The development of high-voltage direct current gas-insulated switchgear assemblies(DC GIS)of rated voltages up to±550 kV has been completed.DC GIS provide a compact technical solution with a high functional densi...The development of high-voltage direct current gas-insulated switchgear assemblies(DC GIS)of rated voltages up to±550 kV has been completed.DC GIS provide a compact technical solution with a high functional density,optimized for projects with limited space as in offshore HVDC converter platforms,onshore HVDC converter stations and transition stations between different transmission media.Up to now,no standards for testing of gas-insulated DC systems are available,although pre-standardization work is in progress within CIGRE.Some tests can be performed as required in AC GIS standards.Special aspects of DC voltage stress,like the electric field distribution of insulators influenced by the accumulation of electrical charge carriers and the operation-related inhomogeneous temperature distribution,must be considered by additional electric and thermoelectric tests.For DC GIS,the experience of long-term performance is limited today.Although ageing is expected to be of lower importance,tests are recommended.This contribution summarizes the physical and technical background to design and develop compact DC switchgear assemblies using gas-insulated technology.It explains the developed modules of the substation and gives an overview of the performed tests.Furthermore,it provides an insight in the on-going standardization activities and describes applications in converter and transition stations,showing its space-saving characteristics.展开更多
With respect to sensitivity,selectivity and speed of operation,the current differential scheme is a better way to protect transmission lines than overcurrent and distance-based schemes.However,the protection scheme ca...With respect to sensitivity,selectivity and speed of operation,the current differential scheme is a better way to protect transmission lines than overcurrent and distance-based schemes.However,the protection scheme can be severely influenced by the Line Charging Capacitive Current(LCCC)with increased voltage level and Current Transformer(CT)saturation under external close-in faults.This paper presents a new UHV/EHV current-based protection scheme using the ratio of phasor summation of the two-end currents to the local end current,instead of summation of the two-end currents,to discriminate the internal faults.The accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed protection technique are tested on the 110 kV Western System Coordinating Council(WSCC)9-bus system using PSCAD/MATLAB.The simulation results confirm the reliable operation of the proposed scheme during internal/external faults and its independence from fault location,fault resistance,type of fault,and variations in source impedance.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed scheme is also verified with faults during power swing and in series compensated lines.展开更多
Line-commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems are prone to subsequent commutation failure(SCF),which consequently leads to the forced blocking of HVDC links,affecting the op...Line-commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems are prone to subsequent commutation failure(SCF),which consequently leads to the forced blocking of HVDC links,affecting the operation of the power system.An accurate commutation failure(CF)identification is fairly vital to the prevention of SCF.However,the existing CF identification methods cause CF misjudge or detection lag,which can limit the effect of SCF mitigation strategy.In addition,earlier approaches to suppress SCF do not clarify the key factor that determines the evolution of extinction angle during system recovery and neglect the influence.Hence,this paper firstly analyzes the normal commutation process and CF feature based on the evolution topology of converter valve conduction in detail.Secondly,the energy in the leakage inductance of converter transformer is presented to characterize the commutation state of the valves.Then a CF identification method is proposed utilizing the leakage inductance energy.Thirdly,taking the key variable which is crucial to the tendency of extinction angle during the recovery process into account,a fault current limiting strategy for SCF mitigation is put forward.Compared with the original methods,the proposed methods have a better performance in CF identification and mitigation in terms of detection accuracy and mitigation effect.Finally,case study on PSCAD/EMTDC validates the proposed methods.展开更多
To reduce the probability of commutation failure(CF)of a line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission,a DC chopper topology composed of power consumption sub-modules based on thyri...To reduce the probability of commutation failure(CF)of a line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission,a DC chopper topology composed of power consumption sub-modules based on thyristor full-bridge module(TFB-PCSM)is proposed.Firstly,the mechanism of the proposed topology to mitigate CF is analyzed,and the working modes of TFB-PCSM in different operation states are introduced.Secondly,the coordinated control strategy between the proposed DC chopper and LCC-HVDC is designed,and the voltage-current stresses of the TFB-PCSMs are investigated.Finally,the ability to mitigate the CF issues and the fault recovery performance of LCC-HVDC system are studied in PSCAD/EMTDC.The results show that the probability of CF of LCC-HVDC is significantly reduced,and the performances of fault recovery are effectively improved by the proposed DC chopper.展开更多
