Fault current limiting is a critical technology to en sure the safe operation of modular multilevel converter based multi-terminal direct current(MMC-MTDC)grids.This paper proposes a fault severity classification base...Fault current limiting is a critical technology to en sure the safe operation of modular multilevel converter based multi-terminal direct current(MMC-MTDC)grids.This paper proposes a fault severity classification based coordination con trol strategy of fault current limiter(FCL)and MMC for adap tive fault current limiting.The proposed strategy reduces the in vestment in FCL,and keeps the bus voltages of non-faulty lines at reasonable values.Firstly,a rapid fault circuit parameter esti mation(FCPE)method using initial fault current information is proposed.With this method,the fault distance and fault transi tion resistance can be quickly estimated,which are used for a quantitative indication of the fault severity.Subsequently,the coordination control strategy of FCL and MMC is proposed,in which the FCL action is prioritized,while the control of MMC is complementary for current limiting.Based on the proposed strategy,fault severity phase planes(FSPPs)are constructed to assess fault severity and calculate the activation time of FCL and voltage regulation factor of MMC.Therefore,the FCL acti vation and MMC control are matched to the fault severity.The effectiveness and advantages of the proposed strategy are vali dated by the simulations in PSCAD/EMTDC.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52207126)the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province(No.2024NSFSC0869)the Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U22B6006).
文摘Fault current limiting is a critical technology to en sure the safe operation of modular multilevel converter based multi-terminal direct current(MMC-MTDC)grids.This paper proposes a fault severity classification based coordination con trol strategy of fault current limiter(FCL)and MMC for adap tive fault current limiting.The proposed strategy reduces the in vestment in FCL,and keeps the bus voltages of non-faulty lines at reasonable values.Firstly,a rapid fault circuit parameter esti mation(FCPE)method using initial fault current information is proposed.With this method,the fault distance and fault transi tion resistance can be quickly estimated,which are used for a quantitative indication of the fault severity.Subsequently,the coordination control strategy of FCL and MMC is proposed,in which the FCL action is prioritized,while the control of MMC is complementary for current limiting.Based on the proposed strategy,fault severity phase planes(FSPPs)are constructed to assess fault severity and calculate the activation time of FCL and voltage regulation factor of MMC.Therefore,the FCL acti vation and MMC control are matched to the fault severity.The effectiveness and advantages of the proposed strategy are vali dated by the simulations in PSCAD/EMTDC.
