Fault tolerant control of electric pitch control system based on single current detection

In view of the current sensors failure in electric pitch system,a variable universe fuzzy fault tolerant control method of electric pitch control system based on single current detection is proposed.When there is single or two-current sensor fault occurs,based on the proposed method the missing current information can be reconstructed by using direct current（DC）bus current sensor and the three-phase current can be updated in time within any two adjacent sampling periods,so as to ensure stability of the closed-loop system.And then the switchover and fault tolerant control of fault current sensor would be accomplished by fault diagnosis method based on adaptive threshold judgment.For the reconstructed signal error caused by the modulation method and the main control target of electric pitch system,a variable universe fuzzy control method is used in the speed loop,which can improve the anti-disturbance ability to load variation,and the robustness of fault tolerance system.The results show that the fault tolerant control method makes the variable pitch control system still has ideal control characteristics in case of sensor failure although part of the system performance is lost,thus the correctness of the proposed method is verified.

Hybrid Operation of Fault Current Limiter and Thyristor Controlled Braking Resistor

The effectiveness of a combination of fault current limiter and thyristor controlled braking resistor on power system stability enhancement and damping turbine shaft torsional oscillations has been studied. If both devices operate at the same bus, the stabilization control scheme can be carried out continuously and with flexibility. As a result, the fault currents are limited, and the generator disturbances and the turbine shaft torsional oscillations are converged quickly. In this paper, the effectiveness of the combination of both devices has been demonstrated by considering 3LG （three-lines-to-ground） fault in a two-machine infinite bus system. Also, temperature rise effect of both devices with various resistance values and weights has been demonstrated. Simulation results indicate a significant power system stability enhancement and damping turbine shaft torsional oscillations as well as with allowable temperature rise.

Asymmetrical Fault Current Calculation Method and Influencing Factors Analysis of Droop-Controlled Inverters

Since the fault dynamic of droop-controlled inverter is different from synchronous generators (SGs), protection devices may become invalid, and the fault overcurrent may damage power electronic devices and threaten the safety of the microgrid. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct a comprehensive fault analysis of the inverter to guide the design of protection schemes. However, due to the complexity of droop control strategy, existing literatures have simplified asymmetric fault analysis of droop-controlled inverters to varying degrees. Therefore, accurate fault analysis of a droop-controlled inverter is needed. In this paper, by analyzing the control system, an accurate fault model is established. Based on this, a calculation method for instantaneous asymmetrical fault current is proposed. In addition, the current components and current characteristics are analyzed. It was determined that fault currents are affected by control loops, fault types, fault distance and nonlinear limiters. In particular, the influences of limiters on the fault model, fault current calculation and fault current characteristics were analyzed. Through detailed analysis, it was found that dynamics of the control loop cannot be ignored, the fault type and fault distance determine fault current level, and part of the limiters will totally change the fault current trend. Finally, calculation and experimental results verify the correctness of the proposed method.

Analysis of the Impact of Different PEV Battery Chargers during Faults

With a high penetration of Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEVs) in the electric grid, utilities will have to face the challenges related to them. Considerable research is being done to study and mitigate the impact of PEVs on the electric grid and devise methodologies to utilize them for energy storage and distributed generation. In this paper, the impact of PEVs in a smart car park, placed in an unbalanced distribution system, during a Single Line to Ground fault with auto-recloser operation is studied. Level-2, bidirectional battery chargers with Current Controlled and Voltage Controlled Voltage Source Converters are modeled for the battery charging systems of the PEVs. A smart car park, with 16 vehicles connected to each of the three phases is simulated at one of the buses in the IEEE 13 Bus Test Feeder. The impacts observed during the fault are analyzed and a method to mitigate them is suggested.

Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Compensations of Single Line-to-ground Fault in Resonant Grounded Power Distribution Networks

An nonlinear model predictive controller(NMPC)is proposed in this paper for compensations of single line-to-ground(SLG)faults in resonant grounded power distribution networks(RGPDNs),which reduces the likelihood of power line bushfire due to electric faults.Residual current compensation(RCC)inverters with arc suppression coils(ASCs)in RGPDNs are controlled using the proposed NMPC to provide appropriate compensations during SLG faults.The proposed NMPC is incorporated with the estimation of ASC inductance,where the estimation is carried out based on voltage and current measurements from the neutral point of the power distribution network.The compensation scheme is developed in the discrete time using the equivalent circuit of RGPDNs.The proposed NMPC for RCC inverters ensures that the desired current is injected into the neutral point during SLG faults,which is verified through both simulations and control hardware-in-the-loop(CHIL)validations.Comparative results are also presented against an integral sliding mode controller(ISMC)by demon-strating the capability of power line bushfire mitigation.

