Thesis (MEng (Electrical Engineering)--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019 / The purpose of an electrical power system is to supply electrical energy to the customers. Power transformers are required to transform the system voltage from generation to transmission and distribution levels. Protection and control systems must ensure that power system high voltage equipment such as transformers operate and deliver save, reliable and secure electricity supply. The aim of the project research work is to develop and implement a strategy, methods and algorithms for monitoring, protection and voltage control of parallel power transformers based on IEC 61850-9-2 process bus standard. NamPower is a power utility in Namibia. The IEC 61850 protocol for electrical substation automation system is used for the protection and control of 5 power transformers operated in parallel in an existing substation system. The IEC 61850-9-2 process bus standard is however not used in regards of Sampled Values (SV). Protection and control devices are connected to a substation communication network, routers and switches using fibre optic linked Ethernet. Inductive Current Transformers (CTs) and Voltage Transformers (VTs) secondary circuits are hardwired to Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and fibre optic links are not used for this purpose at process level communication. The research focuses on the implementation of the IEC 61850 standard with Merging Units (MUs) and sampled values to improve the existing implemented protection and control system at NamPower. This includes substation communication networks and MUs used for transformer protection, voltage regulator control and cooling fan control. At the present the CTs located at the transformer bushings and switchgear and the VTs located at the switchgear are hardwired to the inputs on protection and control IEDs. The research focuses on issues with the copper wires for voltage and currents signals and how these issues can be eliminated by using the MUs and the SV protocol. The MUs which are considered in this Thesis is to improve the voltage regulator control and the control of the cooling fan motors. The voltage regulator control IED is situated at the tap change motor drive of the On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC). The IED of each transformer is required to regulate the voltage level of the secondary side bus bar it is connected to. All the regulating IEDs are required to communicate with each other and collectively to control the bus bar voltage depending on the switching configuration of the parallel transformers. The control circuit for controlling the cooling fan motors is hardwired. Temperature analogue signal input into a programmable automation controller IED can be used for controlling the transformer cooling fans. A strategy, methods and algorithms for transformer protection, voltage regulator control and cooling fan motor control of parallel power transformers need to be developed and implemented based on IEC 61850-9-2 process bus. Power utilities and distributors can benefit from interpretation of the IEC 61850-9-2 standard and implementing MUs and SV in substations. MUs can be included in the power transformer protection, automation and control systems. A cost reduction in high voltage equipment, substation installation and commissioning costs and better performance of protection and control system are anticipated.

On-load tap changers and static synchronous compensators (STATCOM) are the main components for voltage regulation and power quality optimization in the power system. STATCOMs are used in both industrial applications and utility to stabilize the grid and reduce downtime. STATCOM is based on power electronics that is put together as a voltage source converter. However, as STATCOMs are connected in shunt, they provide voltage regulation indirect, by the injection of reactive power. Which might be insufficient for emerging grid codes and power systems with less inertia. This thesis’s purpose is to investigate a series voltage source converter (SVSC), which is connected in series with the grid. Series connected devices may provide better voltage regulating capabilities than shunt devices with the same amount of reactive power compensation, as it can regulate the voltage directly. The SVSC can also be used for power system compensation and power flow control. The SVSC consists of a Chain-Link Modular Multilevel Converter that is connected directly in series with the power system without a coupling transformer. The SVSC injects a voltage in quadrature with the current through the SVSC, this gives the SVSC the ability to emulate a reactance, along with increasing the voltage. The maximum injected voltage from the SVSC is 30% of the system voltage. As the voltage is injected in quadrature with the current, the SVSC can