DC interface impedance shaping for DC/AC grid forming converters in railway applications

Among the different groups of stability issues that railway systems have to face are the electrical resonance instability phenomena. Within this group, one of the possible instability problems that appear is due to the constant power load (CPL) behavior of the traction and the auxiliary power system...

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Autores: Huerta Sánchez, Francisco, del Toro Zarza, José Manuel, Bueno Peña, Emilio José, Griñó Cubero, Robert|||0000-0001-6045-4600, Cóbreces Álvarez, Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
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:2117/427843
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/427843
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2024.3511957
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rail transportation
Impedance
Power system stability
Load modeling
Stability criteria
Voltage control
Transportation
Substations
Inductance
Electrification
Railway
Catenary
VSC
Control
Robust
Stability
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
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Sumario:Among the different groups of stability issues that railway systems have to face are the electrical resonance instability phenomena. Within this group, one of the possible instability problems that appear is due to the constant power load (CPL) behavior of the traction and the auxiliary power system (APS) converters. This behavior interacts negatively with the variable impedance of the catenary and can cause catenary voltage fluctuations and compromise the stability of the railway line. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes the use of a structured H 8 synthesis to design an ac voltage controller for the APS converter. The algorithm models the dc input admittance of the converter addressing three objectives: catenary stability, tracking of the ac output voltage reference, and robustness against unmodeled uncertainties. Experimental results with different types of loads (resistive and/or induction machine loads) demonstrate its compliance with railway standards and the modeling of the specified admittance.