Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T20:27:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gustavo - resumo.pdf: 113712 bytes, checksum: 27db7bf493a7ed5908ba1c41f72bbaa8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-20 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Essa dissertação apresenta um novo conversor CC-CC para sistemas de elevada tensão e alta potência. O foco de aplicação desse conversor são sistemas de transmissão ou de distribuição não convencionais. A estrutura do conversor apresentado opera em dois estágios, entre os quais a isolação é obtida através de transformador operado em média frequência. A referida estrutura do conversor é composta por um inversor operando como fonte de corrente trifásica balanceada acionando um retificador multipulsos. Dentre as possíveis variações o trabalho concentra os esforços na análise de um MMC (Modular Multilevel Converter) como um inversor e em um retificador de 12 pulsos do tipo série no segundo estágio, o transformador defasador escolhido para o último possui conexões YYΔ. As análises qualitativas do conversor apresentam características como a circulação de correntes no MMC e o cancelamento de harmônicos feito pelo retificador alimentado em corrente. Com foco na operação em malha fechada é realizada a modelagem do inversor desacoplada do retificador de 12 pulsos e vice-versa. Através das equações que descrevem cada elemento e com as devidas considerações são apresentadas as funções de transferência para a estratégia de controle adotada, ou seja, controle da tensão de saída e das variáveis internas do MMC. A validação dos controladores e do sistema de supervisão proposto é realizada através dos resultados de simulação e posteriores resultados experimentais em um conversor com escala reduzida de potência e tensão.

The UK Government has set an ambitious target to achieve 15% of final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technology is an attractive solution for integrating offshore wind power farms farther from the coast. In the near future, more windfarms are likely to be connected to the UK grid using HVDC links. With the onset of this fairly new technology, new challenges are inevitable. This research is undertaken to help assist with these challenges by looking at possibilities of problems with respect to faster AC/DC interaction modes, especially, on the impact of inrush currents which occur during fault-recovery transients. In addition to that, possible mitigation strategies are also investigated. Initially, the relative merits of different transformer models are analysed with respect to inrush current transient studies. The most appropriate transformer model is selected and further validated using field measurement data. A detailed electro-magnetic-transient (EMT) model of a grid-connected MMC-HVDC system is prepared in PSCAD/EMTDC to capture the key dynamics of fault-recovery transformer inrush currents. It is shown that the transformer in an MMC system can evoke inrush currents during fault recovery, and cause transient interactions with the converter and the rest of the system, which should not be neglected. It is shown for the first time through a detailed dynamic analysis that if the current sensors of the inner-current control loops are placed at the converter-side of the transformer instead of the grid-side, the inrush currents will mainly flow from the grid and decay faster. This is suggested as a basic remedial action to protect the converter from inrush currents. Afterwards, analytical calculations of peak flux-linkage magnitude in each phase, following a voltage-sag recovery transient, are derived and verified. The effects of zero-sequence currents and fault resistance on the peak flux linkage magnitude are systematically explained. A zero-sequence-current suppression controller is also proposed. A detailed study is carried out to assess the key factors that affect the maximum peak flux-linkage and magnetisation-current magnitudes, especially with regard to fault specific factors such as fault inception angle, duration and fault-current attenuation. Subsequently, the relative merits of a prior-art inrush current mitigation strategy and its implementation challenges in a grid-connected MMC converter are analysed. It is shown that the feedforward based auxiliary flux-offset compensation scheme, as incorporated in the particular strategy, need to be modified with a feedback control technique, to alleviate the major drawbacks identified. Following that, eight different feedback based control schemes are devised, and a detailed dynamic and transient analysis is carried out to find the best control scheme. The relative merits of the identified control scheme and its implementation challenges in a MMC converter are also analysed. Finally, a detailed EMT model of an islanded MMC-HVDC system is implemented in PSCAD/EMTDC and the impacts of fault-recovery inrush currents are analysed. For that, initially, a MMC control scheme is devised in the synchronous reference frame and its controllers are systematically tuned. To obtain an improved performance, an equivalent control scheme is derived in the stationary reference frame with Proportional-Resonant controllers, and incorporated in the EMT model. Following that, two novel inrush current mitigation strategies are proposed, with the support of analytical equations, and verified.

The HVDC, High Voltage Direct Current, is important when it comes to upgrading the energy system to a renewable, sustainable and efficient system. This master thesis is investigating what is happening during the most decisive fault cases when the HVDC station is operating with inherent overload. An inherent overload operating area is defined and simulations are performed in PSCAD/EMTDC to study the transient behavior of the fault currents and overvoltages.