change to voltage more if the power factor is low. The SVSC is able to keep the voltage on the load side constant in several different load and grid scenarios. Furthermore, the SVSC was able to emulate both a capacitance and an inductance, and control the active power flow. However, the SVSC was not able to regulate the voltage as desired when the power factor is close to 1. / Lindningsomkopplare och static synchronous compensators (STATCOM) är de huvudsakliga komponenterna för spänningsreglering och elkvalité optimering i elnätet. STATCOMs används i både industrin och av elnätsägare för att stabilisera elnätet och minska driftstopp. STATCOM är baserat på kraftelektronik som är byggt till en voltage source converter. I alla fall, eftersom STATCOMs är anslutna i shunt med elnätet, kan de endast spänningsreglera indirekt, genom att tillföra reaktiv effekt. Vilket kan vara otillräckligt med nya elnätsregler och elnät med lägre tröghet. Den här avhandlingens syfte är att undersöka en series voltage source converter (SVSC), som är ansluten i serie med elnätet. Enheter som är anslutna i serie med elnätet kan leverera bättre spänningsreglering än enheter som är anslutna i shunt med samma mängd reaktiv effekt kompensering. SVSC:n kan också användas för lednings kompensering och effektflödes kontroll. SVSC:n består av en Chain-Link Modular Multilevel Converter som är ansluten i serie med elnätet utan en kopplingstransformator. SVSC genererar en spännings som är i kvadratur med strömmen genom SVSC:n, det gör att SVSC kan emulera en reaktans, men även öka spänningen. Den maximala spänningen från SVSC:n är 30% av systemspänningen. Eftersom spänningen är i kvadratur med strömmen, så kan SVSC ändra spänningen mer om effektfaktorn är låg. SVSC:n kan hålla spänningen konstant på last sidan under flera olika last- och elnäts scenarier. Dessutom kunde SVSC:n emulera både en induktans och kapacitans, och kontrollera det aktive effektflödet. Men, SVSC:n kunde inte reglera spänningen som önskat när effektfaktorn var nära 1.

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[pt] O problema da estabilidade de tensão está associado à máxima injeção de potência em barras da rede e à possibilidade do controle de tensão ter o efeito oposto ao esperado. Alguns casos reais de blecaute, caracterizados por afundamento de tensão, sugerem que os procedimentos normais para o controle de tensão do sistema podem agravar ainda mais o problema. Isso ocorreria porque, em determinadas situações especiais, caracterizadas pela relação inversa entre as variáveis de controle dos equipamentos, as ações de controle teriam o efeito oposto ao esperado da sua lógica de projeto. Esta afirmação é baseada no critério de estabilidade de tensão a pequenas perturbações que diz: Dada uma condição de operação para cada barra no sistema, o sistema é estável caso o módulo da tensão na barra aumente à medida que a injeção de potência reativa nessa mesma barra é aumentada. Um sistema é instável se, para pelo menos uma barra no sistema, o módulo de tensão da barra diminui conforme a injeção de potência reativa nessa barra é aumentada. Adicionalmente, o critério da curva 𝑉𝑄 diz: Uma vez que todos os dispositivos de controle de potência reativa são projetados para funcionar satisfatoriamente quando um aumento em 𝑄 é acompanhado por um aumento em 𝑉, a operação do lado direito das curvas 𝑉𝑄 é estável e do lado esquerdo é instável. Além disso, a parte inferior da curva 𝑉𝑄 representa o limite de estabilidade e define o valor de potência reativa mínimo para uma operação estável. Esse efeito não esperado do controle poderia causar tensões excessivamente baixas (ou altas) para a operação normal do sistema e provocar consequências indesejáveis. Visto isso, esse trabalho tem como principal objetivo investigar, no domínio do tempo, o efeito das ações de controle de tensão em pontos onde as variáveis de controle dos equipamentos apresentam relação inversa e, assim, validar (ou não) os resultados estimados pelos métodos baseados em análise estática como, por exemplo, os critérios de estabilidade de tensão a pequenas perturbações e da curva 𝑉𝑄. As simulações dinâmicas mostram que a análise estática não pode ser aplicada a todos os tipos de equipamentos que controlam a tensão. Outra possível causa do problema da estabilidade de tensão está relacionada à atuação de limitadores de sobre-excitação de máquinas síncronas e, por esta razão, é proposto um método para identificar as máquinas propensas a atingir o limite de sobre-excitação em estudos de regime permanente. No entanto, a atuação desses limitadores, na grande maioria das vezes, não apresenta efeito prejudicial na estabilidade do sistema e, por isto, também é proposto um critério que aponta a iminente perda da estabilidade devido à atuação dos limitadores. Este critério pode ser útil na concepção de esquemas automáticos de rejeição de carga, a