Distributed Model Predictive Load Frequency Control of Multi-area Power System with DFIGs

Reliable load frequency control LFC is crucial to the operation and design of modern electric power systems. Considering the LFC problem of a four-Area interconnected power system with wind turbines, this paper presents a distributed model predictive control DMPC based on coordination scheme. The proposed algorithm solves a series of local optimization problems to minimize a performance objective for each control area. The generation rate constraints GRCs, load disturbance changes, and the wind speed constraints are considered. Furthermore, the DMPC algorithm may reduce the impact of the randomness and intermittence of wind turbine effectively. A performance comparison between the proposed controller with and without the participation of the wind turbines is carried out. Analysis and simulation results show possible improvements on closed-loop performance, and computational burden with the physical constraints. © 2014 Chinese Association of Automation.

Control-based Fault Current Limiter for Minimizing Impact of Distributed Generation Units on Protection Systems

Distributed generation units(DGUs)bring some problems to the existing protection system,such as those associated with protection blinding and sympathetic tripping.It is known that fault current limiters(FCLs)help minimize the negative impact of DGUs on the protection system.In this paper,a control-based FCL is proposed,i.e.,the FCL is integrated into the DGU control law.To this end,a predictive control strategy with fault current limitation is suggested.In this way,a DGU is controlled,not only for power exchange with the power grid but also to limit its fault current contribution.The proposal is posed as a constrained optimization problem allowing taking into account the current limit explicitly in the design process as a closed-loop solution.A linear approximation is proposed to cope with the inherent nonlinear constraints.The proposal does not require incorporating extra equipment or mechanisms in the control loop,making the design process simple.To evaluate the proposed control-based FCL,both protection blinding and sympathetic tripping scenarios are considered.The control confines the DGU currents within the constraints quickly,avoiding large transient peaks.Therefore,the impact on the protection system is reduced without the necessity that the DGU goes out of service.

虚拟同步机电流受限暂态电压支撑机理与改进故障穿越控制研究

针对虚拟同步机在电网低、过电压故障下所面临的无功电压支撑不足、特性差等问题,建立考虑电流限幅特性的虚拟同步机等效电路模型,并基于拓扑同伦原理,给出不同无功电压控制在等效电路相量图上的几何表征方法。利用该方法,揭示几种常见无功电压控制下的虚拟同步机电流受限暂态电压支撑机理,并由此提出一种改进的故障穿越控制策略,有效改善电网低电压、过电压故障下的暂态电压控制能力和支撑特性,进而缓解故障期间的暂态功角稳定问题。基于PSCAD/EMTDC仿真对所提机理和故障穿越控制方法进行详细验证,最后,在3机9节点系统中对其在近、远区电网故障下的支撑特性进行仿真验证。

基于钳位型断路器的柔直系统控保协同技术

柔性直流系统以其在输电领域的巨大优势而获得广泛应用.但在直流系统中,短路故障的强冲击性与电力电子器件的脆弱性之间的矛盾异常尖锐,现有保护策略难以同时满足高速动性与高可靠性的要求.本文从控保协同思想出发,基于一种电压钳位原理的直流断路器,提出一种新的故障处理模式,初步探究在柔直系统中控制与保护深度融合的可能性.当发生短路故障时,投入断路器和换流器相配合的限流功能,一方面限制电力电子器件的过流,解决其脆弱性问题;另一方面为保护提供边界,辅助实现故障的快速定位.在甄别出故障线路后,利用断路器的故障切除功能将故障隔离.此方案同时实现了故障限流、保护边界和故障切除3项功能,可有效缓减由于模块化多电平换流器(modular multilevel converter,MMC)器件脆弱性所带来的一系列保护问题.在PSCAD/EMTDC中搭建四端双极柔性直流电网模型,仿真结果表明,本控保协同方案能在5 ms内准确识别并隔离故障线路,而且具有较强的耐受过渡电阻能力.

VSC输出电流反馈型虚拟同步控制技术

基于输出功率反馈的虚拟同步机(VSG)技术在网侧故障时,难以保持电压源暂态特性并实现精准暂态冲击电流限制,同时极易出现暂态同步失稳问题。为解决上述问题,提出一种基于电压源型变流器(VSC)输出电流反馈型VSG技术。外环控制直接采用VSC输出电流作为反馈控制量,不仅能实现构网和电压/频率主动支撑功能,还能保证在故障状态下外环控制具备稳定平衡点,降低暂态同步失稳风险,同时还能实现稳态下的电流限幅控制。电压内环采用基于相量分析的虚拟阻抗自适应选取方法,依赖就地量测信息进行虚拟阻抗快速自适应调整,以抑制故障瞬间暂态冲击电流。在PSCAD/EMTDC中搭建详细电磁暂态仿真模型,并构建相应的物理验证平台,仿真和实验结果表明,所提方法可以较好地抑制故障瞬间暂态冲击电流。

