Fault mode operation strategies for dual H-bridge current flow controller in meshed HVDC grid

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DSOGI-PLL based power control method to mitigate control errors under disturbances of grid connected hybrid renewable power systems

The control of power converter devices is one of the main research lines in interfaced renewable energy sources, such as solar cells and wind turbines. Therefore, suitable control algorithms should be designed in order to regulate power or current properly and attain a good power quality for some disturbances, such as voltage sag/swell, voltage unbalances and fluctuations, long interruptions, and harmonics. Various synchronisation techniques based control strategies are implemented for the hybrid power system applications under unbalanced conditions in literature studies. In this paper, synchronisation algorithms based Proportional-Resonant (PR) power/current controller is applied to the hybrid power system (solar cell + wind turbine + grid), and Dual Second Order Generalized Integrator-Phase Locked Loop (DSOGI-PLL) based PR controller in stationary reference frame provides a solution to overcome these problems. The influence of various cases, such as unbalance, and harmonic conditions, is examined, analysed and compared to the PR controllers based on DSOGI-PLL and SRF-PLL. The results verify the effectiveness and correctness of the proposed DSOGI-PLL based power control method

An investigation into hybrid power trains for vehicles with regenerative braking

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Enhanced power flow methods in complex plane for VSC-MTDC hybrid AC/DC transmission grids

The power flow problem is composed of phasor variables and quantities and thus can be naturally formulated in the complex domain; however, their applications are commonly developed in the real domain. The solution via the Newton-Raphson method, for example, would be restricted in the real domain once the Taylor series expansion in terms of complex variables alone does not exist. Thanks to the Wirtinger calculus, a Newton-Raphson method based on Taylor series expansions of nonlinear functions of complex variables and their complex conjugates becomes possible. As new technologies are implemented in power systems, such as the incorporation of FACTS devices, the development of power flow applications becomes increasingly intricate, and maintaining their formulations in the real domain is preceded by an arduous algebra task. To overcome this difficulty, a series of power flow solution methods are proposed in this work, specified to solve multiterminal AC/DC hybrid systems, being formulated in the complex plane without any loss of precision. Both sequential and unified approaches for solving hybrid AC/DC power flow are derived in the complex plane. In order to improve the performance of the algorithms, an exact second-order power flow algorithm in the complex domain is also proposed. Such power flow models in the complex plane are naturally developed in Cartesian coordinates; therefore, most constraint equations can be written as quadratic functions. Consequently, the Taylor series expansion stops at its second order and the exact non-linearity of complex quadratic power flow equations is maintained. Minor changes in the code structure are required to transform the Newton-Raphson method into the exact power flow approach in the complex plane. The new algorithm exhibits either a superior behavior in fully AC or hybrid AC/DC networks. In order to show the validity of its formulations, the proposed algorithms are implemented in Matlab for well-established case studies of the IEEE-14, -30, -57 and -118 bus, a modified version of the IEEE Two Area RTS-96, and the Brazilian Southern-equivalent of 1916-buses, termed as SIN-1916. The features and advantages of the proposed algorithms are illustrated through the test systems interconnected across a DC network prone to several scenarios, e.g., topology, voltage control, and interchanging of active power.O problema de fluxo de carga é composto por variáveis e grandezas fasoriais e pode ser naturalmente formulado no domínio complexo; porém, suas aplicações são comumente desenvolvidas no domínio real. A solução via o método de Newton-Raphson, por exemplo, estaria restrita ao domínio real uma vez que a expansão em séries d Taylor em termos somente das variáveis complexas não existe. Mas, graças ao cálculo de Wirtinger, um método de Newton-Raphson baseado em expansões em série de Taylor de funções não lineares de variáveis complexas e seus conjugados complexos se faz possível. A medida em que novas tecnologias são implementadas nos sistemas de potência, como a incorporação de dispositivos FACTS, o desenvolvimento de aplicações de fluxo de carga se torna cada vez mais complexa, e manter suas formulações no domínio real necessita de uma árdua tarefa de álgebra. Para superar esta dificuldade, uma série de métodos de solução de fluxo de potência é proposta neste trabalho, especificados para solucionar sistemas híbridos AC/DC multi-terminal, sendo formuladas no plano complexo sem qualquer perda de precisão. Tanto a abordagem sequencial quanto a unificada para a solução do fluxo de potência híbrido AC/DC são derivadas no plano complexo. Com o objetivo de melhorar o desempenho dos algoritmos, também é proposto um algoritmo exato de fluxo de potência de segunda ordem no domínio complexo. Tais modelos de fluxo de potência no plano complexo são naturalmente desenvolvidos em coordenadas cartesianas; logo, a maioria das equações de restrições pode ser escrita como funções quadráticas. Consequentemente, a expansão em séries de Taylor se encerra na sua segunda ordem e a não linearidade exata das equações complexas quadráticas de fluxo de potência é mantida. Pequenas alterações na estrutura do código são necessárias para transformar o método de Newton-Raphson na abordagem exata do fluxo de potência no plano complexo. O novo algoritmo exibe um comportamento superior em redes totalmente AC ou híbridas AC/DC. A fim de mostrar a validade de suas formulações, os algoritmos propostos são implementados em Matlab para estudos de casos bem estabelecidos dos sistemas teste IEEE-14, -30, -57 e -118 barras, uma versão modificada do sistema de duas áreas IEEE RTS-96, e o sistema interligado nacional SIN-1916 barras. As características e vantagens dos algoritmos propostos são ilustradas através dos sistemas teste interligados através de uma rede DC propensa a vários cenários sob diferentes topologias, controles de tensão e injeções de potência ativa, por exemplo

A multi-port power conversion system for the more electric aircraft

In more electric aircraft (MEA) weight reduction and energy efficiency constitute the key figures. Additionally, the safety and continuity of operation of its electrical power distribution system (EPDS) is of critical importance. These sets of desired features are in disagreement with each other, because higher redundancy, needed to guarantee the safety of operation, implies additional weight. In fact, EPDS is usually divided into isolated sections, which need to be sized for the worst-case scenario. Several concepts of EPDS have been investigated, aiming at enabling the power exchange among separate sections, which allows better optimization for power and weight of the whole system. In this paper, an approach based on the widespread use of multi-port power converters for both DC/DC and DC/AC stages is proposed. System integration of these two is proposed as a multiport power conversion system (MPCS), which allows a ring power distribution while galvanic isolation is still maintained, even in fault conditions. Thus, redundancy of MEA is established by no significant weight increase. A machine design analysis shows how the segmented machine could offer superior performance to the traditional one with same weight. Simulation and experimental verifications show the system feasibility in both normal and fault operations