fim de impedir a perda de estabilidade, e ele também pode ser utilizado em avaliações de segurança online para alertar sobre possíveis riscos de instabilidade e, consequentemente, para indicar ações preventivas. / [en] The voltage stability problem is associated with the maximum power injection in the network and the possibility of the voltage control having the opposite effect. Some real cases of blackouts characterized by voltage decays suggest that normal procedures for automatic voltage control can adversely affect the voltage level in the system. This may have been because in special situations, characterized by an inverse relationship between the controls variables in the devices used to control the system voltage, the automatic voltage control can have the opposite effect to that expected based on the design logic. This statement is based on the criterion for small-disturbance voltage stability: At a given operating condition for every bus in the system, a system is voltage-stable if the bus voltage magnitude increases as the reactive power injection at the same bus is increased. A system is voltage-unstable if, for at least one bus in the system, the bus voltage magnitude decreases as the reactive power injection at the same bus is increased. In addition, it is based on the 𝑉𝑄 curve criterion: Since all reactive power control devices are designed to operate satisfactorily when an increase in 𝑄 is accompanied by an increase in 𝑉, operation on the right side of the 𝑉𝑄 is stable and on the left side is unstable. Besides, the bottom of the 𝑉𝑄 curve represents the stability limit and defines the minimum reactive power requirement for stable operation. The unexpected control effect could produce excessively low (or high) voltages for normal system operation and cause undesirable consequences. In light of this, the present work seeks to analyze in the time domain the effects of device control actions starting from points where the control variables are inversely related and validated (or not) the results estimated by methods based on static analysis, for example, the criterion for small-disturbance voltage stability and 𝑉𝑄 curve. Dynamic simulations show that static analysis cannot be applied to all types of devices used to control the voltage. Another possible cause of the voltage stability problem is the action of overexcitation limiters. For this reason, it is proposed a way for identifying the machines that have a chance to hit the overexcitation limit in static analysis studies. However, in most cases, the action of these limiters has no detrimental effect on system stability and, therefore, it is also proposed a criterion that identifies the imminent loss of stability due to these limiters. This criterion may be useful in design of load shedding schemes, in order to prevent loss of stability, and can be used for online security assessment, warning for instability and indicating preventive actions.

Nous proposons dans cette thèse, différents outils de réglage de tension et de gestion de la puissance réactive en fonction des conditions de raccordement des éoliennes au réseau électrique. Trois cas figure sont étudiés : raccordement direct sur un poste source de distribution, raccordement des éoliennes réparties dans un réseau de distribution et raccordement d’un ensemble de parcs éoliens au réseau de transport.Un algorithme de réglage basé sur l’asservissement de la puissance réactive est proposé pour le raccordement direct d'un parc sur un poste source. Un réglage coordonné de tension en présence de régleur en charge est proposé (D-RCT) pour le raccordement des éoliennes reparties dans un réseau de distribution. On propose aussi une version plus décentralisée du réglage coordonné (D2-RCT) qui pourrait être implantée sous forme de système multi-agents intelligents (SMA). Un system de control multi-niveaux est proposé pour le raccordement d’un ensemble de parcs éoliens au réseau de transport. Il permet de répondre de manière optimale à une demande puissance réactive envoyée par le gestionnaire du réseau de transport. Les différents types de réglages proposés sont basés sur des algorithmes d’optimisation multi-objectifs. Afin de valider en temps réel le bon fonctionnement des stratégies de réglages développées ainsi que leurs modes de communication, une implantation expérimentale sous simulateur temps réel RT-Lab a été effectuée. Enfin, les résultats des simulations montrent l’amélioration de l’intégration de la production décentralisée dans les réseaux électriques / In this PhD dissertation, we propose various voltage and reactive power regulation algorithms for different connection types of the wind farm to the power network. Three connection types are considered here: a wind farm connected directly to the distribution network, dispersed wind turbines connected to the distribution network and a set of wind farms