Unified reference controller for flexible primary control and inertia sharing in multi-terminal voltage source converter-HVDC grids

Multi-terminal dc (MTDC) grids are expected to be built and experience rapid expansion in the near future as they have emerged as a competitive solution for transmitting offshore wind generation and overlaying their ac counterpart. The concept of inertia sharing for the control and operation of MTDC...

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Autores: Rouzbehi, Kumars, Zhang, Weiyi, Candela García, José Ignacio|||0000-0003-0890-8737, Luna Alloza, Álvaro|||0000-0002-4487-6659, Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro|||0000-0002-1865-0461
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
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:2117/99587
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/99587
https://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2016.0665
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electric power distribution--Direct current
Electric current converters
Offshore wind power plants
power transmission control
wind power plants
HVDC power transmission
power converters
Energía elèctrica -- Distribució -- Corrent continu
Convertidors de corrent elèctric
Parcs eòlics marins
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia elèctrica::Automatització i control de l'energia elèctrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Electrònica de potència::Convertidors de corrent elèctric
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Sumario:Multi-terminal dc (MTDC) grids are expected to be built and experience rapid expansion in the near future as they have emerged as a competitive solution for transmitting offshore wind generation and overlaying their ac counterpart. The concept of inertia sharing for the control and operation of MTDC grids, which can be achieved by the proposed unified reference controller. The control objectives of the MTDC grids voltage source converter (VSC) stations are no longer limited to the stabilisation of MTDC grid, instead, the requirements of ac side are also met. The interaction dynamics between the ac and dc grid is analysed to illustrate the proposed concept. In addition, the voltage source converter stations can work in different operation modes based on the proposed unified control structure, and can switch among the operation modes smoothly following the secondary control commands. Simulation results exhibit the merits and satisfactory performance of the proposed control strategy for stable MTDC grid operation.