Modern day power systems present an open access environment, inspiring participation from small scale and large power suppliers. With multiple players in the system driven by the market, proper monitoring and control of system becomes a major concern. This transformation is accompanied by dynamic consumption patterns and rising power demands. The expanding network encompassing EHV/AC network, HVDC and FACTS devices, along with increased penetration of renewable sources, viz. solar and wind energy at medium and low voltage levels, adds to the problem. Independent System Operators (ISO) are entrusted with ensuring smooth operation, and employing proper preventive measures to eliminate a possible cascade tripping leading to a partial or large-scale blackout. To aid the operator in the process of ensuring secure operation of the grid, there are many tools that provide required information and guidance. Power flow tracing is one such tool that aids the operator in congestion management, transmission pricing, transaction evaluation, loss allocation and reactive power optimization. In this thesis, a novel active power flow tracing approach is proposed that takes into account, the real-time operating conditions and network topology. It provides the decomposition of active power flow in a line into respective components injected by various generators in the system. It also provides the contribution of the generators to various loads in the system. The approach is simple and computationally fast, making it an ideal tool to aid preventive control decisions. Based on the proposed active power flow tracing, a congestion management approach is developed. The approach indicates the least number of generators that need to be coordinated for generation rescheduling, so as to alleviate overloading in affected transmission lines and transformers. The approach also takes into consideration the operating constraints on the system, while computing the optimal rescheduling amongst selected generators using LP technique. The thesis also presents a real power loss allocation approach based on the proposed power flow tracing. Loss allocation is an important part of tariff design as the cost associated with losses amounts to a sizable fraction of total revenue collected from the loads. The approach provides information as to how losses are distributed among loads and how much each generator is providing for the loss share of each load. The approaches developed in the thesis are illustrated on a sample 10-bus equivalent system, IEEE 30-bus, and IEEE 39-bus systems. Results for typical case studies are presented for practical systems of 72-bus equivalent and 203-bus equivalent of Indian Southern grid.

Le système de transport d’électricité doit évoluer pour satisfaire les besoins du marché de l’électricité et de l’insertion de la production renouvelable. Les systèmes de transport dits HVDC se développent. Les interfaces d’électroniques de puissance vont jouer un rôle majeur et doivent faire preuve d’une extrême fiabilité, d’une grande efficacité et rester économiquement abordables.La technologie MMC (Convertisseur Modulaire Multi-niveaux) connaît un essor par rapport à des technologies classiques, comme le convertisseur trois-niveaux. Sa topologie étant complexe, deux niveaux de contrôle peuvent être définis. Le premier niveau porte sur le contrôle des interrupteurs pour équilibrer les tensions des sous-modules. Le second niveau contrôle les courants, la puissance et l’énergie dans le système.Cette thèse est axée sur ce deuxième niveau de contrôle. Une approche hiérarchisée et formelle, basée sur l’inversion du modèle pour le contrôle de l’énergie du MMC est présentée. Pour ce contrôle, différentes méthodes ont été proposées et comparées. Cela implique de développer une modélisation, mettre en place un contrôle. Différents modèles et contrôles ont été développés.Le MMC est généralement intégré dans une liaison HVDC où deux stations AC/DC ont un contrôle différent. Un soin particulier doit être apporté à la station dédiée au contrôle de la tension. En effet, la gestion de l’énergie dans le MCC est un point critique pour la stabilité de la tension.Enfin, les différents types de contrôle évoqués ont été étudiés dans le cas d’une liaison HVDC. Il a été montré que les échanges entre le bus DC et les MMC jouent un rôle important pour la régulation de la tension du bus DC / In future, the capability of the electric power transmission continues to grow due to renewable energy production and the needs of electrical market. Consequently, many HVDC transmission systems are developed. Definitely the power electronic interfaces will play a key role to provide high reliability, good efficiency and cost effectiveness for this AC/DC conversion.Recently, the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has taken the advantage over the more classical converter as three-level VSC. Since MMC topology is complex, two different control levels may be distinguished: the control of the switches mainly orientated on the balance of hundreds of voltage on the elementary submodules, the higher level control whose aim is to control the currents, power and energy in the system.This thesis is oriented mainly on the latter. It discusses a hierarchical and formal approach for the MMC to control the energy in all the storage elements. At first it is shown that an energy control is required mandatory. Secondly, it supposes to develop an energetic model which is inverted to design the energy control. Then different solutions of control have been developed and discussed.In the majority of applications, MMC is integrated in an HVDC point to point link where the two AC/DC substations have different roles. A specific attention has to be paid on the station which controls the voltage since the way to manage the energy in the MMC has a critical role in the DC voltage stability.Finally, all these types of control have been tested and discussed on an HVDC. It is shown that the exchange between the DC bus and the MMC placed on both sides play a key role in the DC bus voltage regulation.

