Diante da crescente penetração da energia elétrica gerada por unidades eólicas no sistema elétrico de inúmeros países, a presente dissertação de mestrado investiga os problemas de estabilidade transitória, para geradores síncronos, de estabilidade de tensão, para geradores síncronos e aerogeradores e de estabilidade de velocidade, para aerogeradores, em sistemas de transmissão de energia elétrica, frente a grandes perturbações. São estabelecidas comparações entre os diferentes comportamentos dinâmicos de cada tipo de unidade eólica, referentes aos tipos A, B, C e D. Também, são verificados os efeitos de contingências aplicadas a sistemas teste, na presença de sistemas de geração convencionais dotados de geradores síncronos e parques eólicos compostos pelos tipos de unidades eólicas citadas, a fim de verificar a relação entre os diferentes sistemas de geração. As simulações realizadas contemplam aspectos dinâmicos de modelos genéricos de aerogeradores. São estudadas as partes constituintes de aerogeradores, realizadas as modelagens e discutidos os métodos de controle usuais. As principais características dos modelos genéricos de unidades eólicas, assim como os respectivos diagramas de bloco para cada modelo são apresentados. As simulações são realizadas no programa computacional PSS/E, cujos modelos, já validados, representam aerogeradores reais de fabricantes distintos. É observado que as diferentes características dos modelos de unidades eólicas e as estratégias de controle empregadas para atenuar os efeitos negativos de contingências impostas ao sistema, influenciam significativamente o perfil da tensão e o fluxo de potência na rede elétrica. Este fato é refletido em diferentes respostas dos sistemas de geração. As unidades eólicas mostram-se resistentes à perderem a estabilidade e apresentam-se capazes de estabilizar um sistema elétrico de potência, devido aos mecanismos de controle de velocidade e potência dos mesmos. A violação da curva LVRT mostra-se a principal causa da desconexão de aerogeradores da rede elétrica. Verifica-se neste trabalho que os aerogeradores somente tornam-se instáveis quando os geradores síncronos perdem o sincronismo, ou quando o controle do torque aerodinâmico é desconsiderado. / Considering the growing penetration of electrical energy generated by wind turbines in the power system of numerous countries, the present masters dissertation investigates the problems of transient stability, for synchronous generators, voltage stability, for synchronous generators and aerogenerators, and velocity stability, for aerogenerators, in transmission systems, before large disturbances. Comparisons are made between the different dynamic behaviors of each type of wind energy conversion system, namely types A, B, C and D. The effects of contingencies in some test systems in the presence of wind farms with different types of aerogenerators and conventional synchronous generators are verified, whose aim of the simulations is to analyze the relation between the different generation systems. The simulations performed contemplate dynamic aspects of generic models of wind turbines. The components of wind turbines are studied, the modeling of these components is elaborated and the usual control methods are discussed. The main characteristics of generic wind models and the diagram blocks are presented. The simulations were performed in software PSS/E, whose models already validated, represent real machines. The different characteristics of aerogenerator models and the control strategies employed to mitigate the negative consequences, from several contingencies, significantly influence the voltage profile and the power flow network. This fact implies in different responses of generation systems. It is verified that wind generators are very robust to perturbations and contribute to the stabilization of synchronous generators in a power system, increasing the average critical clearing times. Unstable modes related to the acceleration of the wind generator rotor are hardly ever observed due to the existing mechanisms of control of speed and generated power. It is observed that violation of the LVRT curve is the main cause of disconnection of wind turbines from the grid and it consists of the main cause of power system collapse triggered by problems in this type of generators.

