Low-frequency oscillation of train-network system considering traction power supply mode

The low-frequency oscillation(LFO)has occurred in the train-network system due to the introduction of the power electronics of the trains.The modeling and analyzing method in current researches based on electrified railway unilateral power supply system are not suitable for the LFO analysis in a bilateral power supply system,where the trains are supplied by two traction substations.In this work,based on the single-input and single-output impedance model of China CRH5 trains,the node admittance matrices of the train-network system both in unilateral and bilateral power supply modes are established,including three-phase power grid,traction transformers and traction network.Then the modal analysis is used to study the oscillation modes and propagation characteristics of the unilateral and bilateral power supply systems.Moreover,the influence of the equivalent inductance of the power grid,the length of the transmission line,and the length of the traction network are analyzed on the critical oscillation mode of the bilateral power supply system.Finally,the theoretical analysis results are verified by the time-domain simulation model in MATLAB/Simulink.

Rural migrants' participation in old-age insurance: a case study of the inter-provincial migrant workers from Sichuan, China

Old-age pension, a fundamental part of the Chinese social security system, is perceived by the Chinese government as the last support for rural-to-urban migrant workers upon retreating from the labor market. Using survey data collected by the authors, this paper examines a host of factors which influence migrant workers' participation in the old-age scheme. The result shows that individual characteristics, employment status, attitudes toward old-age support and perception of the old-age pension system significantly differentiate two groups of migrant workers between those that have participated in and their counterparts who have not participated in the old-age pension schemes. Among a number of factors, age, educational attainment, holding labor contract, etc. are found to be significant factors influencing migrants' behavior participating(or not participating) the available age-pension schemes. Policy implications for how to improve the rate of participation in existing old-age pension schemes among migrant workers are drawn from the findings.

Dynamic Phasor Modeling and Low-frequency Oscillation Analysis of Single-phase Vehicle-grid System

In practical operations,low-frequency oscillation(LFO)occurs and leads to converter blocking when multiple electrical rail vehicles at the platform are powered by the traction network.This paper proposes a small-signal model in state-space form for multiple vehicle-grid systems based on a dynamic phasor.This model uses the phasor amplitude and phase as variables to accurately describe the dynamics of the converter phase-domain control.An eigenvalue based-method is introduced to investigate the LFO with advantages of acquiring all oscillatory modes and analyzing participation factors.Two low-frequency dominant modes are identified by eigenvalues.Mode shape reveals that one of the modes involves the oscillations between the grid-connected converters and the traction network,and the other one involves the oscillations among these converters.Then the sensitivities of these two low-frequency modes to different system parameters are analyzed.Participation factors of system state variables,when the number of connected vehicle increases,are compared.Finally,the theoretical analysis is verified by nonlinear time-domain simulations and the modal analysis based on the estimation of signal parameters via the rotational invariance techniques(ESPRIT)method.

Oscillation analysis of a DFIG-based wind farm interfaced with LCC-HVDC

With the increasing capacity of wind farm, HVDC technology has become a promising transmission scheme for long distance transportation of large-scale wind power. However oscillation caused by this system will have a great influence on the security and stability of power system operation. In this paper, the oscillation of a doubly-fed induction generator(DFIG)-based wind farm interfaced with line commutated converter(LCC) based HVDC is discussed. Low-frequency oscillation and subsynchronous oscillation(SSO) are studied since these two oscillations are the particularly concerned oscillations in the stability study of power system in recent years. The model of a DFIG-based wind farm interconnected with LCC-HVDC is developed. The impact of drive train model's structure and parameters on the oscillation characteristics is analyzed. Eigenvalue and participation factor analysis are used to identify the three main modes, which include controller mode, electromechanical mode, and shaft mode. The effects of DFIG controller's parameters, wind speed and operating conditions of HVDC on those modes are studied. Electromagnetic transient simulations are performed to verify the results of the eigenvalue analysis.

Influence of Virtual Synchronous Generators on Low Frequency Oscillations

By simulating the operating dynamics of synchronous generators(SGs),the use of virtual synchronous gen-rators(VSGs)can help overcome inverter-based generators'shortcomings of low inertia and minimal damping for gridforming applications.VSGs'stability are very important for their solar and wind electricity applications.Currently,the related research primarily focuses on VSGs and their applications for microgrids.There has been little research to explore how VSGs effect low frequency oscillations in power transmission systems.This paper describes a small-signal model of a VSGSG interconnected system,which is suitable for studying low frequency oscillation damping in a power transmission grid.Based on this model,the effects of VSGs on low frequency oscillations are compared with the effects of SGs to reveal the mechanism of how VSGs infuence damping characteristics.The influence of each VSG control loop on oscillations is also analyzed in this paper.Then,the low frequency oscillation risks with different types of VSGs are described.Finally,experiments on a real-time laboratory(RT-LAB)platform are conducted to verify the small-signal analysis results.

An insight into the mechanical behavior of binary granular soils

This paper investigates the participation of the fines fraction in the load-carrying structure of binary mixtures of granular soils. For this purpose, various fractions of two fine sands were added to two coarse sands with the same particle size distribution, but different particle shape characteristics. Based on the results of 144 direct shear tests, it was found that fines participation in the load-bearing structure increases with fines content. At the same fines content, the participation of the fines in the load-carrying structure of loose mixtures is greater than in samples that were initially compacted. In addition, it was observed that fines participation rises with the increase in the average size of the fines fraction.