Fault Ride-Through Capability Enhancement of PV System with Voltage Support Control Strategy

With continuously increasing of photovoltaic (PV) plant’s penetration, it has become a critical issue to improve the fault ride-through capability of PV plant. This paper refers to the German grid code, and the PV system is controlled to keep grid connected, as well as inject reactive current to grid when fault occurs. The mathematical model of PV system is established and the fault characteristic is studied with respect to the control strategy. By analyzing the effect of reactive power supplied by the PV system to the point of common coupling (PCC) voltage, this paper proposes an adaptive voltage support control strategy to enhance the fault ride-through capability of PV system. The control strategy fully utilizes the PV system’s capability of voltage support and takes the safety of equipment into account as well. At last, the proposed control strategy is verified by simulation.

Fault Ride-Through Study of Wind Turbines

The installation of wind energy has increased rapidly around the world. The grid codes about the wind energy require wind turbine (WT) has the ability of fault (or low voltage) ride-through (FRT). To study the FRT operation of the wind farms, three methods were discussed. First, the rotor short current of doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) was limited by introducing a rotor side protection circuit. Second, the voltage of DC bus was limited by a DC energy absorb circuit. Third, STATCOM was used to increase the low level voltages of the wind farm. Simulation under MATLAB was studied and the corresponding results were given and discussed. The methods proposed in this paper can limit the rotor short current and the DC voltage of the DFIG WT to some degree, but the voltage support to the power system during the fault largely depend on the installation place of STATCOM.

Analysis of low voltage ride-through capability and optimal control strategy of doubly-fed wind farms under symmetrical fault

Given the“carbon neutralization and carbon peak”policy,enhancing the low voltage ride-through(LVRT)capability of wind farms has become a current demand to ensure the safe and stable operation of power systems in the context of a possible severe threat of large-scale disconnection caused by wind farms.Currently,research on the LVRT of wind farms mainly focuses on suppressing rotor current and providing reactive current support,while the impact of active current output on LVRT performance has not been thoroughly discussed.This paper studies and reveals the relation-ship between the limit of reactive current output and the depth of voltage drop during LVRT for doubly-fed induction generator(DFIG)based wind farms.Specifically,the reactive current output limit of the grid-side converter is inde-pendent of the depth of voltage drop,and its limit is the maximum current allowed by the converter,while the reac-tive current output limit of the DFIG stator is a linear function of the depth of voltage drop.An optimized scheme for allocating reactive current among the STATCOM,DFIG stator,and grid-side converter is proposed.The scheme maximizes the output of active current while satisfying the standard requirements for reactive current output.Com-pared to traditional schemes,the proposed LVRT optimization strategy can output more active power during the LVRT period,effectively suppressing the rate of rotor speed increase,and improving the LVRT performance and fault recov-ery capability of wind farms.Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

Fault Ride-through Hybrid Controller for MMC-HVDC Transmission System via Switching Control Units Based on Bang-bang Funnel Controller

This paper proposes a fault ride-through hybrid controller(FRTHC)for modular multi-level converter based high-voltage direct current(MMC-HVDC)transmission systems.The FRTHC comprises four loops of cascading switching control units(SCUs).Each SCU switches between a bang-bang funnel controller(BBFC)and proportional-integral(PI)control loop according to a state-dependent switching law.The BBFC can utilize the full control capability of each control loop using three-value control signals with the maximum available magnitude.A state-dependent switching law is designed for each SCU to guarantee its structural stability.Simulation studies are conducted to verify the superior fault ride-through capability of the MMC-HVDC transmission system controlled by FRTHC,in comparison to that controlled by a vector controller(VC)and a VC with DC voltage droop control(VDRC).

