Simulations of the Allowable Load Current of the Overhead Lines in the Latvian Power Network

This paper considers the influence of changes of the transmission lines of permissible load current depending on conductor and ambient temperatures, climate conditions. The theoretical background of the allowable conductor temperature as well as load current determination principles are proposed. On one hand, the principles are based on mechanical limitations; on the other hand, they are based on thermal limitations. The simulation tasks were based on specific data information of three existing overhead lines of Latvian power system as well as the planned 330 kV overhead line. Moreover, the special thermovision device was used for precious determination of conductor temperature of the existing transmission lines. The simulation results of the obtained data are reviewed in the paper.

Software Tool for the Implementation of the Methodology for Revitalization of High-Voltage Overhead Power Lines

In power systems, a large number of OPLs （overhead power lines） are more than 40 years old and some even exceed 50 years old. The key issue for power systems managers, public utilities companies and electrical engineers today concerns the manner in which available financial resources should be invested in these OPLs to provide the greatest impact on the power system as a whole and to address the OPLs that require urgent revitalization. This paper presents the application of the software tool RevOPL, developed using Microsoft Access utilizing the ＂methodology for revitalization of high-voltage OPLs＂. The aim is to present both the methodology and software to objectively evaluate the condition of an OPL and determine its remaining service life. The application of this software tool provides a proposal for the scheduling and scope of planned revitalization activities, which are obtained through the optimization of the technical characteristics while remaining within the available budget.

Determining of the Real Condition of High-Voltage Overhead Power Lines

Significant investments have been made regarding the construction of a great number of high-voltage overhead power lines of all voltage levels, and now the questions arise on where and how to direct the investments necessary for the maintenance of overhead power lines. To organise the process of maintenance of overhead power lines correctly, it is necessary to have the current information on the condition of particular components of a line. In this paper, special attention has been paid to the real condition of overhead power lines, with the aim of making the decision whether some of the following measures are necessary, and to what extent： the revitalisation for a certain number of years is perceived, the revitalisation up to five years and reconstruction of the overhead power line is performed, its restoration is performed or nothing is done. The approach to the perceiving of real condition of high-voltage overhead power lines is presented on a global block diagram. With the aim of setting out the list of priorities for revitalisation, the criteria have been defined with regards to the real condition of particular components of an overhead power line, as well as pursuant to the role and importance in an electric power system. The correctly defined criteria contribute to the solving of the problem of making a single list of priorities for the revitalisation of high-voltage overhead power lines. In that way, the recommendations are being given to the transmission companies, to achieve a higher reliability of an electric power system, with a minimum number of cancellations and a maximum extension of working life of all the components of overhead power lines. A correct maintenance of overhead power lines brings large financial savings to the owners of transmission companies, and that is the primary goal in a deregulated environment.

CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS OF THE INDUCED OVERCURRENT GENERATED BY CLOSE TRIGGERED LIGHTNING ON THE OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION POWER LINE

Techniques of artificially-triggered lightning have provided a significantly useful means to directly measure various physical parameters of lightning discharge and to conduct research on protection methods of lightning electromagnetic pulses.In this study,using capacitive and resistive dividers,current probes and optical fiber transmission devices,we measured and analyzed the induced overvoltage on the overhead transmission line and the overcurrent through Surge Protective Devices(SPD) when a lightning discharge was artificially triggered nearby on August 12,2008 at Conghua Field Lightning Experiment Site.The triggered lightning discharge contained an initial current stage and eight return strokes whose peak currents ranged from 6.6kA to 26.4kA.We found that overcurrents through SPD were induced on the power line both during the initial continuous current stage and the return stroke processes.During the return strokes,the residual voltage and the current through the SPD lasted up to the ms(millisecond) range,and the overcurrents exhibited a mean waveform up to 22/69μs with a peak value of less than 2kA.Based on the observed data,simple calculations show that the corresponding single discharge energy was much greater than the values of the high voltage pulse generators commonly used in the experiments regulated for SPD.The SPD discharge current peak was not synchronous to that of the residual voltage with the former obviously lagging behind the latter.The SPD discharge current peak was well correlated with the triggered lightning current peak and the wave-front current gradient.The long duration of the SPD current is one of the major reasons why the SPD was damaged even with a big nominal discharge current.

New Monitoring Technologies for Overhead Contact Line at 400 km.h-1

Various technologies have recently been developed for high-speed railways, in order to boost commercial speeds from 300 km.h： to 400 km.h-1. Among these technologies, this paper introduces the 400 km-h-1 class current collection performance evaluation methods that have been developed and demonstrated by Korea. Specifically, this paper reports details of the video-based monitoring techniques that have been adopted to inspect the stability of overhead contact line （OCL） components at 400 km.h-1 without direct contact with any components of the power supply system. Unlike conventional OCL monitoring systems, which detect contact wire positions using either laser sensors or line cameras, the developed system measures parameters in the active state by video data. According to experimental results that were obtained at a field-test site established at a commercial line, it is claimed that the proposed mea- surement system is capable of effectively measuring OCL parameters.