[pt] O problema tratado nesta dissertação é a relação oposta entre a tensão de excitação de geradores e compensadores síncronos e a tensão controlada, quando o sistema de transmissão da área encontra-se muito carregado. Neste caso, a capacidade nominal de um gerador / compensador não seria útil para manter a tensão controlada. Devido à relação oposta, uma maior excitação da máquina iria abaixar a tensão controlada. O controle automático iria continuar agindo, abaixando ainda mais a tensão. Este mecanismo pode levar o sistema ao colapso e foi verificado em ponto de operação real do sistema brasileiro. Esse fenômeno ocorre quando a injeção de potência na rede de transmissão ou distribuição é elevada. Com o advento da geração distribuída, co-geração e produtores independentes, usualmente conectados à rede existente em níveis de tensão mais baixas, têm-se observado ocorrências do fenômeno. O objetivo do trabalho é então entender melhor as situações operativas reais que levam à ocorrência do fenômeno, principalmente quando existem vários equipamentos de controle de tensão ao redor do gerador em análise. A abordagem do problema baseou-se na verificação do comportamento do gerador / compensador como dispositivo de controle de tensão, no domínio do tempo e em regime permanente. Avaliaram-se as ações de controle do mesmo a partir de sete tipos de análise distintas para pontos de operação na região normal e anormal da curva SV. A real existência do fenômeno foi comprovada através de algumas destas análises. Porém, conclui-se que nem todas as formas de análise no domínio do tempo fazem uma avaliação completa do fenômeno. Dentre essas, estão a análise dinâmica agregada e a análise dinâmica agregada sob influência dos equipamentos de controle de tensão, que para pontos de operação na região anormal da curva SV não responderam em concordância com os outros tipos de análise. / [en] The problem addressed in this research is the opposite relationship between the , synchronous generator / compensator excitation voltage and the controlled voltage when nearby network is heavily loaded. In this situation, the nominal capacity of a generator / compensator would not keep the voltage controlled. Due to the opposite relationship, the higher the excitation voltage the lower is the controlled voltage. So, the automatic control would continue acting lowering the voltage. This mechanism, verified in a real operational point of the Brazilian Electric System, can lead the system to collapse. This phenomenon occurs when the power injection into the network is high. It is prone to occur in the new scenario of distributed generation connected to already existing low voltage networks. The objective of this work is to understand the actual operative situations that lead to the occurrence of the phenomenon, mainly when there are several voltage control devices nearby the generator. The analysis of the problem was based on the verification of the generator behaviour as a voltage control device, in time domain simulation and in steady state. The control actions were evaluated from seven different ways for operating points in the normal and the abnormal region of the SV curve. The actual existence of the phenomenon was proven through some of these analyses. However, some of the time domain simulations did not evaluated the phenomenon completely. Among them, the aggregated dynamic analysis and the aggregated dynamic analysis under influence of other voltage control devices have not got the expected responses for the abnormal region of the SV curve, in comparison with other analysis.

The growing demand for power and increased environmental concerns gave an impetus to the growth of clean and renewable energy sources like wind, solar etc. There is a remarkable increase in the penetration of wind energy systems in the last decade and this trend is bound to increase at a much faster pace in future. This ever increasing penetration of wind power generating systems pose multi-fold challenges related to operational and stability aspects of the grid. Present day wind energy systems mostly comprise of variable speed wind generators. A large fraction of present day variable speed wind turbine generators use doubly fed induction machine (DFIM). This thesis deals with modeling and grid coordination aspects of variable speed wind gener- ators. In particular, the short coming of the existing steady state equivalent circuit of a DFIM is identified and subsequently, an accurate equivalent circuit of a DFIM is proposed. Relevant mathematical basis for the proposed model is presented. The proposed steady state equivalent circuit of a doubly fed induction machine is further validated using dynamic simulations of a standalone machine. Based on the proposed equivalent circuit, two approaches for computing the initial values of state variables of a DFIM is proposed. The first approach is a linear formulation where the losses due to resistance of the stator and rotor windings are neglected. The second approach is a non-linear formulation which takes the losses into consideration. Further, analysis is carried out on grid connected doubly fed induction generators (DFIG). A framework to incorporate DFIG based variable speed wind farms in the steady state power flow analysis is proposed. The proposed framework takes into consideration important aspects such as voltage dependent reactive power limits and mode of reactive power control of associated converters. Some of the challenges in a grid connected DFIG especially during su- persynchronous mode of operation are identified. The advantages of a non-Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) mode of operation under certain operating conditions is highlighted. Finally, aspects pertaining to coordination of grid connected variable speed wind generators are studied. A trust region framework to determine the reference values to the control loops of converters in a variable speed wind generator is proposed. The proposed framework identifies the reference values considering other reactive power controllers in the grid. Moreover, the proposed framework ensures that the steady state voltage stability margin is maximized. On the computational front, trust region algorithms ensure global convergence. The mathematical models and initialization algorithms proposed in this thesis are tested on standalone systems under various control scenarios. The algorithms proposed to incorporate a grid connected DFIG in steady state analysis tools have been tested on a sample 6-bus system and a practical 418-bus equivalent system of Indian southern grid.

