Small-signal modelling and stability analysis of grid-following and grid-forming inverters dominated power system

In this paper,the explicit state-space model for a multi-inverter system including grid-following inverter-based generators(IBGs)and grid-forming IBGs is developed by the two-level component connection method(CCM),which modularized inverter control blocks at the primary level and IBGs at the secondary level.Based on the comprehensive state-space model representing full order of system dynamics,eigenvalues of the overall system are thoroughly analyzed,identifying potential adverse impacts of not only grid-following inverters,but also grid forming inverters on the system small-signal stability,with the underlying principle of oscillations also understood.Numerical and simulation results validate effectiveness of the proposed methodology on IEEE benchmarking 39-bus system.

Finite-time economic model predictive control for optimal load dispatch and frequency regulation in interconnected power systems

This paper presents a finite-time economic model predictive control(MPC)algorithm that can be used for frequency regulation and optimal load dispatch in multi-area power systems.Economic MPC can be used in a power system to ensure frequency stability,real-time economic optimization,control of the system and optimal load dispatch from it.A generalized terminal penalty term was used,and the finite-time convergence of the system was guaranteed.The effectiveness of the proposed model predictive control algorithm was verified by simulating a power system,which had two areas connected by an AC tie line.The simulation results demonstrated the effectiveness of the algorithm.

Variable Parameter Nonlinear Control for Maximum Power Point Tracking Considering Mitigation of Drive-train Load

Since mechanical loads exert a significant influence on the life span of wind turbines, the reduction of transient load on drive-train shaft has received more attention when implementing a maximum power point tracking(MPPT) controller.Moreover, a trade-off between the efficiency of wind energy extraction and the load level of drive-train shaft becomes a key issue. However, for the existing control strategies based on nonlinear model of wind turbines, the MPPT efficiencies are improved at the cost of the intensive fluctuation of generator torque and significant increase of transient load on drive train shaft. Hence, in this paper, a nonlinear controller with variable parameter is proposed for improving MPPT efficiency and mitigating transient load on drive-train simultaneously. Then,simulations on FAST(Fatigue, Aerodynamics, Structures, and Turbulence) code and experiments on the wind turbine simulator(WTS) based test bench are presented to verify the efficiency improvement of the proposed control strategy with less cost of drive-train load.

Power flow calculation for a distribution system with multi-port PETs:an improved AC-DC decoupling iterative method

Recently,power electronic transformers(PETs)have received widespread attention owing to their flexible networking,diverse operating modes,and abundant control objects.In this study,we established a steady-state model of PETs and applied it to the power flow calculation of AC-DC hybrid systems with PETs,considering the topology,power balance,loss,and control characteristics of multi-port PETs.To address new problems caused by the introduction of the PET port and control equations to the power flow calculation,this study proposes an iterative method of AC-DC mixed power flow decoupling based on step optimization,which can achieve AC-DC decoupling and effectively improve convergence.The results show that the proposed algorithm improves the iterative method and overcomes the overcorrection and initial value sensitivity problems of conventional iterative algorithms.

Online Loss Parameters Diagnosis Device Development of Power Cable Insulation

In southern China, power cable lines often running in water, and the state of XLPE insulation is difficult to detection effectively. This paper studied loss parameters online diagnosis technology of power cable insulation. An online loss parameters diagnosis device was development, which consists of current comparator, voltage controlled current source (VCCS), standard capacitor, GPRS wireless transmission system, control system and the data processing unit. 108 cables were detected using this device, and it was found out that one cable appeared to middle aging and eight cables appeared to slight aging. The butterfly water trees were observed in middle aging cable, which prove the effectiveness of online testing in the loss current measurement.