Design of 1000-kV AC Single-Circuit Overhead Transmission Line

The UHVAC 1 000-kV transmission system is so far the one with the most advanced transmission technique applied and highest operation voltage.There are no guidelines or standards available for the design of 1 000-kV overhead transmission line in China.Study on key technologies and design schemes shall be carried out to ascertain the technical principles and construction standards for project construction,which are presented in this paper based on the Southeast Shanxi-Nanyang-Jingmen test and demonstration transmission line.A comparison and analysis of technical data and economic indices between UHV line and other lines are also described.

Hand-eye-vision based control for an inspection robot's autonomous line grasping

In order to ensure that the off-line arm of a two-arm-wheel combined inspection robot can reliably grasp the line in case of autonomous obstacle crossing,a control method is proposed for line grasping based on hand-eye visual servo.On the basis of the transmission line's geometrical characteristics and the camera's imaging principle,a line recognition and extraction method based on structure constraint is designed.The line's intercept and inclination are defined in an imaging space to represent the robot's change of pose and a law governing the pose decoupling servo control is developed.Under the integrated consideration of the influence of light intensity and background change,noise(from the camera itself and electromagnetic field)as well as the robot's kinetic inertia on the robot's imaging quality in the course of motion and the grasping control precision,a servo controller for grasping the line of the robot's off-line arm is designed with the method of fuzzy control.An experiment is conducted on a 1:1 simulation line using an inspection robot and the robot is put into on-line operation on a real overhead transmission line,where the robot can grasp the line within 18 s in the case of autonomous obstacle-crossing.The robot's autonomous line-grasping function is realized without manual intervention and the robot can grasp the line in a precise,reliable and efficient manner,thus the need of actual operation can be satisfied.

Galloping Vibration Monitoring of Overhead Transmission Lines by Chirped FBG Array

A distributed online fiber sensing system based on the phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometer(Φ-OTDR)enhanced by the drawing tower fiber Bragg grating(FBG)array is presented and investigated experimentally for monitoring the galloping of overhead transmission lines.The chirped FBG array enhanced Φ-OTDR sensing system can be used to measure the galloping behavior of the overhead transmission lines(optical phase conductor or optical power ground wire),which are helpful for monitoring the frequency response characteristics of the ice-induced galloping,evaluating the motion tendencies of these cables,and avoiding the risk of flashover during galloping.The feasibility of the proposed online monitoring system is demonstrated through a series of experiments at the Special Optical Fiber Cable Laboratory of State Grid Corporation of China(Beijing,China).Results show that the proposed system is effective and reliable for the monitoring of galloping shape and characteristic frequency,which can predict the trend of destructive vibration behavior and avoid the occurrence of cable breaking and tower toppling accidents,and these features are essential for the safety operation in smart grids.

Evaluating transmission towers potentials during ground faults

During ground faults on transmission lines,a number of towers near the fault are likely to acquire high potentials to ground.These tower voltages,if excessive,may present a hazard to humans and animals.This paper presents analytical methods in order to determine the transmission towers potentials during ground faults,for long and short lines.The author developed a global systematic approach to calculate these voltages,which are dependent of a number of factors.Some of the most important factors are:magnitudes of fault currents,fault location with respect to the line terminals,conductor arrangement on the tower and the location of the faulted phase,the ground resistance of the faulted tower,soil resistivity,number,material and size of ground wires.The effects of these factors on the faulted tower voltages have been also examined for different types of power lines.

Optimized Protection Strategies for HVDC Grid with Fault-blocking Modular Multilevel Converters for Overhead Line Applications

The high-voltage direct current(HVDC)grid has been recognized as an effective solution for renewable energy integration.Currently,two main development trends for HVDC grids are being studied:a DC breaker based HVDC grid and fault-blocking converter based HVDC grid.Although the former has a perfect performance for fault clearance,its development is still highly constrained by the cost and maturity of DC breakers.The latter can extinguish DC faults by the fault-blocking converters.Without using DC breakers,there is no bottleneck in its technical feasibility.Nevertheless,in fault scenarios,such types of HVDC grids will be blocked at length for air-deionization,which is its main drawback.The aim of this paper is to minimize its power interruption time,by optimizing protection coordination strategies.To cover the most complex cases,the overhead line applications,in which the reclosure actions are required to be implemented,are considered.In this paper,the protection requirements of HVDC grids are first discussed,then the benefits of fault-blocking modular multilevel converters(MMCs)and their fault features are analyzed.Based on this,a control function is designed to reduce the air-deionization time.To minimize the influence of the DC faults,a separation methodology for restarting the system is proposed.The effectiveness of the proposed protection coordination schemes is validated by PSCAD/EMTDC simulations.

Design Aspects of Hybrid HVDC System

Hybrid high voltage direct current transmission(Hybrid HVDC)is a new type of HVDC technology developed in recent years.It combines the characteristics of large-capacity and low cost of the line commutated converters(LCC)and non-commutation failure and dynamic reactive power support of the voltage sourced converters(VSCs)in one HVDC system.It has technical advantages in the fields of unidirectional power transmission and in the application of improving the stability of multi-infeed HVDCs,giving it broad application prospects.This paper defines the basic form of hybrid HVDC first and discusses the characteristics and challenges of different hybrid HVDCs.Then,it analyzes the matching characteristics between LCC and VSC in the station-station hybrid HVDC,studies the key technologies,such as VSC topologies and control strategies for clearing the DC overhead line faults,and introduces the key technologies for analyzing and suppressing the high-frequency resonances between VSC and the power grid.In this paper,using the Wudongde UHV multi-terminal HVDC as an example,the proposed key technologies are analyzed and verified.