低压直流微电网新型主动限流器及控制策略

低压直流微电网中直流母线发生短路故障后,现有的被动式保护措施难以有效保护电力电子装置,并且当计及直流线路电感与变流器直流母线侧电容时,常规主动限流器会出现限流电感电流振荡的特性。详细分析了该电流振荡特性产生的机理,探究了系统参数变化对限流电感电流振荡峰值的影响。并提出了一种新型主动限流器拓扑结构及控制策略,该拓扑结构通过增加能量耗散支路,在限流器直流母线侧电容电压产生负压时导通,以此耗散能量,解决了电感电流振荡的问题。通过仿真与实验,验证了所提新型主动限流器对电感电流振荡特性抑制的有效性,且在不同工况下具有良好的鲁棒性。

一种抑制后续换相失败的电流偏差控制参数整定方法

电网换相换流器型高压直流输电(line commutated converter-based high voltage direct current,LCC-HVDC)系统若发生后续换相失败,将严重影响交直流混联电网的安全稳定运行。文中首先针对LCC-HVDC系统故障恢复过程中电流偏差控制作用阶段易再次发生换相失败的问题,对电流偏差控制参数与换相失败之间的关系进行理论分析,发现此阶段系统若不发生换相失败,逆变侧LCC直流电压和交流换相电压须满足一定的约束关系,且该约束关系受电流偏差控制参数的直接影响。然后,基于理论分析结果,提出一种电流偏差控制参数整定方法,可改善系统故障恢复过程中对直流电压恢复速度和程度的控制要求,使系统更易满足直流电压与交流换相电压稳定运行约束关系,以降低后续换相失败概率。最后,利用PSCAD/EMTDC仿真平台CIGRE标准测试模型验证了理论分析的正确性以及参数整定方法的有效性。

双三相同步磁阻电机单相开路故障下的容错控制策略

双三相同步磁阻电机(dual three-phase synchronous reluctance motor,DTP-SynRM)转子不含永磁体,没有高温退磁风险,成本较低,且由于其系统自由度高、冗余性强,因此具有较好的容错性能。开路故障是双三相同步磁阻电机系统中最常见的故障类型之一,该文针对一种两套三相绕组中性点相互独立的双三相同步磁阻电机单相开路故障,建立DTP-SynRM矢量空间解耦模型,实现对电压、电流和磁链方程的完全解耦。在开路故障状态下仍将其视为一个正常的双三相电机,分析故障状态对电机的电流约束和信号传递的影响,并指出在开路故障下z2轴电流与β轴电流不再独立,电机由正常运行时的四阶系统降阶为三阶系统,而由于开路故障导致的电压信号传递不准确则会在dq坐标系中引入二次谐波电流,并产生二次和四次转矩波动。该文提出一种同时考虑电流约束和信号传递误差的故障容错方法,电机处于三闭环运行状态,补偿电压信号传递误差,抑制开路故障时电机的转矩波动并降低电流谐波。搭建实验平台进行实验,验证所提容错方法的有效性和可行性。

具有混合控制策略的宽输出双全桥LLC谐振变换器

针对宽输出电压范围应用中传统频率控制的LLC型谐振变换器存在开关频率调节范围宽、循环电流大及难实现高效运行等问题,提出1种具有定频移相-定频PWM混合控制策略的双全桥LLC型谐振变换器,以适用于较宽输出电压范围。其由2个全桥LLC型谐振变换器共用1个桥臂组合而成,输出电压通过定频移相-定频PWM混合控制进行调节,使该谐振变换器实现4倍电压增益范围以获得较宽输出电压,同时解决传统频率控制中循环电流过大及在移相控制移相角小时的软开关不能实现问题,提升系统效率。该转换器开关频率工作在谐振频率点,电压增益与负载无关且有助于磁性元件设计,在全负载范围内实现软开关。最后给出详细的电路工作原理分析并通过仿真进行验证,搭建实验平台验证了所提变换器的可行性和有效性。

基于自学习的LSTM网络短路电流零点预测方法

短路故障在首个大半波内快速选相开断对提升电力系统稳定性具有重要意义。为此,本文研究并提出了一种基于自学习的长短期记忆(LSTM)网络短路电流零点预测方法。构建了基于自学习优化训练的LSTM短路电流预测模型,并采用循环迭代法对短路电流波形及过零点进行预测;搭建了RTDS试验平台,验证了自学习LSTM网络对零点预测的准确性、快速性以及稳定性;讨论了不同短路故障电流的起始相角、谐波含量、信噪比、衰减直流分量时间常数等因素对自学习LSTM预测精度的影响;仿真与试验结果表明自学习LSTM网络对短路电流零点具有较好的预测能力,当采样时间为3 ms时,自学习LSTM首零点预测精度已与RLS算法采样时间5 ms时预测精度相当,为在首个大半波内实现相控开断提供了依据。