基于航改三轴燃气轮机的湿空气透平循环建模与分析（英文）

由于航改三轴燃气轮的排气温度很低,传统的联合循环技术并不适用于三轴燃气轮机。湿空气透平(HAT)循环不需要高温余热,因此,为航改燃气轮机提供了一种新的选择。然而由于单轴燃气轮机结构更加简单,现有的HAT循环试验电站都是基于单轴燃气轮机设计的,而将航改燃气轮机改造为HAT循环依然缺乏充分的研究。本文提出了一种基于航改燃气轮机的HAT循环模型,详细介绍了基于模块化建模的饱和器、燃气轮机和换热器的建模方法,并通过对国产某航改三轴燃气轮机的仿真验证了该方法的准确性。仿真结果表明,在不改变燃气轮机尺寸和运行特性的前提下,直接转变为HAT循环后,由于注入水的缘故,系统无法达到原有的额定透平进口温度。但是,当HAT循环运行在额定功率时,系统效率依然可以提高0.16%。此外,仿真结果还表明,当考虑燃气轮机改型后,HAT循环效率的提升非常显著。文章结果对基于多轴燃气轮机,特别是航改燃气轮机的HAT循环设计与分析提供了参考。

一种基于通用传热传质系统的新型饱和器的动态建模方法（英文）

饱和器是湿空气透平(HAT)循环最重要的部件之一,也是HAT循环与其他燃气轮机循环最重要的区别。由于缺少相关商业运行的经验,热力系统建模与仿真,特别是对饱和器的建模、仿真工作,对HAT循环系统设计、优化有着至关重要的意义。传统饱和器模型通常是基于传热传质理论,该理论需要精确的传热系数和传质系数来保证模型的准确性。本文提出了一种利用基于冷却塔模型的通用传热传质系数来描述小型HAT循环系统中饱和器的建模方法。通过与仿真结果的比较表明,该模型可以很好地预测饱和器在低压低温条件下的内部湿度和温度的动态分布特性。

HASN:A Hierarchical Attack Surface Network for System Security Analysis

Attack surfaces, as one of the security models, can help people to analyse the security of systems in cyberspace, such as risk assessment by utilizing various security metrics or providing a cost-effective network hardening solution. Numerous attack surface models have been proposed in the past decade,but they are not appropriate for describing complex systems with heterogeneous components. To address this limitation, we propose to use a two-layer Hierarchical Attack Surface Network(HASN) that models the data interactions and resource distribution of the system in a component-oriented view. First, we formally define the HASN by extending the entry point and exit point framework. Second, in order to assess data input risk and output risk on the HASN, we propose two behaviour models and two simulation-based risk metrics. Last, we conduct experiments for three network systems. Our experimental results show that the proposed approach is applicable and effective.

Security Assessment of Distribution System with Distributed Photovoltaic

In order to evaluate the safe and stable operation of distribution network with the distributed photovoltaic (PV), the?security of distribution network is researched. On the basis of electricity supply security, voltage quality and network losses,?the index system of static security is established. The paper simulates the uncertainty and random characteristics of PV by OpenDSS. The typical scenes that PV accessed to the distribution network are designed.?The paper summarizes the results of voltage fluctuation and network losses and uses indices to quantify it under different scenes. Based on the index system, the paper proposes some recommendations on PV permeability, interconnected locations, dispersion degrees and power factors when the distributed PV accessed to the distribution network.

A Method of Insulator’s NSDD Measurement and Its Device Based on Laser Transmission Principle

Accuracy measurement of the Non-soluble Deposit Density (NSDD) on the insulator surface is very important for the transmission line anti-pollution flashover works. A method to measure the NSDD on double sheds porcelain insulator surface based on laser transmission principle is proposed in this paper. Laser unit and luminous intensity sensor are installed between the up and down surface of the double sheds porcelain insulators, two glass tablets are put between the double sheds. The contamination on the glass tablets will influence the luminous intensity that reaches the intensity sensor. The luminous signal is changed to electrical signal, and the insulator’s NSDD could be obtained based on the difference of luminous intensity. The device can be used in online monitoring of the insulator's NSDD condition on the insulator surface.

PSO-LSSVM-based Online SOC Estimation for Simulation Substation Battery

As the emergency power supply for a simulation substation,lead-acid batteries have a work pattern featuring noncontinuous operation,which leads to capacity regeneration.However,the accurate estimation of battery state of charge(SOC),a measurement of the amount of energy available in a battery,remains a hard nut to crack because of the non-stationarity and randomness of battery capacity change.This paper has proposed a comprehensive method for lead-acid battery SOC estimation,which may aid in maintaining a reasonable charging schedule in a simulation substation and improving battery’s durability.Based on the battery work pattern,an improved Ampere-hour method is used to calculate the SOC during constant current and constant voltage(CC/CV)charging and discharging.In addition,the combined Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO)and Least Squares Support Vector Machine(LSSVM)model is used to estimate the SOC during non-CC discharging.Experimental results show that this method is workable in online SOC estimation of working batteries in a simulation substaion,with the maximum relative error standing at only 2.1%during the non-training period,indicating a high precision and wide applicability.

