Coordinated Capacitor Voltage Balancing Method for Cascaded H-bridge Inverter with Supercapacitor and DC-DC Stage

Cascaded H-bridge inverter(CHBI) with supercapacitors(SCs) and dc-dc stage shows significant promise for medium to high voltage energy storage applications. This paper investigates the voltage balance of capacitors within the CHBI, including both the dc-link capacitors and SCs. Balance control over the dc-link capacitor voltages is realized by the dcdc stage in each submodule(SM), while a hybrid modulation strategy(HMS) is implemented in the H-bridge to balance the SC voltages among the SMs. Meanwhile, the dc-link voltage fluctuations are analyzed under the HMS. A virtual voltage variable is introduced to coordinate the balancing of dc-link capacitor voltages and SC voltages. Compared to the balancing method that solely considers the SC voltages, the presented method reduces the dc-link voltage fluctuations without affecting the voltage balance of SCs. Finally, both simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the presented method.

Model Predictive Control for Cascaded H-Bridge PV Inverter with Capacitor Voltage Balance

We designed an improved direct-current capacitor voltage balancing control model predictive control(MPC)for single-phase cascaded H-bridge multilevel photovoltaic(PV)inverters.Compared with conventional voltage balanc-ing control methods,the method proposed could make the PV strings of each submodule operate at their maximum power point by independent capacitor voltage control.Besides,the predicted and reference value of the grid-connected current was obtained according to the maximum power output of the maximum power point tracking.A cost function was con-structed to achieve the high-precision grid-connected control of the CHB inverter.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed control method was verified through a semi-physical simulation platform with three submodules.

A distributed VSG control method for a battery energy storage system with a cascaded H-bridge in a grid-connected mode

With the high penetration of renewable energy,new challenges,such as power fluctuation suppression and inertial support capability,have arisen in the power sector.Battery energy storage systems play an essential role in renewable energy integration.In this paper,a distributed virtual synchronous generator(VSG)control method for a battery energy storage system(BESS)with a cascaded H-bridge converter in a grid-connected mode is proposed.The VSG is developed without communication dependence,and state-of-charge(SOC)balancing control is achieved using the distributed average algorithm.Owing to the low varying speed of SOC,the bandwidth of the distributed communication networks is extremely slow,which decreases the cost.Therefore,the proposed method can simultaneously provide inertial support and accurate SOC balancing.The stability is also proved using root locus analysis.Finally,simulations under different conditions are carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

THD Analysis of Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter with Fuzzy Logic Controller

In recent days, the multilevel inverter technology is widely applied to domestic and industrial applications for medium voltage conversion. But, the power quality issues of the multilevel inverter limit the usage of much sensitive equipment like medical instruments. The lower distortion level of the output voltage and current can generate a quality sinusoidal output voltage in inverters and they can be used for many applications. The harmonics can cause major problems in equipments due to the nonlinear loads connected with the power system. So, it is necessary to minimize the losses to raise its overall efficiency. In this paper, a new topology of seven level asymmetrical cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter with a Fuzzy logic controller had been implemented to reduce the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) and to improve the overall performance of the inverter. The proposed model is well suited for use with a solar PV application. In this topology, only six IGBT switches are used with three different voltage ratings of PV modules (1:2:4). The lower number of semiconductor switches leads to minimizing overall di/dt ratings and voltage stress on each switches and switching losses. The gate pulses generated by Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) technique with a Fuzzy logic controller are also introduced. A buck-boost converter is used to maintain the constant PV voltage level integrated by an MPPT technique followed by Perturb and Observer algorithm is also implemented. The MPPT is used to harness the maximum power of solar radiations under its various climatic conditions. The new topology is evaluated by a Matlab/Simulink model and compared with a hardware model. The results proved that the THD achieved by this topology is 1.66% and realized that it meets the IEEE harmonic standards.