Recently, with growing application of wind power, the system based on the doubly fedinduction generator (DFIG) has become the one of the most popular concepts. Theproblem of connecting to the grid is also gradually revealed. As an effective solution toconnect offshore wind farm, VSC-HVDC line is the most suitable choice for stabilityreasons. However, there are possibilities that the converter of a VSC-HVDC link canadversely interact with the wind turbine and generate poorly damped sub-synchronousoscillations. Therefore, this master thesis will derive the linear model of a single DFIG aswell as the linear model of several DFIGs connecting to a VSC-HVDC link. For thelinearization method, the Jacobian transfer matrix modeling method will be explainedand adopted. The frequency response and time-domain response comparison betweenthe linear model and the identical system in PSCAD will be presented for validation. / Nyligen, med ökande tillämpning av vindkraft, det system som bygger på den dubbeltmatad induktion generator (DFIG) har blivit en av de mest populära begrepp. Problemetmed att ansluta till nätet är också gradvis avslöjas. Som en effektiv lösning för att anslutavindkraftpark är VSC -HVDC linje det lämpligaste valet av stabilitetsskäl. Det finns dockmöjligheter att omvandlaren en VSC-HVDC länk negativt kan interagera medvindturbinen och genererar dåligt dämpade under synkron svängningar. Därför kommerdetta examensarbete härleda den linjära modellen av en enda DFIG liksom den linjäramodellen av flera DFIGs ansluter till en VSC-HVDC -länk. För arise metoden kommerJacobian transfer matrix modelleringsmetodförklaras och antas. Jämförelse mellan denlinjära modellen och identiskt system i PSCAD frekvensgången och tidsdomänensvarkommer att presenteras för godkännande.

With ambitions of reducing the environmental pollution, power systems integrate larger shares of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) to phase out conventional thermal and nuclear generators. Since RES (such as wind and solar power) are connected to the grid through power electronics devices, they do not inherently contribute to system inertia. With decreasing inertia, the Instantaneous Frequency Deviation (IFD), which follows a power unbalance, is significantly impacted. Frequency Containment Reserves (FCR) are designed to provide a fast dynamic response, counteract power imbalances and stabilize the frequency within a short time interval. Besides inertia, the significant factors affecting frequency behavior are the available amount of FCR and the capability of their fast and stable response. System operators define the list of requirements that a generating unit has to satisfy to participate in FCR. Generators, which are the major part of FCR, have different governors and turbines properties. This study assesses the dynamical performance of typical generators in both open-loop testing and closed-loop varying inertia systems. The goal is to evaluate if specific FCR requirements present a sufficient condition for the desired response, and which governor properties are capable of satisfying them. As an additional, and sometimes necessary, support to FCR, HVDC interconnections are utilized in the form of Emergency Power Control (EPC). This thesis investigates which of the EPC methods performs appropriately in terms of IFD improvement, closed-loop stability, and power and energy provided. The analysis is a continuation from the previous investigation on FCR, and mainly compare two EPC methods related to Nordic Power System (NPS) test case: ramp/step method which is currently implemented in the NPS, and droop frequency-based EPC, proposed by this study for the future operation in the NPS. Apart from ensuring a proper system frequency response, the influence of implemented HVDC supplementary active power control is analyzed to rotor angle stability. In further, this thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact that proposed HVDC supplementary power control has on the linearized dynamics of power systems. By building a generic system, this analytical study is the first of its kind that includes both higher order generator dynamics, and local angle/frequency input of the controller. The methodological approach here analytically formulates the impact the HVDC supplementary control has mainly on the generator synchronizing and damping torque components. The positive impact of the droop frequency-based HVDC power support is highlighted using both single and multi-machine systems. In that way, the implementation of desired droop frequency-based HVDC control to mainly improve system frequency is motivated furthermore. It shows that a proper HVDC supplementary control may impose the various positive impacts for future variable and low inertia scenarios, and ensure a proper power system sustainability. / <p>QC 20200907</p> / multiDC - Advanced Control and Optimization Methods for AC and HVDC Grids