In line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems,the transformer saturation can induce harmonic instability,which poses a serious threat to the safe operation of the power s...In line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems,the transformer saturation can induce harmonic instability,which poses a serious threat to the safe operation of the power system.However,the nonlinear characteristics of the power grids introduced by the transformer saturation considerably limit the application of the conventional analysis methods.To address the issue,this paper derives a linear model for the transformer saturation caused by the DC current due to the converter modulation.Afterwards,the nonlinear characteristics of power grids with the transformer saturation is described by a complex valued impedance matrix.Based on the derived impedance matrix,the system harmonic stability is analyzed and the mechanism of the transformer saturation induced harmonic instability is revealed.Finally,the sensitivity analysis is conducted to find the key factors that influence the system core saturation instability.The proposed impedance model is verified by the electromagnetic transient simulation,and the simulation results corroborate the effectiveness of the proposed impedance model.Index TermsLine commutated converter based high voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC),transformer saturation,harmonic instability,impedance model.展开更多
During the power modulation process of line com-mutated converter-based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC),the transient power mismatch between the fast-change converter station and the slow-response reactive power...During the power modulation process of line com-mutated converter-based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC),the transient power mismatch between the fast-change converter station and the slow-response reactive power compen-sators(RPCs)can cause transient voltage disturbances at the weak sending end of the AC grid.To mitigate such voltage dis-turbances,this paper proposes a coordinated feedback power control method for the hybrid multi-infeed HVDC(HMI-HVDC)system comprising an LCC-HVDC and voltage source converter-based HVDC(VSC-HVDC)systems.The mechanism of the disturbance caused by transient power mismatch is quan-titatively analyzed,and the numerical relationship between the instantaneous unbalanced power and the AC voltage is derived.Based on the numerical relationship and considering the time-varying relationship of reactive power between converter sta-tions,the unbalanced power is set as the feedback and coordi-nately distributed among the inverter stations of VSC-HVDC,and the rectifier and the inverter stations of LCC-HVDC.Simu-lation results verify that the proposed method can effectively suppress voltage disturbance without relying on remote commu-nication,thus enhancing the operation performance of the HMI-HVDC system.展开更多
The commutation failure(CF) mitigation effectiveness is normally restricted by the delay of extinction angle(EA)measurement or the errors of existing prediction methods for EA or firing angle(FA). For this purpose, th...The commutation failure(CF) mitigation effectiveness is normally restricted by the delay of extinction angle(EA)measurement or the errors of existing prediction methods for EA or firing angle(FA). For this purpose, this paper proposes a CF mitigation method based on the imaginary commutation process. For each sample point, an imaginary commutation process is constructed to simulate the actual commutation process.Then, the imaginary EA is calculated by comparing the imaginary supply voltage-time area and the imaginary demand voltage-time area, which can update the imaginary EA earlier than the measured EA. In addition, the proposed method considers the impacts of commutation voltage variation, DC current variation, and phase angle shift of commutation voltage on the commutation process, which can ensure a more accurate EA calculation. Moreover, the DC current prediction is proposed to improve the CF mitigation performance under the single-phase AC faults. Finally, the simulation results based on CIGRE model prove that the proposed method has a good performance in CF mitigation.展开更多
The mitigation of commutation failure(CF)depends on the accuracy of CF prediction.In terms of the large error of the existing extinction angle(EA)calculation during the fault transient period,a method for CF predictio...The mitigation of commutation failure(CF)depends on the accuracy of CF prediction.In terms of the large error of the existing extinction angle(EA)calculation during the fault transient period,a method for CF prediction and mitigation is proposed.Variations in both DC current and overlap angle(OA)are considered in the proposed method to predict the EA rapidly.In addition,variations in critical EA and the effect of firing angle(FA)on both DC current and OA are considered in the proposed method to obtain the accurate FA order for the control system.The proposed method can achieve good performance in terms of CF mitigation and reduce reactive consumption at the inverter side when a fault occurs.Simulation results based on the PSCAD/EMTDC show that the proposed method predicts CF rapidly and exhibits good performance in terms of CF mitigation.展开更多