Electricity grids require the ancillary services frequency control, grid operation, re-establishment of supply and voltage stability for a proper operation. Historically, conventional power plants in the transmission grid were the main source providing these services. An increasing share of decentralized renewable energy in the electricity mix causes decreasing dispatch times for conventional power plants and may consequently lead to a partial replacement of these technologies. Decentralized energy sources are technically capable of providing ancillary services. This work focuses on the provision of reactive power for voltage stability from decentralized sources. The aim is to answer the question of how voltage stability and reactive power management can be achieved in a future electricity system with increasing shares of decentralized renewable energy sources in an economical and efficient way. A methodology that takes reactive power and voltage stability in an electricity system into account is developed. It allows for the evaluation of the economic benefits of different reactive power supply options. A non-linear and a linearized techno-economic grid model are formulated for this purpose. The analysis reveals an increasing importance of reactive power from the distribution grid in future development scenarios, in particular if delays in grid extension are taken into account. The bottom-up assessment indicates a savings potential of up to 40 mio. EUR per year if reactive power sources in the distribution grid provide reactive power in a controlled manner. Although these savings constitute only a small portion of the total cost of the electricity system, reactive power from decentralized energy sources contributes to the change towards a system based on renewable energy sources. A comparison of different reactive power remuneration mechanisms shows that a variety of approaches exist that could replace the inflexible mechanisms of obligatory provision and penalized consumption of reactive power that are mostly in place nowadays.

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre o método da continuação aplicado ao problema de fluxo de potência. Definições e conceitos de estabilidade de tensão são descritos de forma a explicitar as diferenças e semelhanças existentes com relação ao estudo de máximo carregamento em sistemas de energia elétrica. Uma síntese da teoria da bifurcação aborda sua importância em estudos de colapso de tensão. É proposta uma técnica de controle do tamanho do passo para o método da continuação com o objetivo de determinar o ponto de máximo carregamento (PMC) sem a necessidade de especificar, por meio do usuário, um valor para o tamanho inicial do passo. Os resultados dos estudos realizados em sistemas testes do IEEE (14, 30, 57 e 118 barras) mostram a aplicação do método da continuação convencional e de sua associação à técnica de controle do tamanho do passo. / This work presents a research about the continuation method applied to the power flow problem. Voltage stability definitions and concepts are described in a way to highlight and point out the differences and the similarities among several methods used to determine the maximum loading of electrical power systems. A short description of the bifurcation theory is also presented in order to show its importance to the voltage collapse studies. A technique based on automatically controlling the step size is proposed as an innovation of the continuation method. The objective of this technique is to determine the maximum loading point without the traditional need of asking the user for the initial step size. The results compare the performance between the conventional and the new method. These methods are analyzed using IEEE test systems (14, 30, 57 and 118-bus).

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-04-25T15:30:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 rodrigoarrudafelicioferreira.pdf: 7303630 bytes, checksum: 971316c74f1313f54e1c09c837c93e74 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-04-26T12:05:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 rodrigoarrudafelicioferreira.pdf: 7303630 bytes, checksum: 971316c74f1313f54e1c09c837c93e74 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-26T12:05:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 rodrigoarrudafelicioferreira.pdf: 7303630 bytes, checksum: 971316c74f1313f54e1c09c837c93e74 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-13 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre alguns dos aspectos relacionados às microrredes em corrente contínua, uma alternativa para utilização de fontes renováveis de energia em sistemas de geração distribuída. Considerando que a manutenção da tensão no barramento principal das microrredes, no qual as fontes e as cargas são conectadas, é uma das questões mais importantes para a operação de modo satisfatório destes sistemas, um sistema de controle descentralizado de tensão integrando técnicas de controle por droop de tensão e de controle por modos deslizantes é proposto. Uma microrrede CC de 10 kW conectada à rede CA e composta por arranjos fotovoltaicos e bancos de baterias, dimensionada para atender uma parcela das cargas eletrônicas e de iluminação do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia – Campus Juiz de Fora, é modelada e simulada em tempo real utilizando o conceito de simulação CHIL. Resultados experimentais utilizando controladores externos como dispositivos em teste são utilizados para analisar o comportamento do sistema em diferentes condições e para validação da metodologia proposta. Além disso, é apresentado um estudo das técnicas de análise de estabilidade de tensão para sistemas em corrente contínua. Por fim, é apresentada uma metodologia baseada em síntese de elementos reativos utilizando conversores estáticos para estabilização ativa de sistemas CC simplificados, contendo uma fonte e uma carga do tipo potência constante. / This work presents aspects related to DC microgrids, an alternative way of using renewable energy sources in a decentralized fashion. Whereas the maintenance of the microgrid main bus voltage, in which the sources and loads are connected, is one of the most important issues for the satisfactory operation of these systems, a novel methodology for regulating DC bus voltage integrating voltage droop control and sliding mode control techniques is proposed. A grid-connected 10 kW DC microgrid containing photovoltaic arrays and a battery bank, sized to meet a portion of electronic and lighting loads of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology - Campus Juiz de Fora, is modeled and simulated in real time using the concept of CHIL simulation. Experimental results using external controllers as hardware under test are used to analyze system behavior under different conditions and to validate the proposed methodology. Furthermore, a study regarding voltage stability analysis techniques applied to DC systems is presented. Finally, a methodology based on synthesis of reactive elements using static converters for active stabilization of simplified CC systems, containing one source and one constant power load, is presented.