Short-term power generation scheduling rules for cascade hydropower stations based on hybrid algorithm

Power generation dispatching is a large complex system problem with multi-dimensional and nonlinear characteristics. A mathematical model was established based on the principle of reservoir operation. A large quantity of optimal scheduling processes were obtained by calculating the daily runoff process within three typical years, and a large number of simulated daily runoff processes were obtained using the progressive optimality algorithm （POA） in combination with the genetic algorithm （GA）. After analyzing the optimal scheduling processes, the corresponding scheduling rules were determined, and the practical formulas were obtained. These rules can make full use of the rolling runoff forecast and carry out the rolling scheduling. Compared with the optimized results, the maximum relative difference of the annual power generation obtained by the scheduling rules is no more than 1%. The effectiveness and practical applicability of the scheduling rules are demonstrated by a case study. This study provides a new perspective for formulating the rules of power generation dispatching.

Research of Mining STATCOM Based on Hybrid Multilevel H-bridge Inverter

The paper presents a new STATCOM system based on H-bridge inverter. It can be used in mine power network. It has been commonly verified for the positive effects of SVG on the reactive power compensation and voltage fluctuation suppression. This paper focuses on a generalized structure of multilevel power converter where individual voltage sources are not necessarily the same. The cascade H-bridge consists of two cells, high-voltage cell and low-voltage cell. The high-voltage cell is responsible for voltage lifting, while the low-voltage cell is responsible for PWM modulation. If two cells are cascaded with DC voltages in a ratio of 2:1, the single-phase output voltage can reach 7 levels. Increasing voltage levels of output waveform can bring up AC current quality, optimize harmonic spectrum and enhance converter efficiency. The hybrid multilevel is characterized by per-phase series connection of a high-voltage H-bridge converter and a low-voltage H-bridge converter. Due to the different capacitor voltage, it is a key problem as to how to maintain the capacitor’s voltage at a reference level. Independent DC source can effectively ensure the DC voltage. Through the reactive power compensation technology, the three-phase voltage and current can remain at the same phase.

Simplified Cluster Voltage Balancing Control Based on Zero-sequence Voltage Injection for Star-connected Cascaded H-bridge STATCOM

The cluster DC voltage balancing control adopting zero-sequence voltage injection is appropriate for the starconnected cascaded H-bridge STATCOM because no zerosequence currents are generated in the three-phase three-wire system.However,as the zero-sequence voltage is expressed in trigonometric form,traditional control methods involve many complicated operations,such as the square-root,trigonometric operations,and inverse tangent operations.To simplify cluster voltage balancing control,this paper converts the zero-sequence voltage to the dq frame in a DC representation by introducing a virtually orthogonal variable,and the DC components of the zero-sequence voltage in the dq frame are regulated linearly by proportional integral regulators,rather than being calculated from uneven active powers in traditional controls.This removes all complicated operations.Finally,this paper presents simulation and experimental results for a 400 V±7.5 kvar star-connected STATCOM,in balanced and unbalanced scenarios,thereby verifying the effectiveness of the proposed control.

Hybrid LES/RANS Simulations of Compressible Flow in a Linear Cascade of Flat Blade Profiles

The paper reports on 3D numerical simulations of unsteady compressible airflow in a blade cascade consisting of flat profiles using a hybrid LES/RANS approach including a transition model.As a first step towards simulation of blade flutter in turbomachinery,various incidence angle offsets of the middle blade were modeled.All simulations were run for the flow regime characterized by outlet isentropic Mach number M_(is)=0.5and zero incidence.The results of the LES/RANS simulations(pressure and Mach number distributions)were compared to a baseline RANS model,and to experimental data measured in a high-speed wind tunnel.The numerical results show that both methods overpredict flow separation taking place at the leading edge.In this regard,the hybrid LES/RANS method does not provide superior results compared to the traditional RANS simulations.Nevertheless,the LES/RANS results also capture vortex shedding from the blunt trailing edge.The frequency of the trailing edge vortex shedding in CFD simulations matches perfectly the spectral peak recorded during wind tunnel measurements.

