A synchronous condenser(SC)isusedto maintain grid voltage stability owing to its bidirectional fast reactive power regulation ability and good dynamic characteristics.To address the issue of dynamic voltage instabilit...A synchronous condenser(SC)isusedto maintain grid voltage stability owing to its bidirectional fast reactive power regulation ability and good dynamic characteristics.To address the issue of dynamic voltage instability inpower systemduring failuresor heavy inductive loads,an SC reactive power regulation optimization method based onsingle neuron adaptive PID(SNA-PID)combined with whale optimization algorithm(WOA)is proposed.This approach aimsto overcome the limitationsof normal PID controllers.Asimulation model of the SC reactive power regulation system,based on SNA-PID combined with the WOA,is established using Matlab.The parameters of the SNA-PID are optimizedbythe WOAwith the ITAE criterion under two typical operation situationsof the power system:one is to set three different degrees of short-circuit ground faults,and the other isto accessthree different three-phase resistive loads.Compared to conventional PID control,asthe degree of short-circuit ground faults increases and the three-phase resistive load resistance decreases,the SC reactive power regulation optimization method based on SNA-PID combined with the WOA can still reduce the voltage recovery time and voltage oscillation,while maintaining voltage stability.Simulation results show that the proposed method exhibits better dynamic adjustment characteristics and adaptive ability.展开更多
Large-scale synchronous condenser (LSC) has a broad application prospect in China's ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) to provide dynamic reactive power. Loss of excitation (LOE) is an important grid-relate...Large-scale synchronous condenser (LSC) has a broad application prospect in China's ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) to provide dynamic reactive power. Loss of excitation (LOE) is an important grid-related fault of LSC, resulting in uncontrolled reactive power consumption. However, due to the un obvious fault feature and UHVDC's diverse reactive power demands, LSC's LOE protection faces challenges in criterion and action mode configurations. Thus, this paper proposes a complete LOE protection strategy for the LSC used in UHVDC, including effective criterion and proper action mode. First, the defect of existing reverse reactive power-based protection is presented through an in-depth analysis of the LOE LSC's reactive power behavior. Then, excitation current difference between the measured value and equivalent actual value is identified as the new fault feature. Compared with existing reverse reactive power features which also appear in healthy LSC's leading phase conditions, this current difference feature only appears in the LO E process and thus is more typical. Since actual excitation current is unmeasurable in practice, an estimation model is built and validated by experiment and simulation. Moreover, the novel LOE protection strategy including current-based criterion and improved action mode is proposed. Through comparative simulation studies in PSCADIEMTDC, the novel protection exhibits superior performances compared to existing protection in LOE detection and commutation failure immunity improvement, as well as overvoltage suppression.展开更多
Hierarchical connection(HC)is a very attractive mode for±800 kV line commutated converter based ultra high voltage direct current(LCC-UHVDC)system connected to different AC voltage levels because of its ability t...Hierarchical connection(HC)is a very attractive mode for±800 kV line commutated converter based ultra high voltage direct current(LCC-UHVDC)system connected to different AC voltage levels because of its ability to reduce the scale factor of a converter transformer.Faults in the HC-UHVDC system can cause commutation failure(CF).In this paper,impact of synchronous condenser(SC)to mitigate CF in HC-UHVDC system is analyzed.A±800KV HC-UHVDC system along with synchronous condenser is built in PSCAD/EMTDC.Transient performance analysis of HC-UHVDC for single and three phase to ground faults is investigated.Commutation failure immunity index(CFII),commutation failure probability index(CFPI),fault recovery time(FRT),and transient overvoltage(TOV)are used as measures to evaluate the effects of SC at HC-UHVDC system design.The simulation results show that SC can make the HCUHVDC system less susceptible to CF,effectively improve fault recovery performances of the overall system,and reduce transient overvoltage when single or multiple converters are blocked.The results of this research can provide technical assistance in real world HC-UHVDC projects.展开更多