connected to the transmission system.A closed loop controller (Wind Farm Controller) is proposed in case of a directly connected wind farm to the distribution network.A coordinated voltage control in the presence of on load tap changer (D-CVC) is proposed in case of dispersed wind turbines connected to the distribution network. We also propose a more decentralized version of D-CVC named D2-CVC; this version can be also implemented under multi-agent system (MAS).A multi-level control system is proposed in case of a set of wind farms connected to the transmission system. It allows the wind farms to optimally participate at reactive power balancing in transmission network. All the proposed voltage algorithms are based on a multi-objective optimization function. The experimental implementation of these regulation algorithms is run under RT-Lab real-time simulator. It allows validating their real-time operation and their communication modes before the implementation on a real site.The results of the current thesis show the improvement of distributed generation integration in the power system network

The growing global awareness of the problems associated with the use offossil fuels has reached unprecedented levels that include documentednegative impacts on the environment, namely the emission of carbondioxide and greenhouse gases, leading to global warming and climatechange. In response to these challenges, the electric vehicle (EV) isemerging as a new frontrunner, aiming to change the reliance on fossil fuelsfor the automotive operation. This master thesis uses MATLAB simulationto determine the feasibility of installing a charging station for thirty electricvehicles (EVs) in designated parking areas. This station has fifteen chargers,each with two sockets. The primary source of energy is solar panelsstrategically located over the parking lot, supplemented by grid electricity asneeded. Where the electricity produced by the solar panels exceeds thecharging requirement, the excess is easily diverted to the grid and viceversa, if additional electricity is needed, it is easily obtained from the grid.Consequently, the profits of the stations come from both the charging ofEVs and the sale of excess electricity. This study investigates how thedesign of the solar system affects the overall gain of the charging station. Itdelineates worst-case scenarios and best-case scenarios, emphasizing thecomplexity of gains in different scenarios. / لقد وصل الوعي العالمي المتزايد بالمشاكل المرتبطة باستخدام الوقود الأحفوري إلى مستويات غير مسبوقة، تشمل الآثار السلبية الموثقة على البيئة، والتي تتمثل في انبعاث ثاني أكسيد الكربون والغازات الدفيئة، مما يؤدي إلى ظاهرة الاحتباس الحراري وتغير المناخ. واستجابة لهذه التحديات، تبرز السيارة الكهربائية (EV) كمرشح جديد، بهدف تغيير الاعتماد على الوقود الأحفوري لتشغيل السيارات. تستخدم هذه الأطروحة محاكاة MATLAB لتحديد جدوى تركيب محطة شحن لثلاثين مركبة كهربائية (EVs) في مناطق وقوف السيارات المخصصة. تحتوي هذه المحطة على خمسة عشر شاحنًا، كل منها مزود بمقبسين. المصدر الرئيسي للطاقة هو الألواح الشمسية الموجودة في موقع استراتيجي فوق ساحة انتظار السيارات، بالإضافة إلى شبكة الكهرباء حسب الحاجة. حيث أن الكهرباء التي تنتجها الألواح الشمسية تتجاوز متطلبات الشحن، يتم تحويل الفائض بسهولة إلى الشبكة والعكس صحيح، إذا كانت هناك حاجة إلى كهرباء إضافية، يتم الحصول عليها بسهولة من الشبكة.وبالتالي، تأتي أرباح المحطات من شحن المركبات الكهربائية وبيع الكهرباء الفائضة. تبحث هذه الدراسة في كيفية تأثير تصميم النظام الشمسي على الكسب الإجمالي لمحطة الشحن. وهو يحدد السيناريوهات الأسوأ والسيناريوهات الأفضل، مع التركيز على مدى تعقيد المكاسب في السيناريوهات المختلفة. / Den växande globala medvetenheten om problemen förknippade med användningen av fossila bränslen har nått oöverträffade nivåer som inkluderar dokumenterade negativa effekter på miljön, nämligen utsläpp av koldioxid och växthusgaser, vilket leder till global uppvärmning och klimatförändringar. Som svar på dessa utmaningar framträder elfordonet (EV) som en ny föregångare, som syftar till att förändra beroendet av fossila bränslen för fordonsdrift. Detta examensarbete använder MATLAB-simulering för att fastställa genomförbarheten av att installera en laddstation för trettio elfordon (EV) på anvisade parkeringsområden. Denna station har femton laddare, var och en med två uttag. Den primära energikällan är solpaneler strategiskt placerade över parkeringsplatsen, kompletterade med elnät efter behov. Där elen som produceras av solpanelerna överstiger laddningskravet, avleds överskottet lätt till nätet och vice versa, om det behövs ytterligare el så hämtas det enkelt från nätet.Följaktligen kommer vinsterna från stationerna från både laddning av elbilar och försäljning av överskottsel. Denna studie undersöker hur utformningen av solsystemet påverkar laddstationens totala vinst. Den avgränsar värsta scenarier och bästa tänkbara scenarier, och betonar komplexiteten i vinster i olika scenarier.

