Nr Electric Co., Ltd

Nr Engineering Co., Ltd

Nannan Wang

Yunlong Dong

Yu Lu

Jie Tian

Haiying Li

Gang Li

Jiang Lu

Zhaoqing Hu

Yongping Wang

Chongxue Jiang

Ke Wang

Wenqiang Zhao

Dongming Cao

Jiudong Ding

Shunke Sui

Jiacheng Wang

Hui Wang

Chao Liu

Tiangui Jiang

Lei Pan

Haibin Liu

Defeng Qiu

Ruhai Huang

Yadong Feng

Chuanjun Bai

Xianlai Hu

Guorong Shen

Jianmin Xiao

The invention relates to an island converter overload limit method and device for a bipolar flexible DC transmission system, and belongs to the field of DC transmission. During stable island operation, both bipolar converters adopt a voltage-frequency droop control strategy; and once it is detected that one converter is overloaded, the control mode of the overloaded converter is automatically switched to active-wattless power control from voltage-frequency droop control to fulfill an overload limit function. The method effectively avoids an overload of the bipolar flexible DC transmission system under island operation, effectively maintains the AC voltage and frequency stable, and has important guiding significance for applying island systems to DC power grids.

Converter control method and device

Disclosed are a control method and system for a parallel converter system, including a common AC voltage controller and a separate current controller for each converter; the AC voltage controller generates an active current, a wattless current, and a system voltage phase reference value and, by means of communication, sends same to the current controller of each converter in island control mode to be a converter control signal; the active and wattless current outputted by each converter, along with the corresponding current reference value, accomplish the objective of the parallel converter system collectively controlling the amplitude and frequency of an AC bus voltage. The method and system are highly reliable and effectively ensure the synchronization of a plurality of converters.

Control system and control method for parallel converter system

Disclosed in the present invention is a voltage and current control method for a direct-current transmission system. The method comprises: calculating a DC voltage reference value of a voltage source converter of a DC voltage control end, on the basis whether a direct-current voltage end of a direct-current pole of a direct-current transmission system substantially controls a direct-current voltage; using &#xbd; of the calculated direct-current voltage reference value of the voltage source converter as a bridge arm voltage direct-current bias, calculating a difference between the direct-current voltage reference value of the voltage source converter and a measured direct-current voltage value, and inputting the difference into a direct-current voltage control outer loop of the voltage source converter to perform closed-loop control, so as to control the direct-current voltage or the direct current of the direct-current pole. Correspondingly, also provided is a voltage and current control device for the direct-current transmission system. By the means of the present invention, the direct-current voltage and the direct current of the direct-current transmission system provided with the voltage source converter can be effectively controlled.

Voltage and current control method and device for direct-current power transmission system

A DC voltage coordination control method is applied to a multi-terminal VSC-HVDC power transmission system or a VSC-HVDC power grid system. When a lower-level control is used in the active power control mode, the active power reference value of the converter is generated according to the converter DC voltage and the converter DC voltage active power curve; it also includes an upper-level control to adjust the control mode and active power setting value of the lower-level control to ensure the steady-state performance of the system. This method has low dependence on communication, avoids the problem that the fixed slope and margin cannot meet all operating conditions, and is suitable for large-scale VSC-HVDC systems, and has scalability.

Direct current voltage coordination control method

A coordinated control method for series voltage source converter valve groups comprises: allocating a total direct-current voltage reference value or a total active power reference value at the end where a direct-current electrode series voltage source converter valve group is located according to the total number of voltage source converter valve groups in series; for a direct-current voltage control end, controlling the direct-current voltage of each valve group according to the assigned direct-current voltage reference value for each valve group; for an active power control end, controlling the active power of each valve group according to the assigned active power reference value for each valve group and based on adding the active power compensation amount of the valve group which has voltage equalization effects on the valve group. Correspondingly, also providing a coordinated control device for series voltage source converter valve groups. The direct-current voltage equalization of each valve group in operation of the direct-current voltage control end or the active power control end of the series voltage source converter valve group is achieved.

Coordinated control method and device for series voltage source converter valve group

A fault switch configuration and clearing method in a flexible DC converter station, the flexible DC converter station is configured with a grid side switch and a valve side phase-split switch in the converter station. When a fault occurs, a faulty phase and a non-faulty phase are detected and identified by means of differential protection or low voltage overcurrent. An alternating current zero crossing condition is created by means of firstly turn off the non-faulty phase valve side phase-split switch and the grid side switch, thereby cutting off the faulty phase, disconnecting the connection between a power supply and a fault point, and achieving the clearing for faults. The described fault-clearing method is simple and practical, highly reliable, and connection between the fault point and the power supply is quickly and effectively cut; converter station equipment is effectively protected, and further expansion of the fault is avoided.

Fault switch configuration and clearing method in flexible DC converter station

Provided is an on-line input and quit control method for a voltage-source converter unit. The method achieves the on-line input of a voltage-source converter unit by means of performing steps, such as charging control, deblocking transfer control and operation adjustment control, on a voltage-source converter to be input, and achieves the on-line quitting of the voltage-source converter unit by means of performing steps, such as direct-current voltage reduction control, bypass transfer control and converter blocking control, on a voltage-source converter to be quit. Correspondingly, provided is an on-line input and quit control device for a voltage-source converter unit, which can achieve the on-line steady input and quitting of a voltage-source converter in a series-type hybrid direct-current power transmission system or a series-type flexible direct-current power transmission system, without affecting the normal and stable operation of other already running converters.