Power systems must face new challenges in the current environment. The energy market liberalization and the increase in the loading level make the occurrence of instability phenomena leading to large blackouts more likely. Existing tools must be improved and new tools must be developed to avoid them.<p><p>The aim of this thesis is the improvement of the voltage stability assessment efficiency. Two orientations are studied: the monitoring methods and the load modeling.<p><p>The purpose of the monitoring methods is to evaluate the voltage stability using only measurements and without running simulations. <p><p>The first approach considered is local. The parameters of the Thevenin equivalent seen from a load bus are assessed thanks to a stream of local voltage and current measurements. Several issues are investigated using measurements coming from complete time-domain simulations. The applicability of this approach is questioned.<p><p>The second approach is global and uses measurements acquired by a Wide-Area Measurement System (WAMS). An original approach with a certain prediction capability is proposed, along with intuitive visualizations that allow to understand the deterioration process leading to the collapse.<p><p>The load modeling quality is certainly the weak point of the voltage security assessment tools which run simulations to predict the stability of the power system depending on different evolutions. Appropriate load models with accurate parameters lead to a direct improvement of the prediction precision.<p><p>An innovative procedure starting from data of long measurement campaigns is proposed to automatically evaluate the parameters of static and dynamic load models. Real measurements taken in the Belgian power system are used to validate this approach.<p> / Doctorat en Sciences de l'ingénieur / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

In recent years, the electric power industry around the world is changing continuously due to transformation from regulated market structure to deregulated market structure. The main aim of the transformation of electric supply industry under open access environment is to overcome the some of the limitations faced by the vertically integrated system. It is believed that this transformation will bring in new technologies, integration of other sources of energy such as wind, solar, fuel cells, bio-gas, etc., which are self sustainable and competitive, and better choice for the consumers and so on. As a result, several new issues and challenges have emerged. One of the main issues in power systems is to support reactive power for maintaining the system voltage profile with an acceptable margin of security and reliability required for system operation. In this context, the thesis addresses some of the problems related to planning and operation of reactive power in power systems. Studies are mainly focused on steady state operation of grid systems, grid connected wind farms and distribution systems as well. The reactive power support and loss allocation using Y-bus approach is proposed. It computes the reactive power contribution from various reactive sources to meet the reactive load demand and losses. Further, the allocation of reactive power loss to load or sink buses is also computed. Detailed case studies are carried out on 11-bus equivalent system of Indian southern region power grid under different loading conditions and also tested on 259-bus equivalent system of Indian western region power grid. A comparative analysis is also carried out with the proportional sharing principle and one of the circuit based approach in the literature to highlight the features of the proposed approach. A new reactive power loss index is proposed for identification of weak buses in the system. The new index is computed from the proposed Y-bus approach for the system under intact condition as well as some severe contingencies cases. Fuzzy logic approach is used to select the important and severe line contingencies from the contingency list. The validation of weak load buses identification from the proposed reactive power loss index with that from other well known existing methods in the literature such as Q-V sensitivity based modal analysis and continuation power flow method is carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed index. Then, a short-term reactive power procurement/optimal reactive power dispatch analysis is also carried out to determine the optimum size of the reactive compensation devices to be placed at the weak buses for reactive compensation performance analysis in the system. The proposed approach is illustrated on a sample 5-bus system, and tested on sample 10-bus equivalent system and 72-bus equivalent system of Indian southern region power grid. A comprehensive power flow analysis of PQ type models for wind turbine generating units is presented. The different PQ type models of fixed/semi-variable speed wind turbine generating units are considered for the studies. In addition, the variable speed wind turbine generating units are considered in fixed power factor mode of operation. Based on these models, a comparative analysis is carried out to assess the impact of wind generation on distribution and transmission systems. 27-bus equivalent distribution test system, 93-bus equivalent test system and SR 297-bus equivalent grid connected wind system are considered for the studies. Lastly, reactive power coordination for voltage stability improvement in grid connected wind farms with different types of wind turbine generating units based on fuzzy logic approach is presented. In the proposed approach, the load bus voltage deviation is minimized by changing the reactive power controllers according to their sensitivity using fuzzy set theory. The fixed/semi-variable speed wind turbine generating units are also considered in the studies because of its impact on overall system voltage performance even though they do not support the system for voltage unlike variable speed wind generators. 297-bus equivalent and 417-bus equivalent grid connected wind systems are considered to present the simulation results. A comparative analysis is also carried out with the conventional linear programming based reactive power optimization technique to highlight the features of the proposed approach.

