In order to achieve the ambitious decarbonisation targets of the UK government, up to 30GW of wind generation could be connected to the GB transmission system by 2020. The challenges imposed when incorporating this volume of renewable energy are significant, introducing new technical challenges for National Grid as the system operator for the Great Britain transmission system. The majority of this new renewable generation will be connecting in Scotland and offshore in the UK as a whole. This results in greater uncertainty in the system from significant changes to the direction and volume of power flows across the network. In addition this implies a higher power transfer capacity requirement on the AC transmission lines, which are currently stability-limited, connecting SPT (Scottish Power Transmission) and National Grid networks. The required power transfer capability increases every year because of the large-scale increase in wind generation. Therefore, there is insufficient transmission capacity in the existing network to accommodate the increasing power transfer without constraining output of some generation plants. A range of new state of art technologies such as embedded HVDC link and Thyristor Controlled Series Compensation (TCSC) are planned to be added to the GB system in order to provide additional capacity and consequently facilitate the integration of large-scale renewable generation. It is, therefore essential that National Grid explores new ways of operating the transmission network and new devices to gain additional benefit from the HVDC link and the TCSC capabilities with regard to the system stability enhancement. This thesis investigates the effectiveness of the HVDC link and the TCSC with a view to system stability enhancement. A hierarchical stability control system to enhance the stability limit and achieve the best transient and dynamic performance using the HVDC link and the TCSCs as actuators in the feedback control system is proposed. In addition, a stability control system, using a robust and stabilising Sample Regulator multivariable control design method , to guarantee the system robustness and stability is proposed and designed. The performance and capability of the designed controller in co-ordinated control of the forthcoming power flow control devices are demonstrated on benchmark networks as well as full dynamic models of the GB transmission system using various study cases. Finally, the effectiveness of the West Coast HVDC link in improving the inter-area oscillation damping is presented using the developed model of the future GB transmission system.

Cette thèse s’intéresse au problème de la qualité de l’énergie électrique sous l’angle particulier des harmoniques, leurs sources, leurs effets et les solutions permettant de les réduire. Deux solutions sont principalement considérées, les convertisseurs à indice de pulsation élevé et les filtres actifs. Ce travail a été mené en faisant porter l’accent sur le réseau électrique thaïlandais. C’est ainsi qu’une présentation de l’évolution de la façon dont l’électricité est produite, transportée et distribuée en Thaïlande est effectuée avant de décrire les contraintes imposées sur les harmoniques. Les différents systèmes de liaison à courant continu haute tension (CCHT) actuellement installés dans le monde sont rappelés avant de décrire en détails les différents composants et le contrôle de la liaison 300-600 MW existant entre la Thaïlande et la Malaisie. Après avoir ensuite présenté les différentes solutions envisageables de réduction des harmoniques, un exemple de réalisation, l’une des premières en Thaïlande utilisant un contrôle numérique, est détaillé afin d’illustrer les avantages de ce type de solution. La thèse se termine sur la présentation d’une méthode originale de modélisation des convertisseurs à indice de pulsation élevé. Cette modélisation repose sur une solution analytique exacte du problème d’état qui est considéré sur le plus petit intervalle permettant, en utilisant des propriétés de symétrie, de reconstruire la période de fonctionnement du dispositif. Le modèle ainsi développé donne des informations sur le fonctionnement du système tant dans les domaines fréquentiel que temporel / The problem of quality of electrical energy is the main object of this thesis. This problem is considered especially from the point of view of harmonics, sources, effects and solutions to reduce them. Two main solutions are considered, multi-pulse converters and active filters. This work is developed with a particular emphasis on the Thai electrical network. Then, the production, transmission and distribution system of electricity in Thailand and the harmonics regulations are presented. The different types of HVDC interconnection systems which are installed in the world today are detailed before presenting the 300/600 MW Thailand-Malaysia HVDC interconnection. After presenting the different possible solutions to avoid harmonics, a realized example, one of the first one developed in Thailand with a numerical control, is detailed to show the advantages of such a solution. The thesis ends on the presentation of an original modelling method of multi-pulse converters. The model is based on an exact analytical solution of the state problem which is considered on the smallest interval, which can, by using property of symmetry, rebuild the whole period. The result model gives the full information on the operation of the whole device both in time and frequency domains

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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.

