Dynamic modelling and robust current control of wind-turbine driven DFIG during external AC voltage dip

Doubly-Fed Induction Generator （DFIG）, with vector control applied, is widely used in Variable-Speed Constant- Frequency （VSCF） wind energy generation system and shows good performance in maximum wind energy capture. But in two traditional vector control schemes, the equivalent stator magnetizing current is considered invariant in order to simplify the rotor current inner-loop controller. The two schemes can perform very well when the grid is in normal condition. However, when grid disturbance such as grid voltage dip or swell fault occurs, the control performance worsens, the rotor over current occurs and the Fault Ride-Through （FRT） capability of the DFIG wind energy generation system gets seriously deteriorated. An accurate DFIG model was used to deeply investigate the deficiency of the traditional vector control. The improved control schemes of two typical traditional vector control schemes used in DFIG were proposed, and simulation study of the proposed and traditional control schemes, with robust rotor current control using Internal Model Control （IMC） method, was carded out. The validity of the proposed modified schemes to control the rotor current and to improve the FRT capability of the DFIG wind energy generation system was proved by the comparison study.

Robust adaptive controller design for a class of nonlinear systems with unknown high frequency gains

In this note, a robust adaptive control scheme is proposed for a class of nonlinear systems that have unknown multi-plicative terms. Unlike previous results, except for the unknown control directions, we do not require a priori bounds on the unknown parameters. We also allow the unknown parameters to be time-varying provided that they are bounded. Our proposed robust adaptive controller is designed to identify on-line the unknown control directions and is a switching type controller, in which the controller parameters are tuned in a switching manner via a switching logic. Global stability of the closed-loop systems have been proved.

High-Speed Permanent Magnet Electrical Machines - Applications, Key Issues and Challenges

In this paper,application examples of high-speed electrical machines are presented,and the machine structures are categorized.Key issues of design and control for the high-speed permanent magnet machines are reviewed,including bearings selection,rotor dynamics analysis and design,rotor stress analysis and protection,thermal analysis and design,electromagnetic losses analysis and reduction,sensorless control strategies,as well as comparison and selection of sine-wave and square-wave drive modes.Some challenges are also discussed,so that future studies could be focused.

Stabilization of stochastic nonholonomic systems

In this work, we investigate the stabilization control design of nonholonomic stochastic system in strict-feedback form. Under the condition of all states being available for feedback, a state feedback controller was developed via the stochastic Lyapunov-like theorem and backstepping design technique. The controllers guarantee all states of the closed-loop system are bounded in probability, and largely asymptotically stable when the stochastic disturbances equal to zero at the equilibrium point of the open-loop system. Besides, the time-varying technique was introduced to avoid the uncontrollable state of chained system.

An algorithm for frequency estimation of signals composed of multiple single-tones

The high-accuracy, wide-range frequency estimation algorithm for multi-component signals presented in this paper, is based on a numerical differentiation and central Lagrange interpolation. With the sample sequences, which need at most 7 points and are sampled at a sample frequency of 25600 Hz, and computation sequences, using employed a formulation proposed in this paper, the frequencies of each component of the signal are all estimated at an accuracy of 0.001% over 1 Hz to 800 kHz with the amplitudes of each component of the signal varying from 1 V to 200 V and the phase angle of each component of the signal varying from 0° to 360°. The proposed algorithm needs at most a half cycle for the frequencies of each component of the signal under noisy or non-noisy conditions. A testing example is given to illustrate the proposed algorithm in Matlab environment.

New finding on out-of-step separation configuration of large-scale power systems

In this paper,two new concepts—“main out-of-step mode” and “minor out-of-step mode”—are proposed for power system reliability analysis. Large-scale power system studies found that out-of-step generator groups may have characteristics of the main out-of-step mode and the minor out-of-step mode. The generator groups with main out-of-step modes can determine the out-of-step interface of the large-scale power system,while generators with the minor out-of-step modes cannot play such a role. Therefore,the method of capturing the out-of-step interface by seeking the lowest voltage point(the out-of-step center) can only group the generators with the main out-of-step modes,and may fail to combine the generators with the minor out-of-step modes into proper coherent generator groups. Thus,it is necessary in engineering applications to equip the generators that are likely to have the characteristics of the minor out-of-step modes with separation devices based on off-line simulation studies in order to reduce the risk of further accidents caused by these generators after system separation.

Design Methods of Transversally Laminated Synchronous Reluctance Machines

Transversally laminated synchronous reluctance machine(SynRM)are usually designed with multiple-layer flux barriers to achieve high electromagnetic performance.This paper summarizes three design methods to optimize the machine.Related implementation procedures are detailed.Besides,advantages and disadvantages of these methods are discussed.Based on these conventional techniques,a comprehensive optimization method is proposed,with which a prototype SynRM is designed.The performances of this prototype are discussed to verify the optimal design method.