The continuously increasing demand for connecting electric grids with remote renewable energy sources such as wind power and photovoltaic cells has rekindled interest in high voltage direct current (HVDC) multi-terminal networks. Although HVDC networks have numerous benefits, their adoption relies entirely on the availability of HVDC circuit breakers which, compared to traditional alternating current circuit breakers, have to operate in a time frame of milliseconds. This thesis deals with the design of ultra-fast electro-mechanical actuators based on the so-called Thomson coil (TC) actuator. The simulation of a (TC) actuator constitutes a multi-physical problem where electromagnetic, thermal, and mechanical aspects must be considered. Moreover, it is complex since all those variables are co-dependent and have to be solved for simultaneously. As a result, a multi-physics simulation model that can predict the behavior and performance of such actuators with a high degree of accuracy was developed. Furthermore, other actuator concepts were also investigated and modeled in light of searching for a drive with a superior efficiency. The theory behind the force generation principles of two different types of ultra-fast electromechanical actuators, the TC and the double sided coil (DSC), were compared by the use of static, frequency, and comprehensive transient multi-physics finite element simulation models. Although, simulation models serve as a powerful tool for modeling and designing such state of the art actuators, without validation, they are weak and prone to errors since they rely on approximations and simplifications that might not always hold. Therefore, a prototype was built in the laboratory and the model was validated experimentally. Finally, it is important to note that the drives in this thesis are intended to actuate metallic contacts. As such, their behavior and performance upon mechanical loading was studied. Furthermore, some scaling techniques were applied to boost their performance and efficiency. / <p>QC 20130422</p>

In a sustainable society, utilizing intermittent renewable power plants is an important building block for achieving green power production. However, the power production from these sources, e.g., wind farms and solar farms, are often located far away from the place of power consumption, and the electricity generation is affected by the weather conditions in the area. Therefore, there is a challenge in balancing power production and consumption with these sources. The HVDC (High-Voltage Direct Current) technology can be used to efficiently transport electricity over long distances and is a key concept in the utilization of renewable energy sources. However, the HVDC systems are sensitive to environmental effects such as elevated or dropping ambient temperatures, which can cause a forced stop in the system, e.g., when the remaining cooling capacity is low. Therefore, the HVDC systems are built to have a high redundancy to maintain a secure power transmission during seasonal changes.  This thesis aimed to create a forecasting model with applied machine learning that could trend the remaining cooling capacity in an HVDC system, to stay aware of how much remaining cooling capacity there is at different seasons. This can be used to optimize the power transmission during seasons when there is a surplus of cooling capacity. The machine learning pipelines were constructed in Python utilizing Hitachi Energy’s PGML (Power Grid Machine Learning) platform. Two different forecasting models were used: LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) and XGBoost (eXtreme Gradient Boosting). The models were trained to make a five hour ahead multistep prediction and were validated with several evaluation metrics. The best performing model was the XGBoost model, therefore it was chosen as the final model and was tested on a hold-out data set to estimate the general performance. The final model performed well on the hold-out data set, based on the scores from evaluation metrics. Residual diagnostics were used to improve the models during training and to evaluate the final model. At the end of the discussion in Chapter 5 future improvements were suggested.

