Title :
Operation of series and shunt converters with 48-pulse series connected three-level NPC converter for UPFC
Author :
Zhao, Tiefu ; Bhattacharya, Subhashish ; Huang, Alex Q.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Abstract :
The 48-pulse series connected 3-level neutral point clamped (NPC) converter approach has been used in unified power flow controller (UPFC) application due to its near sinusoidal voltage quality. This paper investigates the control and operation of series and shunt converters with 48-pulse voltage source converters (VSC) for UPFC application. A novel controller for series converter is designed based on the ldquoangle controlldquo of the 48-pulse voltage source converter. The complete simulation model of shunt and series converters for UPFC application is implemented in Matlab/Simulink. The practical real and reactive power operation boundary of UPFC in a 3-bus power system is specifically investigated. The performance of UPFC connected to the 500-kV grid with the proposed controller is evaluated. The simulation results validate the proposed control scheme under both steady state and dynamic operating conditions.
Keywords :
control system synthesis; load flow control; power convertors; power grids; power system control; reactive power; 3-bus power system; Matlab-Simulink; UPFC; angle control scheme; neutral point clamped converter; power grid; reactive power operation; real power operation; series converter control; shunt converter control design; three-level NPC converter; unified power flow controller; voltage 500 kV; voltage source converters; Converters; Load flow; Mathematical model; Power conversion; Power system dynamics; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Reactive power; Steady-state; Voltage control; 48-pulse converter; Neutral Point Clamped (NPC) converter; Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC); angle control;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2008. IECON 2008. 34th Annual Conference of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1767-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1553-572X
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2008.4758488