The On-site Verification of Key Technologies for Kunbei-Liuzhou-Longmen Hybrid Multi-terminal Ultra HVDC Project

Hybrid high voltage direct current transmission(Hybrid HVDC)is a new type of HVDC technology developed in recent years.It combines the characteristics of large-capacity and low cost of the line commutated converters(LCC)and non-commutation failure and dynamic reactive power support of voltage sourced converters(VSCs)in one HVDC system.It has technical advantages in the fields of unidirectional power transmission and in the application of improving the stability of multi-infeed HVDCs,giving it broad application prospects.The Kunbei-Liuzhou-Longmen(KBL)project is the first hybrid ultra HVDC project.It was put into service on Dec.27th,2020.This paper introduces the KBL project,analyzes the operation characteristics of hybrid HVDC system,and provides on-site verification of KBL project,including operation of LCC-VSC hybrid system,ultra-high voltage VSC technology using the series of two valve groups,the DC fault ride-though of hybrid VSC without using DC breaker,the connection and disconnection of a third station,and etc.

Fatigue Sensitivity Analysis of Steel Catenary Riser near Touchdown Point

By transforming the platform response obtained from coupled hydrodynamic analysis to the top motions of steel catenary riser (SCR), the nonlinear dynamic analysis of the SCR is carried out in Abaqus/Aqua. In this analysis, the SCR-seabed interaction is well taken into account by introducing the seabed trench model and hysteretic seabed model. The fatigue damage of the SCR near touchdown point (TDP) is calculated using rain-flow counting methodology, and the sensitivity of the fatigue damage to the seabed and wave parameters are investigated. The results indicate that as seabed stiffness increases, the fatigue life and its sensitivity to seabed stiffness decrease. Seabed trenching may benefit the fatigue life of the SCR and the trench position should be elaborated for realistic fatigue damage prediction. Due to the induced platform response, significant wave height and spectral peak period have significant effects on the fatigue damage, thus the short-term sea state bins should be carefully selected from the wave scatter diagram. © 2017, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.

Electromagnetic environment around a high-speed railway using analytical technique

A switched-mode unit used in electric locomotive generates a strong high frequency conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI),which radiates electromagnetic energy through railway lines.Evaluation of magnetic field using analytical technique based on contour integral is presented,in order to assess the electromagnetic environment around a high-speed railway.Actual railway multiconductor finitely long overhead lines are represented by an infinitely long single line above two-layered earth,whose characteristic is different from homogeneous earth.Owing to the constraint of the GB/T 24338-2009 and the high frequency investigated (a few MHz),only the magnetic fields are examined.The magnetic fields consist of four components:the direct wave,the ideal reflected wave or image wave,the trapped surface wave,and the lateral wave.The calculation results proved that due to the presence of the trapped surface wave,the magnetic field of the observer point on the interface is strongly influenced,when the line is on or closed to the interface.

Key Technologies of Ultra-high Voltage Hybrid LCC-VSC MTDC Systems

The key technologies of ultra-high voltage hybrid LCC-VSC MTDC systems are investigated,focusing on the design of system configurations,converter topologies and the control and protection system.A double converter per pole of VSC connection is proposed along with the design of a 5000 MW VSC valve to develop a±800 kV/5000 MW large-capacity power transmission.The hybrid MMC topology capable of clearing the DC faults and the control strategy are developed to effectively improve the reliability in case of overhead line faults.The control and protection system of the LCC-VSC MTDC system is introduced to offer flexible operations under both normal and abnormal conditions,which includes voltage/current margin-based coordination,converter switch-in and switch-out,re-connection and drop-off of a third station.Simulations of an LCC-VSC MTDC system based on the LCC-VSC MTDC project are performed.

Secure Probabilistic Prediction of Dynamic Thermal Line Rating

Accurate short-term prediction of overhead line(OHL)transmission ampacity can directly affect the efficiency of power system operation and planning.Any overcstiniation of the dynamic thermal line rating(DTLR)can lead to the lifetime degradation and failure of OHLs,safety hazards,etc.This paper presents a secure yet sharp probabilistic model for the hour-ahead prediction of the DTLR.The security of the proposed DTLR limits the frequency of DTLR prediction exceeding the actual DTLR.The model is based on an augmented deep learning architecture that makes use of a wide range of predictors,including historical climatology data and latent variables obtained during DTLR calculation.Furthermore,by introducing a customized cost function,the deep neural network is trained to consider the DTLR security based on the required probability of exceedance while minimizing the deviations of the predicted DTLRs from the actual values.The proposed probabilistic DTLR is developed and verified using recorded experimental data.The simulation results validate the superiority of the proposed DTLR compared with the state-of-the-art prediction models using well-known evaluation metrics.