[pt] O fenômeno de estabilidade de tensão é um problema associado ao fluxo de potência ativa e reativa nas linhas de transmissão. A manifestação mais conhecida do fenômeno é a existência de uma máxima carga que pode ser alimentada pela rede. Assim, é importante conhecer a proximidade ao ponto de máximo carregamento da rede de transmissão. Nesta dissertação foram estudados métodos existentes na literatura para determinar o ramo de transmissão mais carregado, foi avaliada a veracidade dos resultados obtidos quando são estudados os ramos de transmissão individualmente e, finalmente, foi apresentada uma alternativa para identificar o ramo de transmissão mais carregado observando as variações dos índices de estabilidade de tensão em cada ramo. Mostrou-se que é inadequada a avaliação de cada linha individualmente em um sistema multi-nó. / [en] The voltage stability phenomenon is a problem related with the flow of active and reactive power in transmission lines. The main characteristic of this phenomenon is the existence of a maximum load that can be supplied by the network. Therefore, did the importance of knowing the proximity to the point of maximum loading of the transmission network. In this dissertation, the existing methods in the literature for determining the most heavily loaded transmission branch were studied, was assessed the accuracy of the results obtained when the transmission branches are studying individually, and finally was displayed an alternative to identify the most heavily loaded transmission branch observing variations in voltage stability indices in each branch. It has been shown that it is inappropriate to evaluate each line individually in a multi-node system.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2015-12-16T16:23:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 jhonatannascimentodacosta.pdf: 4337030 bytes, checksum: 25cf98ccb23a326195b9a1a90c7d43df (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2015-12-17T11:06:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 jhonatannascimentodacosta.pdf: 4337030 bytes, checksum: 25cf98ccb23a326195b9a1a90c7d43df (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-17T11:06:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 jhonatannascimentodacosta.pdf: 4337030 bytes, checksum: 25cf98ccb23a326195b9a1a90c7d43df (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-27 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Neste trabalho são propostos dois índices eficientes baseados em Equivalentes de Thévenin para avaliação da segurança de tensão de Sistemas Elétricos de Potência de grande porte. Estes índices são denominados de Índice de Estabilidade de Tensão e Índice de Perda de Controle de Tensão e baseiam-se na característica de máxima transferência de potência de circuitos elétricos lineares. Neste sentido, propõe-se uma nova metodologia para a estimação da impedância de Thévenin baseada na técnica de Análise de Sensibilidade da matriz Jacobiana do problema de Fluxo de Potência. O Índice de Estabilidade de Tensão proposto pode ser calculado para todas as barras do sistema em um dado ponto de operação, fornecendo uma estimativa rápida do ponto de vista computacional da Margem de Carregamento e uma indicação das barras críticas do sistema. Por outro lado, o Índice de Perda de Controle de Tensão é calculado somente para as barras do tipo PV, fornecendo uma indicação dos geradores críticos para o controle de tensão da região em análise. Os índices propostos são avaliados através do estudo de sistemas tutoriais, de sistemas de médio porte e de um sistema de grande porte baseado no Sistema Interligado Nacional brasileiro. Sempre que possível procura-se validar os resultados obtidos através de comparações com as técnicas do vetor tangente do Método da Continuação e de menor Margem de Potência Reativa das Curvas V-Q, que são técnicas já consagradas para análise de estabilidade de tensão de Sistemas Elétricos de Potência. / In this work are proposed two efficient indexes based on Thévenin equivalent for assessment of voltage safety of large Electric Power Systems. These indexes are called Voltage Stability Index and Voltage Control Loss Index and are based on the characteristic of maximum power transfer of linear electrical circuits. In this sense, we propose a new methodology to estimate the Thévenin impedance based on the Sensitivity Analysis technique of the Jacobian matrix of power flow problem. The Voltage Stability Index proposed can be calculated for all system buses at a given operating point, providing a quick estimate of the computational point of view of the Loading Margin and an indication of the critical buses of the system. On the other hand, the Voltage Control Loss Index is calculated only for the PV type buses and provides an indication of the critical generators for control of voltage of the region in analisys. The proposed indexes are evaluated by studying tutorials systems, medium size systems and a large system based on the brazilian National Interconnected System. Whenever possible looking up validate the results obtained through comparisons with the techniques of the tangent vector of the Continuation Method and of the smaller Reactive Power Margin of the V-Q curves, which already are established techniques of voltage stability analysis of Electric Power Systems.