Traveling Wave Characteristics Based Pilot Protection Scheme for Hybrid Cascaded HVDC Transmission Line

The hybrid cascaded high-voltage direct current(HVDC)transmission system has various operation modes,and some operation modes have sharply increasing requirements for protection rapidity,while the traditional pilot differential protection(PDP)has poor rapidity,and even refuses to operate when faults occur on the DC line.Therefore,a novel pilot protection scheme based on traveling wave characteristics is proposed.First,the adaptability of the traditional PDP applied in engineering is analyzed for different operation modes.Then,the expressions of the forward traveling wave(FTW)and backward traveling wave(BTW)on the rectifier side and the inverter side are derived for different fault locations.From the theoretical derivation,the difference between the BTW and FTW on the rectifier side is less than zero,and the same is true on the inverter side.However,in the event of an external fault of DC line,the difference between the BTW and FTW at nearfault terminal protection installation point is greater than zero.Therefore,by summing over the product of the difference between BTW and FTW of the rectifier side and that of the inverter side,the fault identification criterion is constructed.The simulation results show that the proposed pilot protection scheme can quickly and reliably identify the short-circuit faults of DC line in different operation modes.

A Novel Cascaded PID Controller for Automatic Generation Control Analysis With Renewable Sources

Present day power scenarios demand a high quality uninterrupted power supply and needs environmental issues to be addressed. Both concerns can be dealt with by the introduction of the renewable sources to the existing power system. Thus, automatic generation control(AGC) with diverse renewable sources and a modified-cascaded controller are presented in the paper.Also, a new hybrid scheme of the improved teaching learning based optimization-differential evolution(hITLBO-DE) algorithm is applied for providing optimization of controller parameters. A study of the system with a technique such as TLBO applied to a proportional integral derivative(PID), integral double derivative(IDD) and PIDD is compared to hITLBO-DE tuned cascaded controller with dynamic load change.The suggested methodology has been extensively applied to a 2-area system with a diverse source power system with various operation time non-linearities such as dead-band of, generation rate constraint and reheat thermal units. The multi-area system with reheat thermal plants, hydel plants and a unit of a wind-diesel combination is tested with the cascaded controller scheme with a different controller setting for each area. The variation of the load is taken within 1% to 5% of the connected load and robustness analysis is shown by modifying essential factors simultaneously by± 30%. Finally, the proposed scheme of controller and optimization technique is also tested with a 5-equal area thermal system with non-linearities. The simulation results demonstrate the superiority of the proposed controller and algorithm under a dynamically changing load.

AERODYNAMIC DESIGN METHOD OF CASCADEPROFILES BASED ON LOAD AND BLADETHICKNESS DISTRIBUTION

A cascade profile design method was proposed using the aerodynamic load and blade thickness distribution as the design constraints, which were correspondent to the demands from the aerodynamic characteristics and the blade strength. These constraints,together with all the other boundary conditions , were involved in the stationary conditions ofa variational principle , in which the angle-function was employed as the unknown function.The angle-function ( i. e. , the circumferential angular coordinate) was defined in the image plane composed of the stream function coordinate ( circumferential direction ) and streamline coordinate. The solution domain, i.e., the blade-to-blade passage, was transformed into a square in the image plane, while the blade contour was projected to a straight line ; thus, the difficulty of the unknown blade geometry was avoided. The finite element method was employed to establish the calculation code. Applications show that this method can satisfy the design requests on the blade profile from both aerodynamic and strength respects. In addition, quite different from the most inverse-problem approaches that often encounter difficulties in the convergence of iteration, the present method shows a stable and fast convergence tendency. This will be significant for engineering applications.

Neural Network and Fuzzy Control Based 11-Level Cascaded Inverter Operation

This paper presents a combined control and modulation technique to enhance the power quality(PQ)and power reliability(PR)of a hybrid energy system(HES)through a single-phase 11-level cascaded H-bridge inverter(11-CHBI).The controller and inverter specifically regulate the HES and meet the load demand.To track optimum power,a Modified Perturb and Observe(MP&O)technique is used for HES.Ultra-capacitor(UCAP)based energy storage device and a novel current control strategy are proposed to provide additional active power support during both voltage sag and swell conditions.For an improved PQ and PR,a two-way current control strategy such as the main controller(MC)and auxiliary controller(AC)is suggested for the 11-CHBI operation.MC is used to regulate the active current component through the fuzzy controller(FC),and AC is used to regulate the dc-link voltage of CHBI through a neural network-based PI controller(ANN-PI).By tracking the reference signals fromMC and AC,a novel hybrid pulse widthmodulation(HPWM)technique is proposed for the 11-CHBI operation.To justify and analyze the MATLAB/Simulink software-based designed model,the robust controller performance is tested through numerous steady-state and dynamic state case studies.

