Hierarchical power control of multiterminal HVDC grids

This article introduces a hierarchical power control structure for Multi-terminal High Voltage Direct Current (MT-HVDC) systems. The presented hierarchy is similar to the control structure used in classical AC transmission systems and is divided in primary, secondary and tertiary control actions. Th...

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Autores: Egea Àlvarez, Agustí, Beerten, Jef, Van Hertem, Dirk, Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol|||0000-0002-9507-8278
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/76464
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/76464
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2014.12.014
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MT-HVDC system
Droop control
Power control
Hierarchical structure
Offshore wind farm
Offshore wind farms
Voltage control
Transmission system
VSC-HVDC
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia elèctrica
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Sumario:This article introduces a hierarchical power control structure for Multi-terminal High Voltage Direct Current (MT-HVDC) systems. The presented hierarchy is similar to the control structure used in classical AC transmission systems and is divided in primary, secondary and tertiary control actions. The voltage control in the MT-HVDC scheme acts in a way similar to the primary control action of generators in AC systems, while the secondary control action is performed by an outer power control loop. The design of the individual controllers and the interaction between these control loops is discussed in detail. Furthermore, the operational characteristics are described and the main operating points are identified. Scenarios including a power reference change and a grid side converter disconnection have been simulated in order to test and verify the proposed method. The main contribution of the paper is the development of a control methodology, providing a separation of the different control actions in different time domains, similar to what is already in use (and therefore known) within traditional power systems. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.