Synchronous condensers(SCs)are generally used at the receiving-end stations of ultra-high-voltage direct current(UHVDC)transmission systems due to their strong reactive power support and flexible regulation of reactiv...Synchronous condensers(SCs)are generally used at the receiving-end stations of ultra-high-voltage direct current(UHVDC)transmission systems due to their strong reactive power support and flexible regulation of reactive power according to the interconnected grids operating conditions.In this paper,different starting control schemes of a SC integrated power grid are investigated providing four main contributions:1)The principle of reactive power support of the SC on the interconnected power grid is analytically studied,providing the establishment of mathematical models.2)Four different starting control schemes are developed for the initialization and SC integration,i.e.in Scheme 1,a preset initial falling speed is directly utilized without initialization;in Scheme 2,a black start sequential control approach with a static frequency converter(SFC)is proposed;in Scheme 3,PI/PD/PID controllers are respectively applied for the excitation device at the speed-falling stage;in Scheme 4,a pre-insertion approach of an energy absorption component with R/L/RL is utilized to suppress the surges at the SC integration instant.3)The dynamic behaviors of four different starting schemes at specific operating stages are evaluated.4)The success rate of SC integration is analyzed to evaluate starting control performance.Performance of the SC interconnected system with four different starting control schemes is evaluated in the timedomain simulation environment PSCAD/EMTDC^(TM).The results prove the superiority of the proposed starting control approach in Scheme 4.展开更多
The dynamic characteristics of converter-dominated systems are governed by controlling power converters and the interactions between converter systems and conventional alternators.Frequency oscillations can appear und...The dynamic characteristics of converter-dominated systems are governed by controlling power converters and the interactions between converter systems and conventional alternators.Frequency oscillations can appear under dynamic operation conditions caused by the phase-locked loop dynamics and interactions among the converter control systems.The oscillations may be poorly damped,which can result in reduced power generation,longer settling time,or disconnections of sensitive components.It is foreseeable that damping services will be critical for power grid stabilization in the future with high penetration of renewable generation.In this work,synchronous condensers(SCs)are evaluated and applied to provide damping services to the power grid under post-event conditions.An innovative supplementary controller for the automatic voltage regulator of SCs is proposed to improve the frequency stabilization in a converter-dominated system after disturbances.Using local and remote measurements,SCs are able to modulate the reactive power output and hence,the terminal bus voltage,which further impacts the power flow in the system;therefore,damping can be provided to the frequency oscillations.The control is implemented on an industrial-level hardware platform,and the performance is verified by the hardware-in-the-loop simulation.展开更多
基金Supported by the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX21_0474).
文摘A synchronous condenser(SC)isusedto maintain grid voltage stability owing to its bidirectional fast reactive power regulation ability and good dynamic characteristics.To address the issue of dynamic voltage instability inpower systemduring failuresor heavy inductive loads,an SC reactive power regulation optimization method based onsingle neuron adaptive PID(SNA-PID)combined with whale optimization algorithm(WOA)is proposed.This approach aimsto overcome the limitationsof normal PID controllers.Asimulation model of the SC reactive power regulation system,based on SNA-PID combined with the WOA,is established using Matlab.The parameters of the SNA-PID are optimizedbythe WOAwith the ITAE criterion under two typical operation situationsof the power system:one is to set three different degrees of short-circuit ground faults,and the other isto accessthree different three-phase resistive loads.Compared to conventional PID control,asthe degree of short-circuit ground faults increases and the three-phase resistive load resistance decreases,the SC reactive power regulation optimization method based on SNA-PID combined with the WOA can still reduce the voltage recovery time and voltage oscillation,while maintaining voltage stability.Simulation results show that the proposed method exhibits better dynamic adjustment characteristics and adaptive ability.
