Modern power systems,employing an increasing number of converter-based renewable energy sources(RES)and decreasing the usage of conventional power plants,are leading to lower levels of short-circuit power and rotation...Modern power systems,employing an increasing number of converter-based renewable energy sources(RES)and decreasing the usage of conventional power plants,are leading to lower levels of short-circuit power and rotational inertia.A solution to this is the employment of synchronous condensers in the grid,in order to provide sufficient short-circuit power.This results in the increase of the short-circuit ratio(SCR)at transmission system busbars serving as points of interconnection(POI)to renewable generation.Evaluation of the required capacity and grid-location of the synchronous condensers,is inherently a mixed integer nonlinear optimization problem,which could not be done on manual basis considering each type of machine and all bus-bars.This study therefore proposes a method of optimal allocation of synchronous condensers in a hypothetic future scenario of a transmission system fed by renewable generation.Total cost of synchronous condenser installations in the system is minimized and the SCRs at the POIs of central renewable power plants are strengthened.The method has potential for application on larger grids,aiding grid-integration of RES.展开更多
Distinction of weak and strong AC grids for emerging hierarchical-infeed LCC-UHVDC systems is important for planning and operation departments. However, accuracy of earlier distinction methods is limited as they were ...Distinction of weak and strong AC grids for emerging hierarchical-infeed LCC-UHVDC systems is important for planning and operation departments. However, accuracy of earlier distinction methods is limited as they were developed by empirical reasoning without rigorous theoretical analysis. Hence in this letter, hierarchical-infeed interactive effective short-circuit ratio (HIESCR) index is first used for strength evaluation of HIDC systems with complex inter-inverter interactions considered. Boundary HIESCR (BHIESCR) is also introduced in the proposed distinction method of weak and strong AC grids. That is, weak (or strong) AC grids are, respectively, identified when HIESCR is less (or greater) than BHIESCR. Second, it is shown BHIESCR remains almost unchanged as 3.0 versus various system parameters and rated operation variables based on rigorous theoretical analysis. This salient feature makes the proposed method more accurate than earlier methods. Finally, the proposed method is validated by simulations based on the PSCAD/EMTDC program.展开更多
文摘Modern power systems,employing an increasing number of converter-based renewable energy sources(RES)and decreasing the usage of conventional power plants,are leading to lower levels of short-circuit power and rotational inertia.A solution to this is the employment of synchronous condensers in the grid,in order to provide sufficient short-circuit power.This results in the increase of the short-circuit ratio(SCR)at transmission system busbars serving as points of interconnection(POI)to renewable generation.Evaluation of the required capacity and grid-location of the synchronous condensers,is inherently a mixed integer nonlinear optimization problem,which could not be done on manual basis considering each type of machine and all bus-bars.This study therefore proposes a method of optimal allocation of synchronous condensers in a hypothetic future scenario of a transmission system fed by renewable generation.Total cost of synchronous condenser installations in the system is minimized and the SCRs at the POIs of central renewable power plants are strengthened.The method has potential for application on larger grids,aiding grid-integration of RES.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51907067)in part by the Industrial Research Chair Program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Councilof Canada。
文摘Distinction of weak and strong AC grids for emerging hierarchical-infeed LCC-UHVDC systems is important for planning and operation departments. However, accuracy of earlier distinction methods is limited as they were developed by empirical reasoning without rigorous theoretical analysis. Hence in this letter, hierarchical-infeed interactive effective short-circuit ratio (HIESCR) index is first used for strength evaluation of HIDC systems with complex inter-inverter interactions considered. Boundary HIESCR (BHIESCR) is also introduced in the proposed distinction method of weak and strong AC grids. That is, weak (or strong) AC grids are, respectively, identified when HIESCR is less (or greater) than BHIESCR. Second, it is shown BHIESCR remains almost unchanged as 3.0 versus various system parameters and rated operation variables based on rigorous theoretical analysis. This salient feature makes the proposed method more accurate than earlier methods. Finally, the proposed method is validated by simulations based on the PSCAD/EMTDC program.
