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Comparison of UPFC Controller Models For Power Flow Studies PDF
Comparison of UPFC Controller Models For Power Flow Studies PDF
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Zser
Fig. I: UPFC Basic Arrangement
P,i= rb, VNj sin ( 9ij +y) P,;= - rb, ViVjsin ( 8ij+Y)
2 Q,;= - rb, VNj cos ( 8ij+y)
Q.i = rb, Vi cos y
~-... .1-BuS
~) {~
v, Fig. 4: UPFC Injection Model
Fig. 2: UPFC Decoupled Power Flow Model
The UPFC injection model is implemented into a full
2. J Drawbacks of Decoupled UPFC Model: Newton-Raphson power flow progmm by adding the'
UPFC power injections and their derivatives with
Although this sequential method is simple but it is not respect to the AC network state variables, i.e, nodal
clear from it how the model can be used in'situations voltage magnitude and angles, at the appropriate
when the UPFC is not controlling the voltage locations in the mismatch vector and Jacobian matrix.
magnitude. line active power and line reactive power The original dimensions of the mismatch vector and
simultaneously. Moreover since the UPFC parameters Jacobian matrix are not altered at all.
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3.2 Drawbacks of UPFC Injection Model: superscript T indicates transposition. [6. xJ is the
solution vector and {J] is the Jacobian matrix, For the
The major drawback of this model is that the' all- case when the UPFC controls voltage magnitude at the
important aspect of the automatic UPFC parameter AC shunt converter terminal (node i), active power
adjustment has not been addressed. Also, the series flowing from node j to node i and reactive power
voltage source parameters are adjusted by trial and injected at node j, and assuming that node j is PQ-
error in order to achieve certain power flow solution, type" the solution vector and Jacobian matrix are"
which will match the "target" power flow. r
~~h L\JIi ~V~(r ]
[ M ] = ~e,tiOi- - . L\(},,,(r- AB."" (6)
4. COMPREHENSIVE NR UPFC MODEL [_ Vslt fIj ~el'
e
Where Vsh and sit are the controllable magnitude (V sh
l 00, eo, 8V", aJ1 eo; a~l'r
(7)
an.fill
min ~ Vsh ~ Vsit nUlx) and angle (0 ~ 9 sh ~ 3pOO) of If the UPFC voltage control is deactivated, the third
. the ideal voltage source representing the shunt column of Eqn. 7 is replaced by partial derivatives of
converter. The magnitude Vser and angle 9 set' of the the nodal and UPFC mismatch powers with respect to
ideal voltage source representing the series converter the nodal voltage magnitude Vi. Moreover the shunt
are controlled between limits (Vset" min ~ Vser ~ VHI' mix) voltage magnitude increment in Eqn. 6 is replaced by
and (0 S e ser ~ 360), respectively. Assuming a loss the nodal voltage magnitude increment at node i ( ~ Vi
free converter operation, the UPFC neither absorbs nor / Vi). In this case, V.h is maintained at a fixed value
injects active power with respect to the AC system. within the prescribed limits.
The DC link voltage, Vel", remains constant. The active
power associated with the series converter becomes 4.1 Advantages of Comprehensive NR UPFC
the DC power. The shunt converter must supply an model:
equivalent amount of DC power to maintain ~'c
constant. Hence, the active power supplied to the shunt The main advantages that this UPFC model has over
converter, must satisfy the active power demanded by the decoupled and injection model is that the UPFC
the series converter, state variables are incorporated inside the Jacobian and
Psh + PHI' = 0 (3) mismatch, equations; leading to very robust iterative
solutions. In this unified solution, the UPFC state
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variables are adjusted simultaneously with the nodal 5.1 Base Case Without UPFC:
network state variables in order to achieve the
specified control targets. Hence, the interaction Table (2) shows the voltage magnitude and angle at
between the network and the UPFCis better bus 4 and the active and reactive power from bus 4 to
represented and the limits of the UPFC state variables bus I before connectingthe UPFC.
can be identified inside the power flow program. This
model also gives the ability to control the'active and Table 2: The voltage magnitude at bus 4 and the active
reactive power simultaneously as well as voltage and reactive
' power througth Iime 41
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magnitude. The losses of the UPFC . coupling Y4(PU) 9 4 (deg) P4-I(MW) 04-
transformers are taken into consideration. I(MYAR)
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4.1 Drawbacks of Comprehensive NR UPFC
Model: 5.2 UPFC Applications:
The drawback of this model is that UPFC cannot be
The following sub-sections will illustrate the ability of
adjusted to work in voltage regulation, impedance
each technique to represents UPFC in steady state at
compensation and phase shift modes. Moreover the
its different operational modes using the results
model need good initial conditions for the UPFC state
obtained from load flow program. The best technique
variables for better convergence, bad initial conditions will be determined from the results.
may cause divergence.
5.1.1 Control Mode II 1: UPFC Control The Voltage
S. STUDIED SYSTEM: magnitude at bus 4 the Active and reactive power
In line (1-4) simultaneously.
The six-bus Ward Hall network shown in figure (5) In this section it is required to estimate the UPFC
has been used as a test system to perform the
comparison among the results of the above models. control variables i.e. (Vlei" L9 on and Y.h L9 sh) and the
UPFC is connected between buses I and 4, near bus 4. UPFC converters ratings that required to adjust the
Bus 7 is defined as a dummybus to connect UPFC. voltage magnitude at bus 4 and the active and reactive
power in line (1-4) to the values shown in table (3)
a, 1 instead of the values shown in table (2). This mode of
control is achieved by the three models as follows in
dummy
(a),(b) and (c) respectively.
bus
Table 3: Control parametersofthe system
~) Case 1:
(a) The decoupled UPFC model can easily represents
Fig. 5: Six-bus Ward Hall network UPFC in this mode where bus 4 is defined as PY bus
i.e. P is equal Prerand Y is equal Y",r. Bus 7 is defined
Table (I) defines the series impedance l ser of the as PO .bus i.e, P is equal P",r and 0 is equal Or".
