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Guoju Zhang

Yao Liang Chen

Charles Sao

Jiuping Pan

Li Qi

Yao Chen

Methods and apparatus for protecting a direct-current (DC) electric power distribution system that includes one or more AC/DC converters and/or one more DC/DC converters, and one or more loads, connected by DC buses. An example method, which is carried out in response to the detection of a fault somewhere in the system, begins with limiting an output current of each of one or more of the converters so that each of the limited converters outputs a limited DC current at or about a corresponding predetermined current level. After the current limiting of the one or more converters has taken place, one or more protection devices in the system are activated, where the activating at least partly depends on the limited DC currents being at or about the predetermined fault current levels.

Fault protection in converter-based DC distribution systems

The present invention provides coordinated control methods of generator and SVC for improving power plant active power throughput and controller thereof. The method comprises: measuring the required input parameters for the generator and SVC control; judging the system topology and the control mode of SVC to determine the operation mode; and calculating the control reference based on the operation mode to control the generator and/or SVC. The proposed methods and coordinated controllers enable the SVC to share the required reactive power output of the power plant, convert the generator into 'unity-power-factor-generator', and therefore extend the active power output capability of the power plant.

Coordinated control method of generator and SVC for improving power throughput and controller thereof

Method and apparatus for controlling at least one generator and a Static Var Compensator (SVC) to improve dynamic performance of the power plant are provided. The method comprises: obtaining the required input parameters for control of said generators and SVC; determining a control mode of the generators and the SVC; calculating the control references based on the input parameters and the control mode of the generators and the SVC; and controlling the generators and/or the SVC according to the control references. The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus which can implement the method of the invention.

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