Effect of Waveform Parameters on Pulsed Glow Discharge in Air

The nanosecond single pulse was employed here to generate a large volume glow discharge between the wire-plane electrodes in air. In order to find requirements on pulse waveform for generation of a large volume discharge at atmospheric pressure, the effect of pulse risetime, pulse width, and amplitude on glow discharge has been widely investigated in this paper. Results reveal that a large volume glow discharge can be generated in an inhomogeneous electric field under the single pulse with the faster risetime, the lower peak amplitude. The pulse width has almost no influence on the density of glow discharge, but which has a great influence on the transition from glow discharge to streamer discharge. A model of inter-shielding-effect has been proposed to explain the influence of waveform parameters on pulsed glow discharge.

Harmonic influence analysis of unified power flow controller based on modular multilevel converter

The unified power flow controller(UPFC)based on modular multilevel converter(MMC) is the most creative flexible ac transmission system(FACTS) device. In theory, the output voltage of the series MMC in MMCUPFC can be regulated from 0 to the rated value. However,there would be relatively large harmonics in the output voltage if the voltage modulation ratio is small. In order to analyze the influence of MMC-UPFC on the harmonics of the power grid, the theoretical calculation method and spectra of the output voltage harmonics of MMC are presented. Subsequently, the calculation formulas of the harmonics in the power grid with UPFC are proposed. Based on it, the influence of UPFC on the grid voltage harmonics is evaluated, when MMC-UPFC is operated with different submodular numbers and voltage modular ratios. Eventually, the proposed analysis method is validated using digital simulation. The study results would provide guideline for the design and operation of MMC-UPFC project.

Optimal configuration of distributed power flow controller to enhance system loadability via mixed integer linear programming

The increase of energy consumption has caused power systems to operate close to the limit of their capacity.The distributed power flow controller(DPFC),as a new member of distributed flexible AC transmission systems,is introduced to remove this barrier.This paper proposes an optimal DPFC configuration method to enhance system loadability considering economic performance based on mixed integer linear programming.The conflicting behavior of system loadability and DPFC investment is analyzed and optimal solutions are calculated.Thereafter,the fuzzy decision-making method is implemented for determining the most preferred solution.In the most preferred solution obtained,the investment of DPFCs is minimized to find the optimal number,locations and set points.Simulation results on the IEEERTS79 system demonstrate that the proposed method is effective and reasonable.

Integrated approach for optimal island partition and power dispatch

Operating in island mode when failure occurs in sure to maintain an uninterrupted power supply to significant loads. A two-stage approach that integrates optimal island partition and power dispatch is proposed in this paper, considering photovoltaics(PVs), batteries(BEs) and electric vehicles(EVs) as the power sources. In the first stage, energy indices are defined to describe the energy demand and the maximum energy that these distributed energy resources(DERs) can provide, and islands are partitioned based on an energy constraint. Considering the variability the loads and PVs, the energy constraint is a necessary but not sufficient condition for island operation,so in the second stage, a power dispatch model is proposed the active distribution network(ADN) is an effective mea-as a test for the island partition result. Sequential power flow is also simulated to guarantee a feasible and optimized island status. The situations when the tests are not passed are analyzed and classified, and corresponding modifications for the first stage model are provided. Multiple levels of constraints based on the energy index are established for the island partition model. The proposed approach has been validated through simulation using a modified IEEE 69-bus system which is divided into three districts with different load variability characteristics.

