A Seminar

On

On the assessment of the impact of a

conventional HVDC on a test power system
By
T.NAVEEN KUMAR
Roll.No: 1005-09-743206
 CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Model description
a.HVDC Link
b.Test Power System
3. Preliminary analysis
4. Simulation study
5. Conclusions
 INTRODUCTION

 The central purpose of conventional HVDC transmission is

to transfer a certain amount of electrical power from one node
to another and to provide the fast controllability of real power
transfer.

If the HVDC link is operated in parallel with a critical ac line

the load-flow of the ac line can be controlled directly. The
HVDC link can therefore be used for improving transient
stability.
 The aim of this paper is to make qualitative analysis of the
impact of a conventional HVDC link on the transient stability
of a benchmark electrical power system in order to identify
generic patterns and to explore the possibilities brought in by
the controllability of the HVDC link.
this paper presents a control strategy for the HVDC
to enhance transient stability during a contingency
induced by, for instance, an earth fault.

The fast control of the power through the HVDC

together with appropriate selection of measured input
signals will contribute to the enhancement of the
transient stability.
• This presentation also investigates which signals can
be used for the control of the HVDC, how time delay
and inaccuracy of the measured signals affect the
control strategy.

• The paper will also discuss coordinated control of

several HVDC links in parallel with ac lines.
 Model description

HVDC Link:
•The HVDC considered in this paper is of conventional
type which means that it consumes reactive power. An
ideal 6-pulse converter is used in the model and the
HVDC cable between the buses is assumed to be
lossless.

•The firing angle is controlled by a basic PI-controller

with maximum and minimum output constraints to avoid
commutation errors.
Test Power System :

Fig. 2: Test Power System 1

 Fig. 3: Test Power System 2

• The power system includes exciters and governors; the exciter is

assumed to be identical for all the machines and is of the IEEE-Type I.
Since in the present study the dynamics of the governor was of minor
importance, the governors were modeled as simple integrator feedback
keeping the frequency at 1 p.u.
 Preliminary analysis
•The driving mechanical power must be alanced by
the electrical power to keep the system in
synchronism. This is performed by controlling the
power through the HVDC.

• By measuring the frequency at the buses where

the HVDC is connected the power is controlled in
such a way that the frequency deviation at the
buses is decreased.

• It is important to damp the frequency deviation as

fast as possible; hence, also the increase of the
angle difference at the buses, to avoid the
generators to fall out of synchronism.
Fast control of the HVDC also contributes to
decrease the power changes through the
HVDC smaller. The use of a PD-controller is
appropriate since it has the property of fast
response. Figure shows the structure of the
PD-controller and Equation 6 shows the
mathematical description. Once the transient
period ends, the active power through the
HVDC returns to the set value
 Simulation study

Case 1

Time, t = 0 ms Three phase to ground fault occurs near

bus B at line 3
Time, t = 150 ms Disconnection of line 3
Time, t = 500 ms Reconnection of line 3, short circuited
near bus B
Time, t = 670 ms Disconnection of line 3

Fig. 5: Generator speeds, no power control

Fig. 6: Generator speeds, with power control
 Case 2

Time, t = 0 ms Three phase to ground fault near bus B at line 3

Time, t = 150 ms Disconnection of line 3
 Conclusions

•This paper presents a control strategy for HVDC to

improve the first swing transient. The strategy controls
the power through the HVDC to make the system more
transient stable during disturbances.

•The PD-controller works well and damps the first swing

oscillation transient so the system remains stable.
• To be able to take this action the power through the
disconnected line must be known or in some way
estimated. But the knowledge of the power-flow is
only necessary to be able to apply the feed-forward
control.

• The control strategy works well and for the PD-

controller only two measured variables are
necessary. Therefore, the control of HVDC has the
potential for future application to power systems.