Este trabalho apresenta uma estratégia de controle coordenado para potência reativa e tensão terminal de um grupo moto gerador (GMG) para uso em um sistema de geração distribuída (GD). A partir da construção de uma superfície fuzzy, baseada no comportamento do erro e da derivada do erro de uma malha de controle, foi realizada a sintonia de controladores fuzzy PD+I para potências ativa e reativa e tensão terminal. O controlador coordenado fuzzy PD+I ajusta automaticamente a tensão nos terminais da máquina e a potência reativa fornecidas à rede de distribuição. A estratégia coordenada é dada através de um parâmetro que regula a malha de potência reativa a partir do erro de tensão terminal, priorizando o ajuste da tensão e ponderando a malha de controle de potência reativa. Para avaliar o desempenho do sistema de controle, a GD é conectada a uma rede de distribuição e submetida a eventos como entrada e saída de cargas locais. O conjunto de cargas locais é composto por um motor de indução, uma carga RLC e um retificador trifásico não controlado. Sete cenários foram simulados para avaliar a estratégia de controle em diferentes regimes de operação do GMG. Resultados para tensão terminal, fator de potência e fluxo de potências entre o sistema, as cargas e a rede, ilustram a eficiência da estratégia de controle apresentada. A estratégia de controle coordenado para potência reativa e tensão terminal se mostrou capaz de melhorar os índices de fator de potência controlando o fluxo de potência do barramento em que a GD estava conectada, sem prejudicar a tensão terminal do gerador, mantendo a GD em limites seguros de operação. / This work presents a coordinated control strategy to terminal voltage and reactive power for a diesel generation set used as a distributed gerenation system (DG). From desired control actions, a fuzzy surface was designed for fuzzy PD+I controllers. Fuzzy PD+I controllers automatically adjust the terminal voltage and the reactive power delivered to the grid. The coordinated control strategy weighs the control action for the reactive power through a variable parameter, prioritizing the terminal voltage adjustment. To illustrate the system control performance, the DG is connected to a grid dynamic model and the system is subjected to connection and disconnection of loads at the local bus. The local loads set was composed of an induction machine, a RLC load and an uncontrolled three-phase rectifier. Seven scenarios were simulated to evaluate the control strategy in different DG regime of operation. Results for terminal voltage, power factor and reactive power among the DG, the local loads and the grid, illustrates the control strategy efficiency improved the power factor by regulating the reactive power injected at the bus, maintaining the DG terminal voltage in safe operation limits.

[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.

A repetitive control method for output voltage control of a three phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with isolation transformer is investigated. In the method voltage control loop is employed in the stationary dq frame. The controller eliminates the periodic errors on the output voltages due to inverter voltage nonlinearity and load disturbances. The controller design and implementation details are given. The controller is implemented on a 5-kVA UPS prototype which is constructed in laboratory. Linear and nonlinear loads for balanced and unbalanced load operating conditions are considered. The steady-state and dynamic performance of the control method are investigated in detail. The theory of the control strategy is verified by means of simulations and experiments.

A method for high performance output voltage control of a four-leg inverter based three-phase transformerless UPS is proposed. Voltage control loop is employed and the method employs stationary frame resonant filter controllers for the fundamental and harmonic frequency components. A capacitor current feedback loop provides active damping and enhances the output voltage dynamic performance. The controller design and implementation details are given. Linear and nonlinear loads for balanced and unbalanced load operating conditions are considered. The steadystate and dynamic performance of the UPS are investigated in detail. A scalar PWM method with implementation simplicity and high performance is proposed and implemented. The control and PWM methods are proven by means of theory, simulations, and experiments.