Research on optimal configuration strategy of energy storage capacity in gridconnected microgrid

The optimal configuration of battery energy storage system is key to the designing of a microgrid.In this paper,a optimal configuration method of energy storage in grid-connected microgrid is proposed.Firstly,the two-layer decision model to allocate the capacity of storage is established.The decision variables in outer programming model are the capacity and power of the storage system.The objective is the least investment on the battery energy storage system.The decision variable in inner programming model is the charging and discharging power of battery.The objective is the lowest power fluctuation on the connection line.Then a case containing a grid-connected microgrid with wind power,photovoltaic,battery energy storage and load is studied,and the multi-scenario probabilistic method is used.The last result of energy storage configuration is calculated through the probability of each scene.

Subsynchronous resonance and its mitigation for power system with unified power flow controller

Control strategy of unified power flow controller(UPFC)utilizing dq decoupling control is deduced in this paper,which can closely follow the control orders of the active and reactive power.The subsynchronous resonance(SSR)characteristics of a series compensated system equipped with UPFC are studied,and the results reveal that SSR characteristics of the system may vary significantly with UPFC in service or not.Consequently,supplementary subsynchronous damping controller(SSDC)for UPFC is proposed and investigated,and the effectiveness of the proposed SSDC is verified by damping torque analysis and time domain simulations.

Primal dual interior point dynamic programming for coordinated charging of electric vehicles

Coordinated charging of electric vehicles(EVs)is critical to provide safe and cost effective operation of distribution systems where household single phase charging of EV could contribute to imbalance of the distribution system.To date,reported researches on optimization methods for coordinated charging aiming at minimizing power losses have the disadvantages of low calculation efficiency when applied to large systems or have not taken the voltage constraints into account.The phase component and polar coordinates power flow equations of an unbalanced distribution system are derived.Primal dual interior point dynamic programming is introduced for coordinated charging of EVs to minimize distribution system losses where charging demand,voltage and current constraints have been taken into account.The proposed optimization is evaluated using an actual 423-bus case as the test system.Results are promisingwith the proposed method having good convergence under time-efficient calculations while providing optimization of power losses,lower load variance,and improvement of voltage profile versus uncoordinated scenarios.

Optimal Dispatch for Flexible Uncertainty Sets in Multi-energy Systems: An IGDT Based Two-stage Decision Framework

The operational stability and economy of multi-energy systems(MES)are threatened by various uncertainties,such as variable renewable energy power,energy demands,and weather conditions.Most of the existing methods for the dispatch decisions of MES are based on the prescribed probability distribution or uncertainty sets of random variables,which have many disadvantages,such as potential infeasibility and over-conservatism.In this paper,we propose a novel dispatch model for MES that integrates dispatch decision making,uncertainty set selection,and operational cost control into a unified framework.First,the deterministic dispatch model of MES is introduced,in which the physical characteristics of district heating systems and buildings are fully considered.Then,a novel decision framework that combines the two-stage dispatch strategy and info-gap decision theory(IGDT)is proposed for MES,where the uncertainty set is flexible and can be optimized based on the operational cost budget.Finally,a revised algorithm,based on the column-and-constraint generation method,is proposed for the model.Case studies are performed on MES that includes a 33-bus distribution system and a heating network modified from a real 51-node network located in Jinlin Province,China.The results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Joint Limiting Control Strategy Based on Virtual Impedance Shaping for Suppressing DC Fault Current and Arm Current in MMC-HVDC Systems

This paper proposes a joint limiting control strategy for suppressing DC fault current and arm current in modular multilevel converter-based high-voltage direct current(MMC-HVDC) systems, which includes two target-oriented current limiting controls. To limit the DC fault current in the early fault stage, an equivalent modular multilevel converter(MMC) impedance is obtained, and its high-frequency part is reshaped by introducing virtual impedance, which is realized by adjusting the inserted submodules adaptively. Following the analysis of MMC control characteristics, the arm current limiting strategy is investigated, with results showing that the inner-loop control has significant effects on arm current and that a simple low-pass filter can reduce the arm current in the fault period. Finally, by combining the virtual impedance shaping and innerloop control, the fault currents of DC lines and MMC arms can be suppressed simultaneously, which can not only alleviate the interrupting pressure of the DC circuit breaker, but also prevent the MMC from being blocked by the arm overcurrent. Theoretical analysis conclusions and the proposed strategy are verified offline by a digital time-domain simulation on Power Systems Computer Aided Design/Electromagnetic Transients including DC platform, and experiment on a real-time digital simulator platform.