Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systems
The effective performance of Interline DC Power Flow Controllers (IDC-PFCs) in Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC)-based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) grids is restricted by 1) the current limitation of the HVDC cables/lines, 2) the HVDC buses’ DC voltages and 3) the IDC-PFC capacitor’s DC volt...
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| author | Mirhamed Pourmirasghariyan G.B Gharehpetian Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt David Campos-Gaona Panagiotis N. Papadopoulos |
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| description | The effective performance of Interline DC Power Flow Controllers (IDC-PFCs) in Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC)-based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) grids is restricted by 1) the current limitation of the HVDC cables/lines, 2) the HVDC buses’ DC voltages and 3) the IDC-PFC capacitor’s DC voltage limit. The pivotal remedy for this issue is to utilize an adaptive droop control for the MMCs that varies its droop gain to maximize the IDC-PFC operation range. In this paper, 3D curves of the IDC-PFC’s important characteristics are used to assess the flexibility of the IDC-PFC control. By using this approach, a new degree of freedom for IDC-PFC controllability is achieved. The performance of the optimal-adaptive-droop-controlled strategy presented in this paper is validated using power flow studies. The results demonstrate that a wider operational area is conceivable for the IDC-PFC when this technique is applied as a combination of MMC converters’ droop control and IDC-PFC duty cycle. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a4c5ee22b2a482497d32bb45e62f2d32025-01-19T06:24:01ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems0142-06152025-03-01164110430Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systemsMirhamed Pourmirasghariyan0G.B Gharehpetian1Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt2David Campos-Gaona3Panagiotis N. Papadopoulos4Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XQ, UK; Corresponding author.Department of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15875-4413, IranCITCEA-UPC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona 08028, SpainDepartment of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XQ, UKSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M60 1QD, UKThe effective performance of Interline DC Power Flow Controllers (IDC-PFCs) in Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC)-based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) grids is restricted by 1) the current limitation of the HVDC cables/lines, 2) the HVDC buses’ DC voltages and 3) the IDC-PFC capacitor’s DC voltage limit. The pivotal remedy for this issue is to utilize an adaptive droop control for the MMCs that varies its droop gain to maximize the IDC-PFC operation range. In this paper, 3D curves of the IDC-PFC’s important characteristics are used to assess the flexibility of the IDC-PFC control. By using this approach, a new degree of freedom for IDC-PFC controllability is achieved. The performance of the optimal-adaptive-droop-controlled strategy presented in this paper is validated using power flow studies. The results demonstrate that a wider operational area is conceivable for the IDC-PFC when this technique is applied as a combination of MMC converters’ droop control and IDC-PFC duty cycle.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142061524006549Adaptive Droop ControlHVDCIDC-PFCsMMCsOptimal Power Flow |
| spellingShingle | Mirhamed Pourmirasghariyan G.B Gharehpetian Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt David Campos-Gaona Panagiotis N. Papadopoulos Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systems International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems Adaptive Droop Control HVDC IDC-PFCs MMCs Optimal Power Flow |
| title | Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systems |
| title_full | Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systems |
| title_fullStr | Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systems |
| title_short | Enlarged operational area of an Interline DC power Flow controller via adaptive droop control for Multi-Terminal HVDC systems |
| title_sort | enlarged operational area of an interline dc power flow controller via adaptive droop control for multi terminal hvdc systems |
| topic | Adaptive Droop Control HVDC IDC-PFCs MMCs Optimal Power Flow |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142061524006549 |
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