Application of MMC with Embedded Energy Storage for Overvoltage Suppression and Fault Ride-through Improvement in Series LCCMMC Hybrid HVDC System

The series line-commutated converter(LCC)and modular multilevel converter(MMC)hybrid high-voltage direct current(HVDC)system provides a more economical and flexible alternative for ultra-HVDC(UHVDC)transmission,which is the so-called Baihetan-Jiangsu HVDC(BJ-HVDC)project of China.In one LCC and two MMCs(1+2)operation mode,the sub-module(SM)capacitors suffer the most rigorous overvoltage induced by three-phase-to-ground fault at grid-side MMC and valve-side single-phase-to-ground fault in internal MMC.In order to suppress such huge overvoltage,this paper demonstrates a novel alternative by employing the MMC-based embedded battery energy storage system(MMC-BESS).Firstly,the inducements of SM overvoltage are analyzed.Then,coordinated with MMC-BESS,new fault ride-through(FRT)strategies are proposed to suppress the overvoltage and improve the FRT capability.Finally,several simulation scenarios are carried out on PSCAD/EMTDC.The overvoltage suppression is verified against auxiliary device used in the BJ-HVDC project in a monopolar BJ-HVDC system.Further,the proposed FRT strategies are validated in the southern Jiangsu power grid of China based on the planning data in the summer of 2025.Simulation results show that the MMC-BESS and proposed FRT strategies could effectively suppress the overvoltage and improve the FRT capability.

Dual-mode Switching Fault Ride-through Control Strategy for Self-synchronous Wind Turbines

The installed capacity of renewable energy generation has continued to grow rapidly in recent years along with the global energy transition towards a 100%renewable-based power system.At the same time,the grid-connected large-scale renewable energy brings significant challenges to the safe and stable operation of the power system due to the loss of synchronous machines.Therefore,self-synchronous wind turbines have attracted wide attention from both academia and industry.However,the understanding of the physical operation mechanisms of self-synchronous wind turbines is not clear.In particular,the transient characteristics and dynamic processes of wind turbines are fuzzy in the presence of grid disturbances.Furthermore,it is difficult to design an adaptive fault ride-through(FRT)control strategy.Thus,a dual-mode switching FRT control strategy for self-synchronous wind turbines is developed.Two FRT control strategies are used.In one strategy,the amplitude and phase of the internal potential are directly calculated according to the voltage drop when a minor grid fault occurs.The other dual-mode switching control strategy in the presence of a deep grid fault includes three parts:vector control during the grid fault,fault recovery vector control,and self-synchronous control.The proposed control strategy can significantly mitigate transient overvoltage,overcurrent,and multifrequency oscillation,thereby resulting in enhanced transient stability.Finally,simulation results are provided to validate the proposed control strategy.

Fractional-order Sliding Mode Control of Hybrid Drive Wind Turbine for Improving Low-voltage Ride-through Capacity

A hybrid drive wind turbine equipped with a speed regulating differential mechanism can generate electricity at the grid frequency by an electrically excited synchronous generator without requiring fully or partially rated converters. This mechanism has extensively been studied in recent years. To enhance the transient operation performance and low-voltage ridethrough capacity of the proposed hybrid drive wind turbine, we aim to synthesize an advanced control scheme for the flexible regulation of synchronous generator excitation based on fractional-order sliding mode theory. Moreover, an extended state observer is constructed to cooperate with the designed controller and jointly compensate for parametric uncertainties and external disturbances. A dedicated simulation model of a 1.5 MW hybrid drive wind turbine is established and verified through an experimental platform. The results show satisfactory model performance with the maximum and average speed errors of 1.67% and 1.05%, respectively. Moreover, comparative case studies are carried out considering parametric uncertainties and different wind conditions and grid faults, by which the superiority of the proposed controller for improving system ongrid operation performance is verified.

A Continuous Fault Ride-through Scheme for DFIGs Under Commutation Failures in LCC-HVDC Transmission Systems

Experimental and theoretical studies have confirmed that,relative to a one-shot voltage fault,a doubly-fed induction generator(DFIG)will suffer a greater transient impact during continuous voltage faults.This paper presents the design and application of an effective scheme for DFIGs when a commutation failure(CF)occurs in a line-commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission system.First,transient demagnetization control without filters is proposed to offset the electromotive force(EMF)induced by the natural flux and other low-frequency flux components.Then,a rotor-side integrated impedance circuit is designed to limit the rotor overcurrent to ensure that the rotor-side converter(RSC)is controllable.Furthermore,coordinated control of the demagnetization and segmented reactive currents is implemented in the RSC.Comparative studies have shown that the proposed scheme can limit rotor fault currents and effectively improve the continuous fault ride-through capability of DFIGs.