Das kompakte Design von gasisolierten Systemen und die Unabhängigkeit gegenüber Umgebungsbedingungen führt zu einer idealen Eignung des Betriebsmittels für den Einsatz in modernen Energieversorgungssystemen. Ein Betrieb der Anlagen unter Gleichspannungsbelastung ist dabei aufgrund der zunehmenden räumlichen Distanz zwischen Erzeugungs- und Verbrauchszentren unumgänglich. Der sichere Betrieb über die geplante Lebensdauer von mehreren Jahrzehnten ist nur mit einer genauen Teilentladungsdiagnose, welche eine sensitive Messung und zweifelsfreie Interpretation der Ergebnisse beinhaltet, möglich. Dabei ist zu beachten, dass die von Wechselspannungsanwendungen bekannten physikalischen Zusammenhänge der Entladungsprozesse und des Einflusses von dielektrischen Grenzflächen aufgrund der veränderten Belastung mit einem zeitlich konstanten elektrischen Feld und der damit einhergehenden Raum- und Oberflächenladungsakkumulation nicht direkt übernommen werden können. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist daher die Entladungsprozesse an Defekten mit und ohne dielektrischer Grenzfläche in gasisolierten Gleichspannungssystemen zu analysieren und damit einen Beitrag für die sichere Interpretation von Teilentladungsmessungen zu leisten. Auch werden bekannte elektrische und neuartige optische Messmethoden hinsichtlich ihrer Möglichkeiten und Grenzen beim Einsatz unter Gleichspannungsbelastung untersucht. Für die experimentellen Arbeiten an drei verschiedenen Störstellen wird das schwach inhomogene Isoliersystem der Anlagen in drei Modellanordnungen nachgebildet. Die Untersuchung der ablaufenden Entladungsprozesse wird durch eine direkte Messung des Teilentladungsstroms ermöglicht. Dabei wird zwischen impulsbehafteten und impulslosen Anteilen unterschieden. Infolge von Montagefehlern oder unzureichender Materialqualität können feste, metallische Störstellen im Isoliersystem entstehen. Die experimentell betrachteten Abhängigkeiten der Entladungsprozesse von der Störstellenpolarität, dem Isoliergasdruck und der Spannungsbelastung erlauben eine Klassifizierung von vier verschiedenen Entladungsarten. Zusätzlich zu den Untersuchungen im derzeit am häufigsten verwendeten Isoliergas Schwefelhexafluorid konnte ein Vergleich der Ergebnisse mit der klimafreundlichen alternative synthetische Luft die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede bei Entladungen an festen Störstellen aufzeigen. Dabei ist insbesondere die signifikant veränderte Polaritätsabhängigkeit hervorzuheben. Der Kontakt von metallischen Partikeln mit der Feststoffisolierung kann zur Anlagerung des zuvor freibeweglichen, metallischen Defektes an der dielektrischen Grenzfläche führen. Die Ansammlung von Oberflächenladungen auf dem Feststoff beeinflusst dabei insbesondere den Entladungseinsatz. Aufgrund des zur festen metallischen Störstelle ohne Grenzfläche vergleichbaren Entladungsverhaltens im stationären Zustand ist eine Unterscheidung der Defekte anhand von Impulswiederholraten und Amplituden herausfordernd. Eine Besonderheit bei Gleichspannungsbelastung sind Entladungen, welche auf einer Gas-Feststoff-Quergrenzfläche an beschichteten Elektroden einsetzen können. Die Untersuchung der Ursachen für das Auftreten dieser Entladungen, die elektrischen und optischen Charakteristika der ablaufenden Prozesse und Strategien für die Vermeidung werden untersucht. Aus den Ergebnissen werden Prüfempfehlungen für die Teilentladungsdiagnose von gasisolierten Gleichspannungssystemen abgeleitet. Diese sind wesentlicher Bestandteil für einen zukünftigen Einsatz gasisolierter Gleichspannungssysteme in einem leistungsfähigen Elektroenergiesystem mit hoher Versorgungszuverlässigkeit. / The compact design and the independence from environmental conditions of gas-insulated systems leads to an ideal suitability of this high-voltage equipment for the use in a modern power supply system. The operation of the assets under DC voltage stress is unavoidable due to the increasing distance between the areas of power generation and consumption. The reliable operation during the estimated lifetime of several decades is only feasible with a precise partial discharge diagnosis. Hence, a sensitive measurement and a doubtless interpretation of the results is necessary. Nevertheless, it is necessary to take into account, that under alternating voltage stress established physical mechanisms of the discharge processes and the influence of dielectric interfaces cannot be adopted directly, due to the changed voltage stress with a constant electric field and the related surface and volume charge accumulation. Aim of this thesis is the analysis of defects in gas-insulated systems with and without dielectric interfaces under DC voltage stress and thereby to contribute to a reliable interpretation of partial discharge measurements. In addition, known electrical and novel optical measurement methods are investigated with respect to their capabilities and limitations when used under DC voltage stress. The experimental investigations are carried out in model electrode arrangements. The weakly inhomogeneous electrical field of the gas-insulated systems is replicated in three configurations, one for each defect investigated. The detailed analysis of the discharge processes is enabled by a direct measurement of the partial discharge currents. A distinction between impulse currents and pulseless currents is made. Due to assembly faults or insufficient material quality fixed, metallic protrusions can be created within the insulation system. The experimentally observed dependencies of the discharge processes on the polarity of the defect, the insulating gas pressure and the voltage stress permit a classification of four different types of discharge. In addition to the investigations in the most commonly used insulating gas sulphur-hexafluoride a comparison of the results with measurements in the climate-friendly alternative synthetic air are made. Derived from this, commonalities and differences in the discharge behaviour are discussed. Free moving, metallic particles can adhere to the gas-solid interface. The accumulation of surface charges at the solid insulator influences the partial discharge inception significantly. Due to the steady-state discharge behaviour, which is comparable to the fixed, metallic protrusion without contact to a dielectric interface, distinguishing between the two defects based on pulse repetition rates and amplitudes is challenging. A unique aspect under DC voltage stress are discharges at the orthogonal interface between electrode coating and insulating gas. The analysis of the causes of the occurrence of these discharges, their optical and electrical characteristics and strategies for the prevention are investigated. Derived from the results, recommendations for partial discharge diagnosis of gas-insulated DC systems are discussed. These recommendations are an essential component for the future use of this asset in a high-performance electric power system with high reliability of the power supply.