forming (GFM) inverters can improve voltage stability, post-fault power recovery and initial frequency response in large renewable clusters connected to weak grids. Distributing GFM capability across several locations delivers broader benefits than concentrating it at one station.
- In the modelled cases, a composite performance index improved by approximately 20–30%, with diminishing gains beyond roughly 20–30% GFM penetration (these figures are study-specific, rather than universal targets).
- Wider deployment requires careful coordination with other inverter controls, synchronous condensers and FACTS devices, alongside protection studies and field validation.
Grid-India is continuing detailed studies and testing, developing draft grid-code requirements, and inviting international collaboration.
Thank you again to all participants and to Grid-India teams for this great webinar!