scholarly journals The Impact of Grid Impedance in Operation of Voltage Source Converter Integrated to Weak Grid

IJIREEICE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
Atul Kunpara ◽  
Dr. Vithal Kamat
Keyword(s):  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Weak Grid ◽  
Grid Impedance ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Reliability Assessment of a Multi-State HVDC System by Combining Markov and Matrix-Based Methods

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3097
Author(s):  
Roberto Benato ◽  
Antonio Chiarelli ◽  
Sebastian Dambone Sessa
Keyword(s):  
Current System ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Reliability Estimation ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Hvdc System ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to highlight that, in order to assess the availability of different HVDC cable transmission systems, a more detailed characterization of the cable management significantly affects the availability estimation since the cable represents one of the most critical elements of such systems. The analyzed case study consists of a multi-terminal direct current system based on both line commutated converter and voltage source converter technologies in different configurations, whose availability is computed for different transmitted power capacities. For these analyses, the matrix-based reliability estimation method is exploited together with the Monte Carlo approach and the Markov state space one. This paper shows how reliability analysis requires a deep knowledge of the real installation conditions. The impact of these conditions on the reliability evaluation and the involved benefits are also presented.

scholarly journals A Selective Fault Clearing Scheme for a Hybrid VSC-LCC Multi-Terminal HVdc System

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3554
Author(s):  
Naushath M. Haleem ◽  
Athula D. Rajapakse ◽  
Aniruddha M. Gole ◽  
Ioni T. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
High Capacity ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Circuit Breakers ◽  
Hvdc System ◽  
Hvdc Transmission ◽  
High Voltage Direct Current ◽  
Clearing Functions ◽  
Transmission Structure ◽  
The Impact

A selective fault clearing scheme is proposed for a hybrid voltage source converter (VSC)-line commutated converter (LCC) multi-terminal high voltage direct current (HVdc) transmission structure in which two small capacity VSC stations tap into the main transmission line of a high capacity LCC-HVdc link. The use of dc circuit breakers (dc CBs) on the branches connecting to VSCs at the tapping points is explored to minimize the impact of tapping on the reliability of the main LCC link. This arrangement allows clearing of temporary faults on the main LCC line as usual by force retardation of the LCC rectifier. The faults on the branches connecting to VSC stations can be cleared by blocking insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and opening ac circuit breakers (ac CB), without affecting the main line’s performance. A local voltage and current measurement based fault discrimination scheme is developed to identify the faulted sections and pole(s), and trigger appropriate fault recovery functions. This fault discrimination scheme is capable of detecting and discriminating short circuits and high resistances faults in any branch well before 2 ms. For the test grid considered, 6 kA, 2 ms dc CBs can easily facilitate the intended fault clearing functions and maintain the power transfer through healthy pole during single-pole faults.

scholarly journals Analysis of Synchronization Stability for Multi VSCs Parallel-Connected to Weak Grids by Improved Net Damping Criterion

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 3316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Wang ◽  
Xiaojie Zhang ◽  
Lei Yang ◽  
Yunhui Huang ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Voltage Regulation ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Signal Model ◽  
Detailed Model ◽  
Weak Grid ◽  
Grid Connection ◽  
Sensitivity Studies ◽  
Stability Enhancement

Recent studies show that the loss of stability for a voltage-source converter (VSC) in weak-grid connection is largely related to its synchronization unit, i.e., the phase-locked loop (PLL). This paper studies the synchronization stability of a system comprised by two VSCs in parallel connection to a weak grid. A reduced transfer function based small-signal model, which can allow for the interactions between PLL and converter outer power controls, is first proposed. Then, an improved net damping criterion is used to analyze the damping and stability characters of such system under various operating conditions and different controller configurations. Compared to the conventional net damping criterion, the used criterion has wider applicability in terms of stability judgment. Case studies show that the studied system tends to be unstable at weak-grid or heavy-loading conditions. The instability can be in the form of oscillations or monotonic divergence, in which, the latter is more likely to occur for the converters without grid voltage regulation capabilities. Besides, the net damping-based sensitivity studies can provide guidance on control tuning or design for stability enhancement. Detailed model-based time domain simulations are conducted to verify the analysis results.

