A hybrid UHVDC transmission system applying LCC as the rectifier and MMC as the inverter combines the advantages of both converter types,which makes this protection scheme more complicated.A new pilot protection schem...A hybrid UHVDC transmission system applying LCC as the rectifier and MMC as the inverter combines the advantages of both converter types,which makes this protection scheme more complicated.A new pilot protection scheme for a three-terminal hybrid DC transmission system applying energy functions is proposed.The energy function for LCC is applied to MMC to derive the energy level of the hybrid system.Furthermore,an improved Hausdorff distance(IHD)algorithm is proposed to detect the difference in energy levels between the normal and fault states.An abrupt change in energy level is characterized by IHD change rate.Time points at which the IHD change rate exceeds the threshold at converter stations are applied to determine the fault line and to estimate the fault section.The proposed protection scheme is then verified by a simulation model of the Wudongde±800 kV three-terminal hybrid UHVDC transmission project.The appropriate sampling frequency is selected for a real-time calculation,and the threshold is selected considering the effect of noise.Results show the proposed scheme can identify and trip fault lines quickly and effectively,even for a 600Ωgrounding fault.Other waveshape similarity algorithms are compared and analyzed.Compared with existing protection schemes,the proposed scheme transmits less data to improve communication speed and reliability.展开更多
Rapid developments in EHV/UHV transmission systems require a deeper understanding of the mechanism of long air gap discharge.Leader propagation is one of the main processes in long gap breakdown.In this paper,the lead...Rapid developments in EHV/UHV transmission systems require a deeper understanding of the mechanism of long air gap discharge.Leader propagation is one of the main processes in long gap breakdown.In this paper,the leader propagation characteristics of real size±800 kV UHVDC transmission tower gaps under positive switching impulse voltages(185/2290μs)are investigated.An integrated observation platform consisting of an impulse voltage divider,a coaxial shunt,a high-speed video camera,and a set of integrated optical electric field sensors(IOES),is established.The waveforms of impulse voltage,discharge current,electric field variation at specific positions,and time-resolved photographs of discharge morphology are recorded.Axial leader velocity and the relationship between leader advancements and injected charge are obtained.The typical value of leader stable propagation velocity is 1.7–2.2 cm/μs,which varies slightly with the gap length and applied voltage amplitude.The leader velocity in the re-illumination process is much higher,and is seen as varying from 5 cm/μs to 30 cm/μs,with an average value around 10 cm/μs.The charge in leader channel per unit length is 20–40μC/m,which illustrates a near-direct proportion relationship between discharge current and leader velocity.The observed parameters are important for further simulation of the tower gap breakdown processes.展开更多
Ice shedding problems have severely threatened the safety of overhead transmission lines and caused enormous ruptures or failures of the conductors and their accessories.It is of great importance to study the dynamic ...Ice shedding problems have severely threatened the safety of overhead transmission lines and caused enormous ruptures or failures of the conductors and their accessories.It is of great importance to study the dynamic properties of the transmission lines under ice shedding loads.To perform such analysis,the dynamic behavior of two typical strain sections for UHVDC transmission lines under different ice shedding conditions were simulated in this paper.Then,the dynamic response of the key tension plate as well as its buckling properties was analyzed based on the extacted ice shedding results.Finally,laboratory tests were conducted at the China Electric Power Research Institute to assess the critical value of the buckling of the tension plate.The results show that the key tension plate studied in this paper is primarily influenced by the loads along the transmission lines after taking its dynamic response and buckling properties under synthetic ice shedding conditions into consideration.The short-term fluctuation of the tension should be the major focus in tension plate designs.展开更多
基金Project supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation （ 10000072311030 ）, Scienee technology Research Foundation of Shandong University of China {10000080398125）.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Project of China Southern Power Co.,Ltd.(CGYKJXM20180508).
文摘A hybrid UHVDC transmission system applying LCC as the rectifier and MMC as the inverter combines the advantages of both converter types,which makes this protection scheme more complicated.A new pilot protection scheme for a three-terminal hybrid DC transmission system applying energy functions is proposed.The energy function for LCC is applied to MMC to derive the energy level of the hybrid system.Furthermore,an improved Hausdorff distance(IHD)algorithm is proposed to detect the difference in energy levels between the normal and fault states.An abrupt change in energy level is characterized by IHD change rate.Time points at which the IHD change rate exceeds the threshold at converter stations are applied to determine the fault line and to estimate the fault section.The proposed protection scheme is then verified by a simulation model of the Wudongde±800 kV three-terminal hybrid UHVDC transmission project.The appropriate sampling frequency is selected for a real-time calculation,and the threshold is selected considering the effect of noise.Results show the proposed scheme can identify and trip fault lines quickly and effectively,even for a 600Ωgrounding fault.Other waveshape similarity algorithms are compared and analyzed.Compared with existing protection schemes,the proposed scheme transmits less data to improve communication speed and reliability.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 51325703,51377094Fund of the National Priority Basic Research of China(2011CB209403)。
文摘Rapid developments in EHV/UHV transmission systems require a deeper understanding of the mechanism of long air gap discharge.Leader propagation is one of the main processes in long gap breakdown.In this paper,the leader propagation characteristics of real size±800 kV UHVDC transmission tower gaps under positive switching impulse voltages(185/2290μs)are investigated.An integrated observation platform consisting of an impulse voltage divider,a coaxial shunt,a high-speed video camera,and a set of integrated optical electric field sensors(IOES),is established.The waveforms of impulse voltage,discharge current,electric field variation at specific positions,and time-resolved photographs of discharge morphology are recorded.Axial leader velocity and the relationship between leader advancements and injected charge are obtained.The typical value of leader stable propagation velocity is 1.7–2.2 cm/μs,which varies slightly with the gap length and applied voltage amplitude.The leader velocity in the re-illumination process is much higher,and is seen as varying from 5 cm/μs to 30 cm/μs,with an average value around 10 cm/μs.The charge in leader channel per unit length is 20–40μC/m,which illustrates a near-direct proportion relationship between discharge current and leader velocity.The observed parameters are important for further simulation of the tower gap breakdown processes.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Project of the State Grid Corporation of China“Research on Optimization of Typical Tension Insulator String and Quality Improvement of Key Fittings for UHV Transmission Line”(GCB17201900164).
文摘Ice shedding problems have severely threatened the safety of overhead transmission lines and caused enormous ruptures or failures of the conductors and their accessories.It is of great importance to study the dynamic properties of the transmission lines under ice shedding loads.To perform such analysis,the dynamic behavior of two typical strain sections for UHVDC transmission lines under different ice shedding conditions were simulated in this paper.Then,the dynamic response of the key tension plate as well as its buckling properties was analyzed based on the extacted ice shedding results.Finally,laboratory tests were conducted at the China Electric Power Research Institute to assess the critical value of the buckling of the tension plate.The results show that the key tension plate studied in this paper is primarily influenced by the loads along the transmission lines after taking its dynamic response and buckling properties under synthetic ice shedding conditions into consideration.The short-term fluctuation of the tension should be the major focus in tension plate designs.
