Damping Characteristic Analysis and Optimization of Wind-thermal-bundled Power Transmission by LCC-HVDC Systems

With the rapid development of renewable energy,wind-thermal-bundled power transmission by line-commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)systems has been widely developed.The dynamic interaction mechanisms among permanent magnet synchronous generators(PMSGs),synchronous generators(SGs),and LCC-HVDC system become complex.To deal with this issue,a path analysis method(PAM)is proposed to study the dynamic interaction mechanism,and the damping reconstruction is used to analyze the damping characteristic of the system.First,based on the modular modeling,linearized models for the PMSG subsystem,the LCC-HVDC subsystem,and the SG subsystem are established.Second,based on the closed-loop transfer function diagram of the system,the disturbance transfer path and coupling relationship among subsystems are analyzed by the PAM,and the damping characteristic analysis of the SG-dominated oscillation mode is studied based on the damping reconstruction.Compared with the PAM,the small-signal model of the system is obtained and eigenvalue analysis results are presented.Then,the effect of the control parameters on the damping characteristic is analyzed and the conclusions are verified by time-domain simulations.Finally,the penalty functions of the oscillation modes and decay modes are taken as the objective function,and an optimization strategy based on the Monte Carlo method is proposed to solve the parameter optimization problem.Numerical simulation results are presented to validate the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.

Harmonic State Space Based Impedance Modeling and Virtual Impedance Based Stability Enhancement Control for LCC-HVDC Systems

Line commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmissions are prone to harmonic oscillation under weak grids.Impedance modeling is an effective method for assessing interaction stability.Firstly,this paper proposes an improved calculation method for the DC voltage and AC currents of commutation stations to address the complex linearization of the commutation process and constructs an overall harmonic state-space(HSS)model of an LCC-HVDC.Based on the HSS model,the closed-loop AC impedances on the LCC-HVDC sending and receiving ends are then derived and verified.The impedance characteristics of the LCC-HVDC are then analyzed to provide a physical explanation for the harmonic oscillation of the system.The effects of the grid strength and control parameters on system stability are also analyzed.To improve the impedance characteristics and operating stability of the LCC-HVDC system,a virtual impedance based stability enhancement control is proposed,and a parameter design method is considered to ensure satisfactory phase margins at both the sending and receiving ends.Finally,simulation results are presented to verify the validity of the impedance model and virtual impedance based stability enhancement control.

A fast boundary protection for an AC transmission line connected to an LCCHVDC inverter station

For AC transmission lines connected to an LCC-HVDC inverter station,commutation failure can lead to the wrong operation of traditional protection.To solve the problem,this paper proposes a fast protection scheme using transient information from one end of the AC line.The boundary frequency characteristics of the AC line connected to LCC-HVDC inverter are analyzed first.This reveals the existence of significant attenuation on both high frequency signals and some specific frequency signals.Based on the boundary characteristics,a novel boundary protection principle utilizing a backward traveling wave is then proposed.A PSCAD/EMTDC simulation model of a±800 kV LCC-HVDC and 500 kV AC transmission system is established,and different fault cases are simulated.The simulation results prove that the novel protection principle is immune to commutation failure,fault resistance and fault type.

A DC Chopper Topology to Mitigate Commutation Failure of Line Commutated Converter Based High Voltage Direct Current Transmission

To reduce the probability of commutation failure(CF)of a line commutated converter based high-voltage direct current(LCC-HVDC)transmission,a DC chopper topology composed of power consumption sub-modules based on thyristor full-bridge module(TFB-PCSM)is proposed.Firstly,the mechanism of the proposed topology to mitigate CF is analyzed,and the working modes of TFB-PCSM in different operation states are introduced.Secondly,the coordinated control strategy between the proposed DC chopper and LCC-HVDC is designed,and the voltage-current stresses of the TFB-PCSMs are investigated.Finally,the ability to mitigate the CF issues and the fault recovery performance of LCC-HVDC system are studied in PSCAD/EMTDC.The results show that the probability of CF of LCC-HVDC is significantly reduced,and the performances of fault recovery are effectively improved by the proposed DC chopper.

Corrections of Original CFPREV Control in LCC-HVDC Links and Analysis of Its Inherent Plateau Effect

The most effective approach to suppressing the first commutation failure(CF)of the LCC-HVDC link at fault inception is to advance firings of the inverter,and the commutation failure prevention(CFPREV)control is the most commonly used method in practical engineering.However,it is discovered in this study that there exist a few serious defects in its original scheme,and thus targeted vital corrections were made.Furthermore,an interesting phenomenon termed the plateau effect,which states that an excessive advancement of firings will contrarily and inevitably lead to more commutation failures,is also revealed and analyzed.It turns out that the inherent commutation dents of the Graetz bridge should be primarily responsible,which bridges the knowledge gap and further enhances the cognition of the limitation of CFPREV control,and it may also be conducive to the design of related control parameters.Simulation results then validate the necessity of these presented corrections and confirm the existence of the plateau effect.

Improved Identification Method and Fault Current Limiting Strategy for Commutation Failure in LCC-HVDC

Line-commutated converter based high-voltage direct-current(LCC-HVDC)transmission systems are prone to subsequent commutation failure(SCF),which consequently leads to the forced blocking of HVDC links,affecting the operation of the power system.An accurate commutation failure(CF)identification is fairly vital to the prevention of SCF.However,the existing CF identification methods cause CF misjudge or detection lag,which can limit the effect of SCF mitigation strategy.In addition,earlier approaches to suppress SCF do not clarify the key factor that determines the evolution of extinction angle during system recovery and neglect the influence.Hence,this paper firstly analyzes the normal commutation process and CF feature based on the evolution topology of converter valve conduction in detail.Secondly,the energy in the leakage inductance of converter transformer is presented to characterize the commutation state of the valves.Then a CF identification method is proposed utilizing the leakage inductance energy.Thirdly,taking the key variable which is crucial to the tendency of extinction angle during the recovery process into account,a fault current limiting strategy for SCF mitigation is put forward.Compared with the original methods,the proposed methods have a better performance in CF identification and mitigation in terms of detection accuracy and mitigation effect.Finally,case study on PSCAD/EMTDC validates the proposed methods.