Enhanced AC Fault Ride-through Control for MMC-integrated System Based on Active PCC Voltage Drop

When a renewable energy station(RES)connects to the rectifier station(RS)of a modular multilevel converterbased high-voltage direct current(MMC-HVDC)system,the voltage at the point of common coupling(PCC)is determined by RS control methods.For example,RS control may become saturated under fault,and causes the RS to change from an equivalent voltage source to an equivalent current source,making fault analysis more complicated.In addition,the grid code of the fault ride-through(FRT)requires the RES to output current according to its terminal voltage.This changes the fault point voltage and leads to RES voltage regulation and current redistribution,resulting in fault response interactions.To address these issues,this study describes how an MMC-integrated system has five operation modes and three common characteristics under the duration of the fault.The study also reveals several instances of RS performance degradation such as AC voltage loop saturation,and shows that RS power reversal can be significantly improved.An enhanced AC FRT control method is proposed to achieve controllable PCC voltage and continuous power transmission by actively reducing the PCC voltage amplitude.The robustness of the method is theoretically proven under parameter variation and operation mode switching.Finally,the feasibility of the proposed method is verified through MATLAB/Simulink results.

Low-voltage ride-through capability improvement of Type-3 wind turbine through active disturbance rejection feedback control-based dynamic voltage restorer

Disconnections due to voltage drops in the grid cannot be permitted if wind turbines(WTs)contribute significantly to electricity pro-duction,as this increases the risk of production loss and destabilizes the grid.To mitigate the negative effects of these occurrences,WTs must be able to ride through the low-voltage conditions and inject reactive current to provide dynamic voltage support.This paper investigates the low-voltage ride-through(LVRT)capability enhancement of a Type-3 WT utilizing a dynamic voltage restorer(DVR).During the grid voltage drop,the DVR quickly injects a compensating voltage to keep the stator voltage constant.This paper proposes an active disturbance rejection control(ADRC)scheme to control the rotor-side,grid-side and DVR-side converters in a wind–DVR integrated network.The performance of the Type-3 WT with DVR topology is evaluated under various test conditions using MATLAB®/Simulink®.These simulation results are also compared with the experimental results for the LVRT capability performed on a WT emulator equipped with a crowbar and direct current(DC)chopper.The simulation results demonstrate a favourable transient and steady-state response of the Type-3 wind turbine quantities defined by the LVRT codes,as well as improved reactive power support under balanced fault conditions.Under the most severe voltage drop of 95%,the stator currents,rotor currents and DC bus voltage are 1.25 pu,1.40 pu and 1.09 UDC,respectively,conforming to the values of the LVRT codes.DVR controlled by the ADRC technique significantly increases the LVRT capabilities of a Type-3 doubly-fed induction generator-based WT under symmetrical voltage dip events.Although setting up ADRC controllers might be challenging,the proposed method has been shown to be extremely effective in reducing all kinds of internal and external disturbances.

计及低电压穿越影响的感应电动机动态分群

随着新能源的大规模广泛并网,其对感应电动机动态等值建模的影响值得关注。该文提出了新能源电力系统中感应电动机动态分群新方法。分析了感应电动机与电网的交互作用,提出在现有基于感应电动机动态相似性分群的基础上,同时考虑机端电压动态相似性的分群可提高感应电动机动态等值精度。针对高比例新能源电力系统,研究发现感应电动机附近有新能源机组,且部分新能源机组在故障期间进入低电压穿越(LVRT)时,这些感应电动机动态特性具有显著差异。为此提出新能源电力系统中考虑感应电动机端口电压跌落深度的动态分群方法。算例分析表明,该文提出的兼顾感应电动机端口电压动态相似性以及端口电压跌落深度的分群方法具有较高的等值精度,且适应性强。