Vibration Suppression for Active Magnetic Bearings Using Adaptive Filter with Iterative Search Algorithm

Active Magnetic Bearing(AMB) is a kind of electromagnetic support that makes the rotor movement frictionless and can suppress rotor vibration by controlling the magnetic force. The most common approach to restrain the rotor vibration in AMBs is to adopt a notch filter or adaptive filter in the AMB controller. However, these methods cannot obtain the precise amplitude and phase of the compensation current. Thus, they are not so effective in terms of suppressing the vibrations of the fundamental and other harmonic orders over the whole speed range. To improve the vibration suppression performance of AMBs,an adaptive filter based on Least Mean Square(LMS) is applied to extract the vibration signals from the rotor displacement signal. An Iterative Search Algorithm(ISA) is proposed in this paper to obtain the corresponding relationship between the compensation current and vibration signals. The ISA is responsible for searching the compensating amplitude and shifting phase online for the LMS filter, enabling the AMB controller to generate the corresponding compensation force for vibration suppression. The results of ISA are recorded to suppress vibration using the Look-Up Table(LUT) in variable speed range. Comprehensive simulations and experimental validations are carried out in fixed and variable speed range, and the results demonstrate that by employing the ISA, vibrations of the fundamental and other harmonic orders are suppressed effectively.

“±1100 kV特高压直流输电技术和应用”专题特约主编寄语

我国是目前世界上唯一采用±1 100 kV电压等级进行远距离大容量直流输电的国家,±1 100 kV电压等级的典型应用场合是大容量能源基地向负荷中心送电,其典型输电容量和输电距离分别为1 000万kW和3 000 km。围绕±1 100 kV电压等级直流输电技术的研发和应用,需要解决的关键性技术问题包括两个方面：一个方面是±1 100 kV直流输电工程本身所涉及到的系统成套设计和设备制造问题;另一个方面是±1 100 kV电压等级直流系统接入电网后的电网安全稳定问题。

NEW PUNCHING MACHINE DRIVEN BY LINEAR INDUCTION MOTOR

The research and application of the punching machine driven by a linear induction motor(LIM)are introduced.The fundamental principle, construction, performance and application are described. Comparing this new model machine with its traditional form, the LIM driven punching machine has many great advantages, such as, simple construction, small size and mass, low production cost, short production time, easy to control, low noise and considerable energy saving.

Theoretical analysis of the harmonic characteristics of modular multilevel converters

To understand the operation principle of the modular multilevel converter(MMC)deeply,it is necessary to study the harmonic characteristics of the MMC theoretically.Besides,the analytical harmonic formulas of the MMC are useful in designing the main circuit,reducing the losses and improving the waveform quality.Based on the average switching function and the Fourier series harmonic analysis,this paper deduces the analytical expressions for such electrical quantities as the arm voltage,the arm current,the capacitor voltage,the capacitor current and the circulating current of the MMC.Finally,a digital model of a 21-level MMC-HVDC system is realized in PSCAD/EMTDC.The results of the analytical expressions coincide with the simulation results,which verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed analytical expressions.

Security-constrained line loss minimization in distribution systems with high penetration of renewable energy using UPFC

Focused on the challenges raised by the largescale integration of renewable energy resources and the urgent goal of energy saving,a novel control scheme for the unified power flow controller(UPFC)series converter is proposed to achieve line loss reduction and security enhancement in distribution systems with a high penetration of renewable energy.Firstly,the line loss minimum conditions of a general distribution system with loop configurations are deduced.Secondly,security constraints including the permissible voltage range,the line loading limits and the UPFC ratings are considered.System security enhancement with the least increase in line loss is tackled by solving a much reduced optimal power flow(OPF)problem.The computational task of the OPF problem is reduced by deducing the security-constrained line loss minimum conditions and removing the equality constraints.Thirdly,a hybrid control scheme is proposed.Line loss minimization is achieved through a dynamic controller,while an OPF calculator is integrated to generate corrective action for the dynamic controller when the security constraints are violated.The validity of the proposed control strategies is verified in a modified IEEE 33 bus test system.

Evaluation method of node importance for power grid considering inflow and outflow power

The effective identifications of important nodes in power grid are foundations of differentiated management and stable operation of power grid. However, the current studies on this field are not thorough enough. This paper applies the model based on co-citation(MBCC)-hypertext induced topic selection(HITS) algorithm used in web page ranking to power grid and proposes an index to determine node importance of power grid from the perspectives of inflow and outflow power. MBCC-HITS algorithm is modified considering load, power source, and line flow comprehensively for the differences between Internet and power grid in this paper. Then a method for evaluating node importance is proposed using the modified algorithm. Lastly, the rationality and validity of the proposed method are verified by comparisons with other methods in case studies of IEEE 14-bus and 118-bus systems.

An Approach to the Ultimate Goal of Power Grid Development—Constant Voltage Operation

The concept of constant voltage operation is proposed in this paper and it is demonstrated that the ultimate goal of power grid development is constant voltage operation.The topic is expanded into three aspects:the benefits of constant voltage operation,the technology and equipment to realize constant voltage operation,and the reactive power compensation capacity needed for constant voltage operation.The benefits of constant voltage operation have four aspects:1)Constant voltage operation is the ultimate presentation of the strong smart grid;2)Constant voltage operation can resist grid disturbances in the most powerful manner and greatly improve the power system stability;3)Constant voltage operation can effectively eliminate the voltage fluctuation problem involved with the integration of large scale renewable energy;4)Constant voltage operation can minimize the grid power loss.The means to realize constant voltage operation is primarily the modular multilevel converter based STATCOM(MMC-STATCOM),which has encountered great acceptance during recent years.Simualtion verifications are run in a modified IEEE 300-bus system and the Pearl River Delta grid in PSS/E.The results indicate that constant voltage operation can greatly improve the stability of power systems and the capacity of installed MMC-STATCOMs is within an acceptable range.