基金supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany (FKZ:03ET7511C)the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy (FKZ:IET-1208-0018)
文摘The development of high-voltage direct current gas-insulated switchgear assemblies(DC GIS)of rated voltages up to±550 kV has been completed.DC GIS provide a compact technical solution with a high functional density,optimized for projects with limited space as in offshore HVDC converter platforms,onshore HVDC converter stations and transition stations between different transmission media.Up to now,no standards for testing of gas-insulated DC systems are available,although pre-standardization work is in progress within CIGRE.Some tests can be performed as required in AC GIS standards.Special aspects of DC voltage stress,like the electric field distribution of insulators influenced by the accumulation of electrical charge carriers and the operation-related inhomogeneous temperature distribution,must be considered by additional electric and thermoelectric tests.For DC GIS,the experience of long-term performance is limited today.Although ageing is expected to be of lower importance,tests are recommended.This contribution summarizes the physical and technical background to design and develop compact DC switchgear assemblies using gas-insulated technology.It explains the developed modules of the substation and gives an overview of the performed tests.Furthermore,it provides an insight in the on-going standardization activities and describes applications in converter and transition stations,showing its space-saving characteristics.
文摘With respect to sensitivity,selectivity and speed of operation,the current differential scheme is a better way to protect transmission lines than overcurrent and distance-based schemes.However,the protection scheme can be severely influenced by the Line Charging Capacitive Current(LCCC)with increased voltage level and Current Transformer(CT)saturation under external close-in faults.This paper presents a new UHV/EHV current-based protection scheme using the ratio of phasor summation of the two-end currents to the local end current,instead of summation of the two-end currents,to discriminate the internal faults.The accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed protection technique are tested on the 110 kV Western System Coordinating Council(WSCC)9-bus system using PSCAD/MATLAB.The simulation results confirm the reliable operation of the proposed scheme during internal/external faults and its independence from fault location,fault resistance,type of fault,and variations in source impedance.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed scheme is also verified with faults during power swing and in series compensated lines.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51977183).
文摘Line-commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems are prone to subsequent commutation failure(SCF),which consequently leads to the forced blocking of HVDC links,affecting the operation of the power system.An accurate commutation failure(CF)identification is fairly vital to the prevention of SCF.However,the existing CF identification methods cause CF misjudge or detection lag,which can limit the effect of SCF mitigation strategy.In addition,earlier approaches to suppress SCF do not clarify the key factor that determines the evolution of extinction angle during system recovery and neglect the influence.Hence,this paper firstly analyzes the normal commutation process and CF feature based on the evolution topology of converter valve conduction in detail.Secondly,the energy in the leakage inductance of converter transformer is presented to characterize the commutation state of the valves.Then a CF identification method is proposed utilizing the leakage inductance energy.Thirdly,taking the key variable which is crucial to the tendency of extinction angle during the recovery process into account,a fault current limiting strategy for SCF mitigation is put forward.Compared with the original methods,the proposed methods have a better performance in CF identification and mitigation in terms of detection accuracy and mitigation effect.Finally,case study on PSCAD/EMTDC validates the proposed methods.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51877077)。
文摘To reduce the probability of commutation failure(CF)of a line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission,a DC chopper topology composed of power consumption sub-modules based on thyristor full-bridge module(TFB-PCSM)is proposed.Firstly,the mechanism of the proposed topology to mitigate CF is analyzed,and the working modes of TFB-PCSM in different operation states are introduced.Secondly,the coordinated control strategy between the proposed DC chopper and LCC-HVDC is designed,and the voltage-current stresses of the TFB-PCSMs are investigated.Finally,the ability to mitigate the CF issues and the fault recovery performance of LCC-HVDC system are studied in PSCAD/EMTDC.The results show that the probability of CF of LCC-HVDC is significantly reduced,and the performances of fault recovery are effectively improved by the proposed DC chopper.