Capacitor Pattern H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter (CPHMLI) Using Phase Diposition Pulse Width Modulation for Grid Applications

This work presents an implementation of an innovative single phase multilevel inverter using capacitors with reduced switches. The proposed Capacitor pattern H-bridge Multilevel Inverter (CPHMLI) topology consists of a proper number of Capacitor connected with switches and power sources. The advanced switching control supplied by Pulse Width Modulation (PDPWM) to attain mixed staircase switching state. The charging and discharging mode are achieved by calculating the voltage error at the load. Furthermore, to accomplish the higher voltage levels at the output with less number of semiconductors switches and simple commutation designed using CPHMLI topology. To prove the performance and effectiveness of the proposed approach, a set of experiments performed under various load conditions using MATLAB tool.

补偿不平衡负载的HC-SVG相间电压平衡控制与直流电压取值分析

针对由中点钳位型(neutral-point clamped,NPC)功率单元和H桥级联型(cascade H-bridge,CHB)功率单元构成的混合级联型静止无功发生器(hybrid cascade static var generator,HC-SVG)在补偿不平衡负载时产生的CHB功率单元相间电压失衡问题,提出一种基于零序电压前馈的CHB功率单元相间电压平衡控制方法,并对零序电压注入后HC-SVG直流侧电压取值进行分析。首先,分析CHB功率单元承担基波电压分量与HC-SVG输出基波电压的关系。推导HC-SVG补偿不平衡负载时CHB功率单元相间电压平衡所需的零序电压,建立零序电压前馈控制。其次,基于零序电压与补偿电流的解析关系,讨论补偿电流不平衡度与HC-SVG直流侧电压取值之间的约束关系。以6 kV/3 Mvar装置为算例,进行直流侧电压的取值分析。并与星接CHB-SVG进行对比,揭示补偿不平衡负载时HC-SVG所需直流电压低的特点。仿真验证了相间电压平衡控制与直流电压取值分析的有效性。

混合级联特高压直流功率损失计算方法研究

混合级联特高压直流(UHVDC)在降低直流换相失败风险的同时提升了直流输电的灵活性,但由于LCC与VSC混合拓扑导致不同阀组闭锁后健全阀组的功率传输能力存在不确定性,影响了直流功率损失准确计算。此处提出了一种适用于混合级联UHVDC的功率损失计算方法。直流控制系统以极为单位计算阀组闭锁后的直流功率并发送安控系统计算直流功率损失,设计了合理接口与数据处理方式保证阀组单次及相继故障直流功率损失计算的准确性。最后通过试验,验证了所提方法的正确性与有效性。

改进巴氏距离算法下混合级联直流输电纵联阻抗保护优化

为提高纵联保护在LCC-MMC混合级联高压直流输电系统中的鲁棒性,提出一种基于纵联阻抗和改进巴氏距离算法的高压直流输电纵联保护方案。该方案将巴氏距离算法与纵联阻抗保护相结合,对被保护线路首末两端电气量的差异进行量化,并通过量化后的数据,进行区内外故障的判定,然后基于能量函数构建了故障选极判据,保证了保护的可靠性;在此基础上,通过分形维数构建了改进的自适应滑窗,提高了保护的速动性。最后,基于Matlab与PSCAD/EMTDC平台建立了“白江工程”±800 kV LCC-MMC混合级联高压直流输电系统模型,并对所提改进后的保护方案进行验证。仿真结果表明所提保护方案能够快速可靠地判别区内外故障并正确完成故障选极,且有着较好的耐受过渡电阻能力。