scholarly journals Modeling and Analyzing the Effect of Frequency Variation on Weak Grid-Connected VSC System Stability in DC Voltage Control Timescale

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 4458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang ◽  
Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Voltage Control ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Frequency Variation ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Small Signal ◽  
Small Signal Stability ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Weak Grid ◽  
Dc Voltage Control

The effect of frequency variation on system stability becomes crucial when a voltage source converter (VSC) is connected to a weak grid. However, previous studies lack enough mechanism cognitions of this effect, especially on the stability issues in DC voltage control (DVC) timescale (around 100 ms). Hence, this paper presented a thorough analysis of the effect mechanism of frequency variation on the weak grid-connected VSC system stability in a DVC timescale. Firstly, based on instantaneous power theory, a novel method in which the active/reactive powers are calculated with the time-varying frequency of voltage vectors was proposed. This method could intuitively reflect the effect of frequency variation on the active/reactive powers and could also help reduce the system order to a certain extent. Then, a small-signal model was established based on the motion equation concept, to depict the effect of frequency variation on the weak grid-connected VSC system dynamics. Furthermore, an analytical method was utilized to quantify the effect of frequency variation on the system’s small-signal stability. The quantitative analysis considered the interactions between the DC voltage control, the terminal voltage control, phase-locked loop, and the power network. Finally, case studies were conducted, and simulation results supported the analytical analyses.

scholarly journals A new passive islanding detection technique for different zones in utility grid

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3B) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasser Ahmed Elshrief ◽  
◽  
A. D. Asham ◽  
Belal Ahmed Abozalam ◽  
Sameh Abd-Elhaleem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Detection Algorithm ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Islanding Detection ◽  
Utility Grid ◽  
Convenient Technique ◽  
The Impact

Distributed generation (DG) has reformed the meaning of traditional generation of power from large-scale to small-scale generation. The main issue of connecting the DG to the utility grid is the detection of unintended islanding. This paper shows the impact of the islanding phenomenon in the case of grid-connected photovoltaic arrays and how to develop a convenient technique to detect this phenomenon. A passive islanding detection algorithm is proposed for all types of DGs by varying and analyzing the DC-link voltage for voltage source converter in the photovoltaic inverter. The proposed algorithm is applied on the low and medium voltage scales. Furthermore, a comparison for applying the proposed technique with resistance load on the two scales is presented. In addition, the proposed technique for anti-islanding protection is performed and compared with a lot of techniques such as underfrequency, overfrequency, and rate of change of frequency according to the detection time of islanding. The simulation results using MATLAB/ SIMULINK platform illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

scholarly journals Research on DC-link voltage stabiliser for voltage source converter as connected to weak grid

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (13) ◽  
pp. 2168-2172
Author(s):  
Yunhui Huang ◽  
Jinrui Tang ◽  
Guorong Zhu ◽  
Xianqiang Li ◽  
Haiyan Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Weak Grid

scholarly journals Protection Method Based on Wavelet Entropy for MMC-HVDC Overhead Transmission Lines

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 678
Author(s):  
Weibo Huang ◽  
Guomin Luo ◽  
Mengxiao Cheng ◽  
Jinghan He ◽  
Zhao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Voltage Source Converter ◽  
Transmission Systems ◽  
Wavelet Entropy ◽  
Overhead Lines ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Protection Method ◽  
Distribution Features ◽  
The Impact

Recent technological developments in modular multilevel converter-based high-voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) transmission systems have shown significant advantages over the traditional HVDC and two-level voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems. However, there are a lack of studies on the protection methods for MMC-HVDC overhead lines where the protection method should be able to provide a fast and accurate response and be able to identify lightning strikes. In this paper, a wavelet entropy-based protection method is proposed. Due to the capability of revealing time–frequency distribution features, the proposed protection method combines wavelet and entropy to identify the time–frequency characteristics of different faults. Simulation results show that the proposed method can accurately and quickly determine the types of faults or disturbances with appropriate noise tolerance. In addition, the impact of the ground resistor and fault distance on the performance of the proposed method is studied.

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