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.

Calculating current and temperature fields of HVDC grounding electrodes

Current field calculation based on the resistance network method (RNM) and temperature field calculation based on the finite volume method (FVM) can be used to evaluate the performance of high-voltage direct-current(HVDC) grounding electrodes.The main idea of the two methods is to transform an electric and temperature field problems to equivalent circuit problems by dividing the 3D soil space near the grounding electrode into a suitable number of contiguous and non-overlapped cells.Each cell is represented as a central node connecting to the adjacent cells.The resistance network formed by connecting all the adjacent cells together can be solved to calculate the current field.Under the same conditions,the results calculated by the RNM are consistent with the result by CDEGS,a widely used software package for current distribution and electromagnetic field calculation.Based on the finite volume method,the temperature field results are also calculated using time domain simulation.

A reduced-order method for estimating the stability region of power systems with saturated controls

In a modern power system, there is often large difference in the decay speeds of transients. This could lead to numerical problems such as heavy simulation burden and singularity when the traditional methods are used to estimate the stability re- gion of such a dynamic system with saturation nonlinearities. To overcome these problems, a reduced-order method, based on the singular perturbation theory, is suggested to estimate the stability region of a singular system with saturation nonlinearities. In the reduced-order method, a low-order linear dynamic system with saturation nonlinearities is constructed to estimate the stability region of the primary high-order system so that the singularity is eliminated and the estimation process is simplified. In addition, the analytical foundation of the reduction method is proven and the method is validated using a test power system with 3 buses and 5 machines.

Optimal Operation of Flexible Distribution Networks for Security Improvement Considering Active Management

This paper presents a stochastic optimal operation problem of gas turbine integrated distribution networks in the presence of active management schemes,which is formulated as a multi-objective chance-constrained mixed integer nonlinear programming problem.The control variables are the on-load tap-changer tap position,the power provided by the distributed generation(DG),the DG power factor angle,the load participating in demand side management and the switch status.The objectives defined in this paper are to simultaneously minimize the expectation cost and variation coefficient of security distance.Uncertainties related to DG output and load fluctuation and fault power restoration under contingencies are also considered in the optimization problem.The collaboration of normal boundary intersection and the dynamic niche differential evolution algorithm is proposed to handle the optimal operation mode.Simulation results are presented and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed model.Compared with the operation result without the consideration of security,the security-constrained operation can reduce the expectation cost.Therefore,the proposed optimization is reasonable and valuable.

Optimal Home Energy Management System with Mixed Types of Loads

This paper presents a novel home area energy management system(HEMS)for smart homes with different load profiles installed with photovoltaic generation,energy storage,and DC demand.The developed HEMS is shown to optimize the utilization of local renewables while minimizing energy waste between AC and DC conversions and between storage charging and discharging.Previous studies on HEMS have not considered the impact of load types.In this study,the performance of the proposed HEMS is demonstrated on different smart homes with and without electric heating.A comparative study is carried out to investigate battery behavior,characteristics of AC and DC conversion,and benefits that customers receive.A sensitivity analysis is also conducted to discuss the effects from varied energy storage capacities,AC/DC conversion efficiencies,and PV output.The results show that cost reduction in energy bills can be greatly impacted by load profiles,and customers with electric heating load coupled with sufficiently large energy storage would receive the most reduction in their energy bills.

Hybrid HVDC circuit breakers with an energy absorption branch of a parallel arrester structure

Hybrid circuit breakers(CBs)are the most promising technology to isolate DC faults in modular multilevel converter(MMC)‐based DC grids.However,they consist of expen-sive power electronic components that are sensitive to high overvoltage and overcurrent.This study proposes a hybrid high‐voltage DC circuit breaker with an energy absorption branch of a parallel arrester structure,and investigates the possibility of reducing the fault current and the switching overvoltage.First,the basic principle of an energy absorption branch with a parallel arrester structure is presented.Then,the simultaneous and sequential insertion strategies are illustrated.Second,each strategy and each structure are combined separately to analyse their respective characteristics in reducing the over-voltage,the fault current,the energy absorption and the fault clearance time.The sequential insertion strategy of the proposed energy absorption branch is proved to have the best performance.Finally,the trade‐offs between these four metrics are achieved through the non‐dominated sorting genetic algorithm II(NSGA‐II).A general method to determine the parameters of the proposed energy absorption branch from the Pareto front based on different preferences is provided.Simulations on PSCAD show that sequential insertion of the proposed energy absorption branch with the optimal pa-rameters is able to suppress the switching overvoltage and limit the fault current to a relatively low extent simultaneously.