含主动限流控制的MMC-HVDC电网直流短路故障电流解析计算

传统的MMC-HVDC电网直流短路故障电流计算一般采用等效RLC电路方法。但是该方法没有考虑主动限流控制(ACLC)对等效电路RLC参数的影响,因此无法直接用于含ACLC的MMC-HVDC电网的直流短路故障电流的解析计算问题。该文通过将ACLC的控制效果等效为虚拟阻抗产生的压降,建立了体现ACLC的控制影响的等效RLC电路,以包含电流变化率限流环节的典型ACLC算法为例,推导了直流双极短路故障条件下ACLC的控制参数与虚拟阻抗的映射关系以及相应的直流故障电流解析表达式。最后,以基于含ACLC的半桥型四端MMC-HVDC电网为例,建立PSCAD/EMTDC仿真模型,对采用ACLC的直流双极短路故障电流解析计算结果进行了验证。结果表明:故障后10ms内直流短路故障电流的PSCAD仿真结果与所提出的含ACLC的等效RLC电路解析计算结果的平均误差在8.29%以内,最大误差在10.99%。因此,使用所提出的方法具有工程实用性。

全功率直驱风机电网友好型控制策略

基于构网型控制的电网友好型风电机组具有黑启动、电网支撑和弱电网运行等优势,近年来逐渐被广泛研究。为探究不同电网友好型控制在不同场景下的运行性能,以全功率直驱风机为研究对象,总结归纳了4种典型的电网友好型风电机组控制策略。基于不同控制策略的架构和特点,在PSCAD/EMTDC仿真平台上搭建了相应电网友好型风电机组模型。分别在黑启动、风速变化、功率减载、频率支撑、电压支撑、故障恢复以及故障限流7种工况下探究不同控制策略的运行性能。最后,综合不同工况下的仿真结果,得到了总体性能最优的控制策略。

基于MMC主动限流的VSC-HVDC双极短路故障控保协同策略

直流故障保护是柔性直流输电系统发展面临的主要挑战之一,利用模块化多电平换流器(MMC)的灵活控制实现限流已成为当前研究的热点。MMC的主动限流降低了故障电流变化率和故障电流幅值,易引起故障判断以及保护选择困难。文中以对称单极接线的柔性直流系统为研究对象,采用控保协同思想,将主动限流控制与故障识别相结合,提出了基于主动限流因子的故障区域识别与区分方法实现双极短路故障的区域识别与切除。首先,通过在MMC电流内环控制器中附加故障电流目标预设控制器,在故障发生后可快速跟踪故障电流的变化,自适应地调整MMC输出的直流电压将故障电流控制在预设目标参考值附近;其次,根据不同故障位置时故障电流目标预设控制器输出的限流因子快速确定故障区域。最后,在PSCAD/EMTDC中对四端柔性直流输电系统的不同故障场景进行了仿真分析,验证了所提控保协同策略的可行性和有效性。

应对岸上故障的海上风电多端柔直系统协调控制策略

针对海上风电多端柔直系统岸上交流电网故障时的盈余功率问题,提出一种采用能量控制的多个海上换流站与风电机组的协调控制策略。在故障期间,部分海上换流站先启动能量控制,根据直流电压的变化抬升能量参考值,吸收直流系统中的盈余功率。剩余海上换流站对直流电压进行预测,当直流电压预测值超过限值后,剩余海上换流站启动能量控制吸收盈余功率。海上换流站在吸收盈余功率的同时对风电机组采用降压控制,根据换流站储能的增加情况降低风机侧交流电压参考值。风电机组网侧换流器根据交流电压的变化调节d轴电流参考值,减少输送到多端柔直系统的有功功率,避免多端柔直系统的直流电压越限。最后,在PSCAD/EMTDC中对不同类型的故障进行仿真,验证了所提协调控制策略的有效性。

一种高精度宽范围共模输入的电流检测电路

基于0.18μm HV SOI CMOS工艺,设计实现了一种应用于电流保护系统中的高精度宽范围共模输入的电流检测电路。该电路通过检测采样电阻上的压降来获取电流值变化量;同时基于包含了LDMOS管的保护电路单元实现了宽的共模电压变化范围。此外,通过电路内置的逻辑控制单元实现输入正负压状态下高低侧运放的切换使用,降低了功耗;利用差分放大器以及跨阻放大器对获取的信号值进行处理,提高了检测精度。测试结果表明,在25℃温度下电路总输出误差<0.67%,在-55℃~125℃温度范围内电路可承受-18V~80 V宽范围共模输入且带宽大于200 kHz,当输入电压在-18V~80 V范围内变化时,输出电压的变化小于40 mV。