不对称短路故障下永磁直驱风电机组并网控制策略研究

电网侧发生不对称故障时,永磁直驱风电机组并网电流会发生三相不平衡的问题。针对这一问题,提出一种基于自适应陷波器的网侧换流器控制策略。该控制策略基于解决机组并网电流二倍频分量的思想,在电网侧发生不对称短路故障时,将进入逆变器的dq坐标系下的二倍频电压分量去除,从而使得网侧换流器输出的电流达到三相平衡。本文首先分析了电网侧发生不对称短路故障后永磁直驱风力发电机组的动态响应;然后建立了机侧和网侧换流器的模型,并分别采用了双闭环矢量控制技术和基于自适应陷波器的控制策略;最后进行仿真分析,验证了改进后的控制策略相较于传统控制策略,有效解决了不对称短路故障下并网电流三相不平衡问题。

考虑风电机组故障电压穿越特性的连锁故障关键线路辨识

新能源的接入提高了电网连锁故障发生的概率,给故障传播中关键线路的辨识增加了难度。为此,建立了考虑风电机组故障电压穿越特性和线路可靠性的连锁故障仿真模型,从线路失负荷严重程度、失负荷不均匀性和结构脆弱性3个角度建立了线路综合风险指标评价集。基于状态故障网络计及线路失负荷程度和线路失负荷不均匀性,分别定义了失负荷风险指标和不均匀风险指标;基于电气介数提出了考虑分布式新能源接入的脆弱结构指标;同时,考虑电网的网络结构和状态转移特性,采用模糊熵权法定义综合风险指标,以衡量线路开断的综合影响。通过IEEE 39节点和IEEE 118节点系统算例验证所提方法用于关键线路辨识的有效性,且针对关键线路的缓解措施能显著降低大停电风险。

基于功角保持的VSG低电压穿越控制策略

虚拟同步发电机(virtual synchronous generator,VSG)控制通过模拟同步发电机的运行特性,达到并网逆变器为电网提供惯性支撑的目的。传统VSG在电网发生短路故障时容易导致输出电流越幅与功角振荡,无法为电网提供无功支撑,使逆变器不具备低电压穿越能力。文章提出一种VSG低电压穿越控制策略,故障期间保持功角稳定,故障恢复期间通过基于虚拟功率的功角保持环节实现预并列,故障恢复后输出功率能够快速恢复至给定值,运行模式之间能够平滑快速切换,实现低电压穿越。仿真验证了该控制策略的正确性与有效性。

LCC-MMC混合三端直流输电系统送端交流故障下的不间断运行协调控制策略

为实现基于电网换相换流器与模块化多电平换流器(LCC-MMC)的混合三端直流输电系统送端交流故障下的直流低电压穿越,提出兼顾传输容量与响应速度的自适应电压协调控制策略及有功功率分配策略。在维持故障期间功率续传的前提下,定量分析了模块化多电平换流器(MMC)的降压值以减少传输功率的绝对值损失量,并设计MMC根据本地直流电流偏差快速减投子模块总数的降压方式;考虑到半桥型MMC的调制比约束,设计正极MMC定量吸收无功功率与负极MMC动态调整交流电压参考值的换流站极间协同控制策略;同时,为抑制从站的过电流及避免送端严重交流故障时主站的潮流反转,提出各受端换流站有功功率自适应调整的控制方式。最后通过对输电系统送端交流电压跌落不同幅度时的故障穿越效果进行仿真分析,验证了所提控制策略的有效性。

计及低电压穿越及故障全过程动态的双馈风电场等值方法

在分析双馈感应发电机(DFIG)故障各阶段动态的基础上,提出了一种计及低电压穿越控制的双馈风电场等值方法。首先,讨论了低电压穿越控制策略,给出了含双馈风电场的电力系统故障稳态潮流计算方法。在考虑电压暂态过程的条件下,分析了外部系统短路故障后DFIG转子电流的变化机理,指出电压跌落深度及风电功率是影响短路电流的主要因素,可根据动作分界线判断撬棒是否动作。然后,根据初始风速及撬棒状态将风电场中的DFIG分为3群,并对等值DFIG及集电网络进行聚合。为提高等值模型在恢复阶段的精度,根据故障稳态电压对双馈风电场功率恢复曲线进行预估,并在此基础上对等值DFIG恢复速率进行分段修正。最后,对含双馈风电场的算例系统进行了等值计算。仿真结果表明,等值模型较好地保持了原系统在故障各阶段的动态,在保持较高精度的前提下有效简化了系统,提高了计算速度。