With high renewable penetration, power system oscillations become more complex. Since internal control details of renewable stations are often inaccessible, classic participation analysis relying on detailed models is difficult to apply, making weak node identification urgently needed. To address this problem, this paper proposes a residue-centered impedance-based method for small-signal stability in renewable energy-dominated power systems. First, an equivalent state-space model is built from station impedance models, linking the black-box impedance and white-box state-space participation analysis. Then, the physical essence of weak node identification is analyzed, and a residue-centered participation factor is introduced as the indicator. Subsequently, the effect of the station impedances at weak nodes on system stability is quantified. Finally, the method is validated on a four-station testing system and a real-life renewable energy-dominated power system. The rank correlation between the proposed method and the traditional state-space method is close to 1, demonstrating its effectiveness for system-level weak node identification. The proposed method provides engineering guidance for parameter tuning and damping control in practical power systems, which can help improve renewable energy accommodation and support low-carbon, secure, and sustainable power system operation.
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