On-line input control method, on-line input and quit device for voltage-source converter unit

A method and apparatus for controlling a hybrid direct-current (DC) transmission system. The method comprises: adjusting the total number of inserted sub-modules of a modular multi-level converter and the polarity of an output level of the inserted sub-modules in real time, according to a DC voltage of a rectifier station at other end; or adjusting the total number of inserted sub-modules of a modular multi-level converter and the polarity of an output level of the inserted sub-modules in real time, according to the magnitude of a DC current or DC power; or adjusting the total number of inserted sub-modules of a modular multi-level converter and the polarity of an output level of the inserted sub-modules in real time, according to both the magnitude of the DC current and the DC voltage of the rectifier station at the other end. The method can effectively control the DC voltage and the direct current of a hybrid DC transmission system, avoiding the power transmitting breakdown.

Method and apparatus for controlling hybrid direct-current transmission system

A method for fault positioning and recovery of a voltage source converter includes following steps. Locking a converter station when it is detected that an alternating-current voltage contains a zero sequence voltage or a direct-current voltage contains an unbalanced voltage. Positioning a fault by continuing to detect the zero sequence voltage of an alternating-current side of the converter. Recovering operation of each station after the fault is positioned. The method for fault positioning and recovery is simple, practical, has high reliability, and can effectively detect the problems that each station contains a zero sequence voltage of an alternating-current side and cannot easily position a fault caused due to transmission of the zero sequence voltage of the alternating-current side to an opposite-side alternating-current system via a voltage source converter.

Method and system for fault positioning and recovery of voltage source converter

A series compensation device suitable to double-circuit lines is disclosed. The device includes one series transformer and one converter. One converter and dual-circuit transmission lines are respectively connected to three windings of one series transformer. In the solution provided in the present application, the device can be independently installed in a power transmission system to be used as a static synchronous series compensator, and can also be used as a component of a unified power flow controller, a convertible static compensator, an interline power flow controller and a unified power quality conditioner to be connected to a power transmission system device in series. The device can save the capacity of a converter, improve the application efficiency of the series compensation device, and reduce the cost and area occupation.

Series compensation device applicable to double-circuit line

A method for incorporating a non-operating station into an operating system in a multi-terminal flexible DC transmission system. The method includes selecting a STATCOM operation mode for the non-operating station; opening a bypass switch at an AC side and connecting a charging resistor to an AC line; closing the AC incoming-line breaker, and pre-charging a converter valve of the non-operating station through the resistor; closing the bypass switch after the pre-charging; selecting a constant-DC voltage control mode for the non-operating station to perform deblocking; controlling the difference between a non-operating station DC voltage value and an operating system direct voltage value to be within an allowable range; closing the pole-connection device at the DC side of a converter of the non-operating station; and switching the non-operating station from the STATCOM operation mode to a DC operation mode, and incorporating the non-operating station into the operating system.

Method for incorporating non-operating station into operating system in multi-terminal flexible DC transmission system

Disclosed in the present invention is a hybrid back-to-back direct current transmission system. The system includes an LCC converter and a VSC converter in a back-to-back connection, and a first changeover switch, a second changeover switch, a third changeover switch and a fourth changeover switch. The first changeover switch is connected to a first alternating current system and the LCC converter; the second changeover switch is connected to the first alternating current system and the VSC converter; the third changeover switch is connected to a second alternating current system and the VSC converter; and the fourth changeover switch is connected to the second alternating current system and the LCC converter. In forward power delivery, the first changeover switch and the third changeover switch are closed; and in reverse power delivery, the second changeover switch and the fourth changeover switch are closed. Thereby, it is ensured that the VSC converter always performs inversion operation in any power direction, so as to avoid the problem of potential commutation failure for the LCC converter when being in inversion operation. Also provided is a fast power flow reversal control method of the hybrid back-to-back direct current transmission system.

Hybrid back-to-back direct current transmission system and power flow reversal control method

The disclosure is related to a voltage-source multi-level converter including a phase unit. The phase unit includes first and second bridge arms, each includes modules and reactor connected in series. In the first bridge arm, a first terminal of first reactor is connected to alternating-current terminal of the phrase unit, a second terminal thereof is connected to a first terminal of the first modules, and second terminal of the first modules is connected to first DC terminal of the phrase unit. In the second bridge arm, a first terminal of the second reactor is connected to the alternating-current terminal, a second terminal thereof is connected to a first terminal of the second modules, and a second terminal of the second modules is connected to second DC terminal of the phrase unit. Then, a parallel fault shunt circuit is connected between the second terminals of the first and second reactors.

Voltage-source multi-level converter, DC power transmission system, and fault processing method and device

A method for charging a modular multilevel converter includes: firstly, electrifying DC side of a converter; after voltages of submodules are stabilized, deblocking the converter, turning on all the submodules, then reducing the number of turned on submodules in phase unit; when over-current occurs on a bridge arm, temporarily increasing the number of turned on submodules to suppress the over-current; after the voltages of the sub-modules are stabilized, continuously reducing the number of the turned on submodules until the number of the turned on submodules in the phase unit is finally equal to the number of working submodules of the bridge arm, so as to smoothly transit to a normal operation state. The DC side is charged, such that the voltages of the submodules reach a working voltage before the converter normally operates, and an impacting current is avoided in the charging process by using a proper control strategy.

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