Στα πλαίσια της διδακτορικής διατριβής μελετήθηκε η αποτελεσματικότητα διαφόρων κυκλωμάτων ελέγχου που βασίζονται στην υπολογιστική νοημοσύνη με σκοπό την αντιμετώπιση βραχυκυκλωμάτων σε δίκτυα διασύνδεσης ανεμογεννητριών με το δίκτυο. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, τα προτεινόμενα συστήματα ελέγχου έχουν σκοπό τη διαμόρφωση κατάλληλων συνθηκών ώστε οι ανεμογεννήτριες να καταφέρουν να συνεχίσουν να είναι συνδεδεμένες στο δίκτυο κατά τη διάρκεια και αμέσως μετά τα βραχυκυκλώματα, συνεισφέροντας στη γρήγορη επαναφορά της τάσης στο Σημείο Κοινής Σύνδεσης με το Δίκτυο (ΣΚΣΔ). Στο πρώτο μέρος της διατριβής μελετήθηκε ένα προσαρμοζόμενο ασαφές σύστημα ελέγχου με σκοπό τη βελτιωμένη απόκριση Αιολικού Πάρκου (ΑΠ) με επαγωγικές γεννήτριες που τροφοδοτεί ένα ασθενές σύστημα ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας μέσω διασύνδεσης ΕΡ/ΣΡ/ΕΡ με Μετατροπείς Πηγής Τάσης (ΜΠΤ). Το σύστημα αυτό εντοπίζει τη σοβαρότητα του σφάλματος και διαμορφώνει ανάλογα την παλμοδότηση των βαλβίδων των ΜΠΤ κατά τη διάρκεια του σφάλματος. Επίσης, έχει την ιδιότητα να αυτορυθμίζεται κατά τη διάρκεια της μετασφαλματικής περιόδου, επιτυγχάνοντας εξασθένηση της ταλαντωτικής συμπεριφοράς του συστήματος που προκαλείται από τα βραχυκύκλωμα και την παραμονή των ανεμογεννητριών στο δίκτυο. Το ηλεκτρικό σύστημα που μελετήθηκε στο δεύτερο μέρος της διδακτορικής διατριβής περιλαμβάνει μια επαγωγική ανεμογεννήτρια διπλής τροφοδότησης (γνωστή με την ονομασία double-fed induction machine) η οποία τροφοδοτεί ένα δίκτυο ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας. Στη βιβλιογραφία που έχει δημοσιευθεί μέχρι σήμερα, για την αντιμετώπιση των βραχυκυκλωμάτων σε ανάλογα ηλεκτρικά συστήματα, προτείνονται διατάξεις οι οποίες βασίζονται είτε σε κατάλληλο μηχανικό εξοπλισμό όπως μπάρες βραχυκύκλωσης (crowbars) είτε σε κατάλληλο προγραμματισμό των ελεγκτών. Σε αυτό το μέρος της διατριβής προτείνεται ένα εναλλακτικό σύστημα ελέγχου που βασίζεται στον κατάλληλο προγραμματισμό των ελεγκτών, χωρίς να χρησιμοποιεί κάποιον εξοπλισμό προστασίας. Το σύστημα ελέγχου, το οποίο βασίζεται στους γενετικούς αλγορίθμους, συμβάλει στη βέλτιστη «συνεργασία» των δύο ΜΠΤ της γεννήτριας, επιτυγχάνοντας την εξασθένιση των διακυμάνσεων της τάσης στο ΣΚΣΔ και τη διατήρηση της σύνδεσης της γεννήτριας στο ηλεκτρικό δίκτυο. / This thesis studies the implementation of intelligent control techniques in the Fault Ride-Through (FRT) of grid connected Wind Turbines (WTs). The first part of the dissertation studies the issue of the fault ride-through capability of a wind farm of induction generators, which is connected to an ac grid through an HVDC link based on Voltage Sourced Converters (VSCs). This work proposes a control strategy which is implemented with adaptive fuzzy controllers and deals with every different type of fault with a corresponding appropriate action, blocking the converter valves for a time interval which depends on the severity of the fault. In addition, after the deblocking of the valves, the proposed control system activates a special controller, which alleviates the oscillations at the electrical system caused by the blocking of the valves. In this way, the overcurrents are limited, the wind turbines manage to remain connected and the ac voltage recovers quickly, as it is imposed by national grid codes. The second part of the dissertation proposes a Computational Intelligence–based control strategy, to enhance the low voltage ride-through capability of grid-connected WTs with doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs). The conventional crowbar-based systems that were initially applied in order to protect the rotor-side converter at the occurrence of grid faults, do not fulfill the recent requirement of the national GCs that the WTs should supply reactive power to the grid during and after the fault, in order to support the grid voltage. In order to conform to the above mentioned requirement, this work proposes a control scheme, which contributes to the optimal coordination of the two converters, aiming to attenuate the disturbances to the system caused by the fault and ensure system stability. Aiming to encounter the difficulties met due to the uncertainties of the system modeling and considering the non linearity of the system, the controllers were designed based on fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms, which are more efficient in such cases. By this concept the overcurrents at the rotor windings and the dc side overvoltages are effectively eliminated. In addition, the FRT requirement concerning the reactive power supply is fulfilled.