文摘Large-scale synchronous condenser (LSC) has a broad application prospect in China's ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) to provide dynamic reactive power. Loss of excitation (LOE) is an important grid-related fault of LSC, resulting in uncontrolled reactive power consumption. However, due to the un obvious fault feature and UHVDC's diverse reactive power demands, LSC's LOE protection faces challenges in criterion and action mode configurations. Thus, this paper proposes a complete LOE protection strategy for the LSC used in UHVDC, including effective criterion and proper action mode. First, the defect of existing reverse reactive power-based protection is presented through an in-depth analysis of the LOE LSC's reactive power behavior. Then, excitation current difference between the measured value and equivalent actual value is identified as the new fault feature. Compared with existing reverse reactive power features which also appear in healthy LSC's leading phase conditions, this current difference feature only appears in the LO E process and thus is more typical. Since actual excitation current is unmeasurable in practice, an estimation model is built and validated by experiment and simulation. Moreover, the novel LOE protection strategy including current-based criterion and improved action mode is proposed. Through comparative simulation studies in PSCADIEMTDC, the novel protection exhibits superior performances compared to existing protection in LOE detection and commutation failure immunity improvement, as well as overvoltage suppression.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Science Foundation of China(No.51507060).
文摘Hierarchical connection(HC)is a very attractive mode for±800 kV line commutated converter based ultra high voltage direct current(LCC-UHVDC)system connected to different AC voltage levels because of its ability to reduce the scale factor of a converter transformer.Faults in the HC-UHVDC system can cause commutation failure(CF).In this paper,impact of synchronous condenser(SC)to mitigate CF in HC-UHVDC system is analyzed.A±800KV HC-UHVDC system along with synchronous condenser is built in PSCAD/EMTDC.Transient performance analysis of HC-UHVDC for single and three phase to ground faults is investigated.Commutation failure immunity index(CFII),commutation failure probability index(CFPI),fault recovery time(FRT),and transient overvoltage(TOV)are used as measures to evaluate the effects of SC at HC-UHVDC system design.The simulation results show that SC can make the HCUHVDC system less susceptible to CF,effectively improve fault recovery performances of the overall system,and reduce transient overvoltage when single or multiple converters are blocked.The results of this research can provide technical assistance in real world HC-UHVDC projects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 51807091the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20180478+2 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant 2019M661846the State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources under Grant LAPS20016Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council under Grant EP/N032888/1.
文摘Synchronous condensers(SCs)are generally used at the receiving-end stations of ultra-high-voltage direct current(UHVDC)transmission systems due to their strong reactive power support and flexible regulation of reactive power according to the interconnected grids operating conditions.In this paper,different starting control schemes of a SC integrated power grid are investigated providing four main contributions:1)The principle of reactive power support of the SC on the interconnected power grid is analytically studied,providing the establishment of mathematical models.2)Four different starting control schemes are developed for the initialization and SC integration,i.e.in Scheme 1,a preset initial falling speed is directly utilized without initialization;in Scheme 2,a black start sequential control approach with a static frequency converter(SFC)is proposed;in Scheme 3,PI/PD/PID controllers are respectively applied for the excitation device at the speed-falling stage;in Scheme 4,a pre-insertion approach of an energy absorption component with R/L/RL is utilized to suppress the surges at the SC integration instant.3)The dynamic behaviors of four different starting schemes at specific operating stages are evaluated.4)The success rate of SC integration is analyzed to evaluate starting control performance.Performance of the SC interconnected system with four different starting control schemes is evaluated in the timedomain simulation environment PSCAD/EMTDC^(TM).The results prove the superiority of the proposed starting control approach in Scheme 4.
基金This work was supported by Synchronous Condenser Application(SCAPP)project funded by ForskEL program(No.12196)administrated by Energinet.dk.
文摘The dynamic characteristics of converter-dominated systems are governed by controlling power converters and the interactions between converter systems and conventional alternators.Frequency oscillations can appear under dynamic operation conditions caused by the phase-locked loop dynamics and interactions among the converter control systems.The oscillations may be poorly damped,which can result in reduced power generation,longer settling time,or disconnections of sensitive components.It is foreseeable that damping services will be critical for power grid stabilization in the future with high penetration of renewable generation.In this work,synchronous condensers(SCs)are evaluated and applied to provide damping services to the power grid under post-event conditions.An innovative supplementary controller for the automatic voltage regulator of SCs is proposed to improve the frequency stabilization in a converter-dominated system after disturbances.Using local and remote measurements,SCs are able to modulate the reactive power output and hence,the terminal bus voltage,which further impacts the power flow in the system;therefore,damping can be provided to the frequency oscillations.The control is implemented on an industrial-level hardware platform,and the performance is verified by the hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