文摘In line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems,the transformer saturation can induce harmonic instability,which poses a serious threat to the safe operation of the power system.However,the nonlinear characteristics of the power grids introduced by the transformer saturation considerably limit the application of the conventional analysis methods.To address the issue,this paper derives a linear model for the transformer saturation caused by the DC current due to the converter modulation.Afterwards,the nonlinear characteristics of power grids with the transformer saturation is described by a complex valued impedance matrix.Based on the derived impedance matrix,the system harmonic stability is analyzed and the mechanism of the transformer saturation induced harmonic instability is revealed.Finally,the sensitivity analysis is conducted to find the key factors that influence the system core saturation instability.The proposed impedance model is verified by the electromagnetic transient simulation,and the simulation results corroborate the effectiveness of the proposed impedance model.Index TermsLine commutated converter based high voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC),transformer saturation,harmonic instability,impedance model.
基金This work was supported in part by the State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources(No.LAPS23020).
文摘During the power modulation process of line com-mutated converter-based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC),the transient power mismatch between the fast-change converter station and the slow-response reactive power compen-sators(RPCs)can cause transient voltage disturbances at the weak sending end of the AC grid.To mitigate such voltage dis-turbances,this paper proposes a coordinated feedback power control method for the hybrid multi-infeed HVDC(HMI-HVDC)system comprising an LCC-HVDC and voltage source converter-based HVDC(VSC-HVDC)systems.The mechanism of the disturbance caused by transient power mismatch is quan-titatively analyzed,and the numerical relationship between the instantaneous unbalanced power and the AC voltage is derived.Based on the numerical relationship and considering the time-varying relationship of reactive power between converter sta-tions,the unbalanced power is set as the feedback and coordi-nately distributed among the inverter stations of VSC-HVDC,and the rectifier and the inverter stations of LCC-HVDC.Simu-lation results verify that the proposed method can effectively suppress voltage disturbance without relying on remote commu-nication,thus enhancing the operation performance of the HMI-HVDC system.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Innovation Major Project of Hunan Province (No. 2020GK1010)the Innovation Young Talents Program of Changsha Science and Technology Bureau (No. kq2107005)the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province (No.QL20210101)。
文摘The commutation failure(CF) mitigation effectiveness is normally restricted by the delay of extinction angle(EA)measurement or the errors of existing prediction methods for EA or firing angle(FA). For this purpose, this paper proposes a CF mitigation method based on the imaginary commutation process. For each sample point, an imaginary commutation process is constructed to simulate the actual commutation process.Then, the imaginary EA is calculated by comparing the imaginary supply voltage-time area and the imaginary demand voltage-time area, which can update the imaginary EA earlier than the measured EA. In addition, the proposed method considers the impacts of commutation voltage variation, DC current variation, and phase angle shift of commutation voltage on the commutation process, which can ensure a more accurate EA calculation. Moreover, the DC current prediction is proposed to improve the CF mitigation performance under the single-phase AC faults. Finally, the simulation results based on CIGRE model prove that the proposed method has a good performance in CF mitigation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51907058)Project of Hunan Power Co.,Ltd.of the State Grid Corporation of China(No.SGTYHT/18-JS-206)Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(No.2020JJ5081)。
文摘The mitigation of commutation failure(CF)depends on the accuracy of CF prediction.In terms of the large error of the existing extinction angle(EA)calculation during the fault transient period,a method for CF prediction and mitigation is proposed.Variations in both DC current and overlap angle(OA)are considered in the proposed method to predict the EA rapidly.In addition,variations in critical EA and the effect of firing angle(FA)on both DC current and OA are considered in the proposed method to obtain the accurate FA order for the control system.The proposed method can achieve good performance in terms of CF mitigation and reduce reactive consumption at the inverter side when a fault occurs.Simulation results based on the PSCAD/EMTDC show that the proposed method predicts CF rapidly and exhibits good performance in terms of CF mitigation.