High voltage DC grids are developing in more terminals and with larger transmission capacity,thus the re-quirements for DC circuit breakers(DCCB)will continue to rise.Conventional methods only use the faulty line DCCB...High voltage DC grids are developing in more terminals and with larger transmission capacity,thus the re-quirements for DC circuit breakers(DCCB)will continue to rise.Conventional methods only use the faulty line DCCB to withstand the fault stress,and therefore this paper presents a coordination method of multiple DCCBs to protect the system.As many adjacent DCCBs are tripped to interrupt the fault current,the fault energy is shared,and the requirement for the faulty line DCCB is reduced.Moreover,the adjacent DCCBs are actively controlled to help system recovery.The primary protection,backup protection,and reclosing logic of multiple DCCBs are studied.Simulations confirm that the proposed control reduces the energy dissipation requirement of faulty line DCCB by approximately 30%-42%,the required current rating for IGBTs is reduced,and the system recovery time is also reduced by 20-40 ms.展开更多
The development of DC grids faces challenges from DC fault protection.The conventional DC circuit breaker(DCCB)employs metal-oxide varistor(MOV)to isolate the faulted line,in which the fault isolation process is coupl...The development of DC grids faces challenges from DC fault protection.The conventional DC circuit breaker(DCCB)employs metal-oxide varistor(MOV)to isolate the faulted line,in which the fault isolation process is coupled with the energy dissipation process.In this study,a clamping type DCCB(CTCB)using internal capacitors to clamp the converter voltage is proposed.Thanks to the proposed configuration,fault isolation and energy dissipation are decoupled,resulting in a fast fault isolation and low energy dissipation compared to the conventional DCCB.The working principle of the proposed CTCB is presented and verified in a DC grid simulation model.A comparison is made with the traditional DCCB.The fault isolation time can be reduced by 34.5%.The dissipated energy can be reduced by 17.4%.The energy dissipation power can be reduced by 76.2%.展开更多
The hybrid modular multilevel converter(MMC)based on half-bridge sub-modules(HBSMs)and full-bridge submodules(FBSMs)can operate at low DC voltages and clear DC side fault currents.However,the costs and power losses ar...The hybrid modular multilevel converter(MMC)based on half-bridge sub-modules(HBSMs)and full-bridge submodules(FBSMs)can operate at low DC voltages and clear DC side fault currents.However,the costs and power losses are much higher in hybrid converters.An auxiliary full-bridge converter(AFC)is designed to reconstruct the converter structure in the arm level,and the HBSMs output capacitor voltage through the AFC can attain similar capabilities to hybrid MMCs.The operational principle of the auxiliary full-bridge converter is discussed,and the low voltage operation and non-blocking fault ride through control are verified in a two-terminal DC network simulation.Through economic analysis,the power loss of the AFC is similar to a HBSM MMC but the total investment is lower than a hybrid MMC,making the AFC a promising solution to improve the existing HBSM converter with more controllability.展开更多
The modular multilevel converter(MMC)based DC grid is considered as a future solution for bulk renewable energy integration and transmission.However,the high probability of DC faults and their rapid propagation speed ...The modular multilevel converter(MMC)based DC grid is considered as a future solution for bulk renewable energy integration and transmission.However,the high probability of DC faults and their rapid propagation speed are the main challenges in the development of DC grids.Existing research primarily focuses on the DC fault clearance methods,while the fault current suppression methods are still barely researched.Additionally,the coordination method of fault current suppression and clearance needs to be optimized.In this paper,the technical characteristics of the current suppression methods are studied,and the coordinated methods of fault current suppression and clearance are proposed.At last,a cost comparison of these methods is presented.The research results show that the proposed strategies can reduce the cost of the protection equipment.展开更多
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFB0904600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51777072)。
文摘High voltage DC grids are developing in more terminals and with larger transmission capacity,thus the re-quirements for DC circuit breakers(DCCB)will continue to rise.Conventional methods only use the faulty line DCCB to withstand the fault stress,and therefore this paper presents a coordination method of multiple DCCBs to protect the system.As many adjacent DCCBs are tripped to interrupt the fault current,the fault energy is shared,and the requirement for the faulty line DCCB is reduced.Moreover,the adjacent DCCBs are actively controlled to help system recovery.The primary protection,backup protection,and reclosing logic of multiple DCCBs are studied.Simulations confirm that the proposed control reduces the energy dissipation requirement of faulty line DCCB by approximately 30%-42%,the required current rating for IGBTs is reduced,and the system recovery time is also reduced by 20-40 ms.
基金supported by National Key R&D Program 2018YFB0904600National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 51777072.
文摘The development of DC grids faces challenges from DC fault protection.The conventional DC circuit breaker(DCCB)employs metal-oxide varistor(MOV)to isolate the faulted line,in which the fault isolation process is coupled with the energy dissipation process.In this study,a clamping type DCCB(CTCB)using internal capacitors to clamp the converter voltage is proposed.Thanks to the proposed configuration,fault isolation and energy dissipation are decoupled,resulting in a fast fault isolation and low energy dissipation compared to the conventional DCCB.The working principle of the proposed CTCB is presented and verified in a DC grid simulation model.A comparison is made with the traditional DCCB.The fault isolation time can be reduced by 34.5%.The dissipated energy can be reduced by 17.4%.The energy dissipation power can be reduced by 76.2%.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program under Grant No.2018YFB0904600the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51777072.
文摘The hybrid modular multilevel converter(MMC)based on half-bridge sub-modules(HBSMs)and full-bridge submodules(FBSMs)can operate at low DC voltages and clear DC side fault currents.However,the costs and power losses are much higher in hybrid converters.An auxiliary full-bridge converter(AFC)is designed to reconstruct the converter structure in the arm level,and the HBSMs output capacitor voltage through the AFC can attain similar capabilities to hybrid MMCs.The operational principle of the auxiliary full-bridge converter is discussed,and the low voltage operation and non-blocking fault ride through control are verified in a two-terminal DC network simulation.Through economic analysis,the power loss of the AFC is similar to a HBSM MMC but the total investment is lower than a hybrid MMC,making the AFC a promising solution to improve the existing HBSM converter with more controllability.
基金This work was supported by National Key Research and Development Program under Grant No.2018YFB0904600the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51777072.
文摘The modular multilevel converter(MMC)based DC grid is considered as a future solution for bulk renewable energy integration and transmission.However,the high probability of DC faults and their rapid propagation speed are the main challenges in the development of DC grids.Existing research primarily focuses on the DC fault clearance methods,while the fault current suppression methods are still barely researched.Additionally,the coordination method of fault current suppression and clearance needs to be optimized.In this paper,the technical characteristics of the current suppression methods are studied,and the coordinated methods of fault current suppression and clearance are proposed.At last,a cost comparison of these methods is presented.The research results show that the proposed strategies can reduce the cost of the protection equipment.
