Dynamic Performance of a Back-to-Back HVDC Station Based on Voltage Source Converters

Abstract

The recent developments in semiconductors and control equipment have made the voltage source converter based high voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) feasible. This new DC transmission is known as "HVDC Light or "HVDC Plus by leading vendors. Due to the use of VSC technology and pulse width modulation (PWM) the VSC-HVDC has a number of potential advantages as compared with classic HVDC. In this paper, the scenario of back-to-back VSC-HVDC link connecting two adjacent asynchronous AC networks is studied. Control strategy is implemented and its dynamic performances during disturbances are investigated in MATLAB/Simulink program. The simulation results have shown good performance of the proposed system under balanced and unbalanced fault conditions. The availability of the modern semiconductor devices such as the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) [1] has led to the development of a new generation of power electric converters. These devices, unlike the conventional thyristors which have no intrinsic turn-off ability, are of the fully controlled type. The most common converters, which employ the self commutating, high voltage, high current, and high switching frequency power electronic devices, are the Voltage Source Converters (VSC). A number of FACTS controllers which use VSC as their basic building block have been already in operation in various parts of the world. The most popular controllers are: the STATCOM, the SSSC, the UPFC, and the voltage source converter based HVDC transmission (VSC-HVDC) [2,3].The VSC-HVDC system is the most recent HVDC technology. It consists of two VSC, one of which operates as a rectifier and the other as an inverter. The two converters are connected either back-to-back or joined by a DC cable, depending on the application. Its main function is to transmit a constant DC power from the rectifier station to the inverter station, with high controllability. The VSC-HVDC has several main advantages against the conventional HVDC based on thyristors. They are [4, 5]:1. Independent control of the active and reactive power output from each terminal.2. Reduced requirements for harmonic filters.3. Improvements of the power quality and system stability.4. Elimination of the requirement for a local power generation.These features make the VSC-HVDC attractive for connection of weak AC system, island networks, and renewable energy sources, which may be located in remote area, to a main grid.This paper presents the elements of back-to-back VSC-HVDC where the converter stations are located at the same site and transmission line or cable is not needed. The paper wills first give a brief description about the VSC-HVDC transmission system and its terminal control functions. Following that, typical operating contingency scenarios are simulated in order to evaluate transient performance. The simulation results confirm that the control strategy has fast response and strong stability.

Research, Development and Application of Hybrid Model of Back-to-Back HVDC Link

“…To confirm the mentioned properties and adequacy of the simulation, the developed SHP of B2B HVDC was installed into the HRTSim, and the subsequent studies were carried out [24,25,26,27]: 1) Interconnection of non-synchronously operating parts of EPS. 2) Power flow regulation and reversal (dynamic response to step changes of active power regulator).…”

“…Within the framework of these studies, the impact of B2B HVDC on emergency processes in EPS, in particular the most severe form of emergency disturbance -three-phase short circuit (SC), is considered [24,25,35]. According to the scenario, a short circuit occurs at the transmission line (TL1).…”

Stability Analysis and Optimal State Feedback Control of Back-to-Back Converter

“…Today's the use of Back to Back Converters in power systems is increasing [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The usages of these converters can be pointed to connecting the distributed power generation systems to power network and in HVDC transmission systems [1,7,8].…”

Analysis of dynamic behavior of the back-to-back High Voltage Direct Current link model as part of electrical power system

“…According to the [10,11] the following scenarios should carry out to confirm the benefits of B2B HVDC link: asynchronous connection of the EPS; short circuit on one side of the EPS; step change and reverse of transmitted power.…”