Advanced vector control for voltage source converters connected to weak grids

This paper addresses an advanced vector current control for a voltage source converter (VSC) connected to a weak grid. The proposed control methodology permits high-performance regulation of the active power and the voltage for the feasible VSC range of operation. First, the steady state characteris...

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Autores: Egea Àlvarez, Agustí, Fekriasl, Sajjad, Hassan, Fainan, Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol|||0000-0002-9507-8278
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/78712
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/78712
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2014.2384596
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Electric current converters
Gain-scheduling control
stability
vector current control
VSC-HVDC
weak grid
Convertidors de corrent elèctric
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Electrònica de potència::Convertidors de corrent elèctric
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Resumo:This paper addresses an advanced vector current control for a voltage source converter (VSC) connected to a weak grid. The proposed control methodology permits high-performance regulation of the active power and the voltage for the feasible VSC range of operation. First, the steady state characteristics for a power converter connected to a very weak system with a short circuit ratio (SCR) of 1 are discussed in order to identify the system limits. Then, the conventional vector control (inner loop) and the conventional power/voltage control (outer loop) stability and frequency responses are analyzed. From the analysis of the classic structure, an enhanced outer loop based on a decoupled and gain-scheduling controller is presented and its stability is analyzed. The proposed control is validated by means of dynamic simulations and it is compared with classic vector current control. Simulation results illustrate that the proposed control system could provide a promising approach to tackle the challenging problem of VSC in connection with weak AC grids.