混合级联H桥逆变器的新型SHEPWM功率均衡控制策略

对于直流侧电压比为1∶1∶2的混合级联H桥逆变器,传统的指定谐波消除脉宽调制法(SHEPWM)存在各单元间输出功率不均衡问题,因此,提出一种双层功率均衡调制策略。首先,通过对消谐方程组中的基波幅值方程表达式进行等效拆分,使2个低压H桥单元的输出电压基波幅值之和与高压H桥单元的输出电压基波幅值相等,实现了高低压H桥单元间的功率均衡,即外层功率均衡。其次,利用逻辑运算的方法对低压单元的初始驱动信号进行逻辑重组,实现2个低压单元间的功率均衡,即内层功率均衡;然后使用改进的实数型遗传算法(IRCGA-2)求出消谐方程组的解,消除指定的谐波,得到高质量的输出电压。最后,通过仿真和实验证明了调制策略的正确性与有效性。

基于故障安全域的混合级联直流输电系统后续换相失败抑制策略

混合级联直流输电系统兼顾了电网换相换流器(LCC)和模块化多电平换流器(MMC)的优势,具有良好的工程应用前景,但系统逆变侧LCC与MMC间复杂的交直流耦合特性增加了后续换相失败的抑制难度。为此,该文提出了一种应对混合级联系统后续换相失败的协调控制策略。首先,分析了控制器交互期间电气量波动和LCC无功需求对系统恢复产生的不利影响,并在考虑控制器作用和MMC动态无功支撑的基础上建立了多电气量耦合作用下的故障安全域;其次,通过对混合级联系统和基于电网换相换流器的高压直流输电故障安全域对比分析,提出了一种基于MMC和低压限流环节(VDCOL)的协调控制策略,以实现系统后续换相失败抑制和功率快速平稳恢复相协调;最后,基于PSCAD/EMTDC分别在不同严重程度交流故障、不同短路比和不同故障持续时间下进行仿真对比分析,验证了所提协调控制策略的有效性。

基于混合编码的皮肤病变图像分割

皮肤镜图像中的皮肤病变分割是计算机辅助诊断皮肤癌的关键。现有的卷积神经网络(CNNs)通常由于卷积操作的固有限制而忽视全局上下文信息。因此,提出了一种具有Transformer和CNN优点的混合编码器的皮损分割网络。首先,使用极坐标变换对原始图像进行预处理。接着利用CNN对不同尺度特征进行预提取,并将其作为Transformer编码器的输入序列,实现对序列数据的全局上下文建模,更好地捕获特征之间的长程依赖关系。最后,在解码器中加入了多级特征融合模块和注意力机制,解码不同尺度和编码块内的分层语义特征。提出的HET-Net网络在ISIC 2018数据集上JSI、DSC和ACC值分别达到了85.09%、91.43%和96.90%,在ISIC 2016+PH2数据集上分别达到了87.44%、93.02%和95.68%。与其他模型相比,所提模型取得了显著的结果,验证了模型的有效性。

基于等效电流源的级联混合直流馈入系统强度影响分析

级联型混合直流系统受端的模块化多电平换流器高压直流系统(modular multilevel converter high voltage direct current,MMC-HVDC)和电网换相换流器高压直流系统(line commutated converter high voltage direct current,LCC-HVDC)会因馈入点电气距离较近而存在强相互作用关系。为明确级联型混合直流馈入系统中MMC-HVDC对LCC-HVDC系统强度的影响,提出考虑幅值和相位的MMC等效电流源的简化等效方法,基于所提MMC等效原理将级联型混合直流馈入系统等效成单馈入LCC-HVDC系统,分析等效单馈入系统的参数计算方法,并提出等效单馈入短路比评估指标。最后通过该指标分析归纳了不同控制方式、不同电气距离下等效单馈入系统的系统强度变化情况,即为MMC-HVDC对LCC-HVDC系统强度的影响规律。机理分析和基于PSCDAD/EMTDC、MATLAB的仿真结果表明,所提等效方法具有有效性且所提指标能很好地反应MMC-HVDC对LCC-HVDC系统强度的影响。