UPFC series transformer; shunt impedance l", of the Running the N-R load flow program yields the data
UPFC shunt transformer, and the limits of the series shown in table (4). These obtained data with the
voltage source converter Y se, MAX and shunt voltage known data at the UPFC terminals are used as
source converter Y sh MAX of UPFC (9]. parameters of set of four nonlinear equations in four
unknowns, which'are (V!a, 9 scrt Ysh. 9 sh) (7].
Table 1: UPFC transformers impedances and voltage
sources converters limits.
Table 4: The outputs of the load flow program at the
Io.O~;O.l z.,
O.OS+jO.l
Y W MAX
0.15
Y sh MAX
1.1
I UPFC termma
9. (deg)
-9.5244
Q. (Mar)
18.6783
. d
. Is using i d modeI.
ecoupie
Y 7 (pu)
0.973
9 7 (deg)
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y , Qsh)' through trial and error. Several trials should Table 7: The active and reactive powet of'the series
be made to determine r, yand Qsh, which can fulfill and shunt converters using decoupled. inJection and
Comprehensive ]\!RUPFC models for mode # I. case
the required variables adjustments for (V4. P41, Q4.I).
I.
Table (5) gives the control variables ofUPFC injection
model to achieve the requirements- in table (3). Noting Model Pser p. Qler Qsh
(Mvar) (Mvar)
e
that in this model Vsa equal to rV4t ser equal y, Vsit
Decoupled
(MW)
1.3076
(MW)
-1.3076 3.4094 13.1035
equal V4, and 9 sh equal e4. Injection 1.303 -1.303 3.392S 12.9470
Com. NR,
Table 5: UPFC control variablesusing injection model resistance 1.3076 -1.3076 3.4094 13.1035
neglected
Model r y Qsh Com. NR .
(deg) (Mvar)
resistance 2.7164 -2.7164 2.6828 14.378
Injection 0.0707 13.007
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(C) In the comprebensive NR UPFC model the
control parameters of the system are entered as input Case 1:
data to the power flow program. The UPFC control Now consider the aCtive power in line (1-4) is adjusted
variables will be directly obtained as outputs of load to be (-60 MW) instead (-50 MW). The control
flow program together with the normal load flow variablesof UPFC are changed to be as shown in table
results. (8).
5.1.1.1 Comparator Study or Three Models for The results show that the series voltage in the UPFC
C'ontrot Mode # I: decoupled model violate the limits (0.2147) but it still
Tables (6) and (7) show the UPFC control variables within the limits in the comprehensive NR UPFC
and the UPFCconvertersratings that requiredto adjust model about (0.15).
the voltage magnitude at bus 4 and the active and
reactive power in line (1-4) using the three models. Table 8: UPFC control variables using decoupled,
The resultsshow that: injection and comprehensiveNR UPFC modelswhen
(a) When the UPFC transformers resistances are Prefbecome (-60) MW for controlmode # 2, case I.
neglected in the comprehensive NR UPFC model its Model V.,(pu) 9.,(deg) VM{pu) 9 5h(deg)
results coincide with those obtained from .UPFC Decoupled p.2.t41.. 61.0109- 1.0012 -4.1003
decoupled model and there is slight different for the Injection' O.IS 10.5099 1.000 -6.45'6
UPFC injection model results than the results of the Com. NR,
other two models due to neglecting UPFC .shunt resistance O.IS 63.9585 1.0067 -6.5514
transformer reactance in this model. neglected
(b) When the UPFC transformers resistances are taken Com. NR,
in consideration in the comprehensive NR lJPFC resistance 0.1483 50.5099 1.0061 -7.6132
model, it gives different results than the other two considered
models. This emphasizes the importance of taking the
UPFC transformers resistances into consideration. 5.2. 2 Control Mode #- 2: UPFC Control The
Voltage magnitude at bus 4 the Aeti\le and reactive
Table6: UPFCcontrol variables using decoupled, power in line (1-4) IDdivida.Oy or tD eo.binatloa.
injection and comprehensive NR UPFC models for
mode #1, case J. In this section it is required to _estimate the UPFC
control variables and converters ratings that required
Model Vser<pu) 8 ser(deg) V.(pu) 9 sh(deg)
adjusting the _voltage magnitude and active and
Decoupled 0.0707 53.1105 1.0129 -9.5983 reactive power individually or in combination. This'
can beachievedas follow:
Injection 0.0707 62.7088 1.OO -9.5230 (8) TheUPFC decoupled model is not valid for this
purpose, where as it was cleared before that lJPFC
Com. NR. deeoupled model depend on thee definition of voltage
resistance 0.0707 53.1105 1.0129 -9.5983 magnitude, and active and reactive power. in its datil.
neglected (b) The VPFC iajedton model is also not valid for
Com. NR, this control mode where the voltage magnitude, active
resistance O.O7~ 28.731 1.0128 -10.896 and reactive power are varied sirmtftaneoHsly. Figures
considered (6,1,,1-) show the variations of the voltage magnitude at
bus 4 and the active and reactive power in line (1-4)
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