Bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid topology and an operation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10141743-B2
Application number	US-201615738105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

The present invention discloses a Bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC Hybrid Topology and its operation method. The first control circuit includes a positive and a negative circuit at the series side, in which the VSC converter can operate in bipolar mode; the second control circuit includes a positive and a negative circuit, in which the VSC converter can operate in bipolar mode; the third control circuit is the same as the second control circuit in terms of structure; the positive electrode and negative electrode of the second control circuit are connected to the DC bus via a DC breaker respectively; the other end of the DC transmission line is connected to the third control circuit via a DC breaker. In addition, the hybrid topology of the present invention can perform multiple operation methods and fast conversions, including the VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid operation, UPFC operation, VSC-HVDC operation and generalized UPFC operation, featuring long distance power transmission for high power in VSC-HVDC mode and distribution control of AC power flow in UPFC mode. As a result, the flexibility and availability of system operation can be improved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid topology, comprising
a first control circuit, a second control circuit, a DC transmission line and a third control circuit, wherein,
the first control circuit is a double circuit lines structure used as a circuit at series side of UPFC, and comprises a series side positive circuit and a series side negative circuit, both of which include a series VSC converter and a series transformer,
the first control circuit further comprises a thyristor bypass switch, a mechanical bypass switch and a resistor connected between the VSC converter and the series transformer, the VSC converters in the series side positive circuit and the series side negative circuit operate in bipolar mode, and positive and negative electrodes of the first control circuit is connected to a DC bus via a DC breaker;
the second control circuit comprises a positive circuit and a negative circuit, both of which include a shunt transformer and a VSC converter,
the VSC converters in the positive and negative circuit operate in bipolar mode and are configured with an earth electrode, and positive and negative electrodes of the second control circuit are connected to the DC bus via a DC breaker;
the third control circuit is the same as the second control circuit in terms of structures;
one end of the DC transmission line is connected to the DC bus via a DC breaker and the other end of the DC transmission line is connected to positive and negative electrodes of the third control circuit via a DC breaker respectively.

2. The bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid topology according to claim 1 , wherein,
the VSC converters in the first control circuit and the second control circuit are connected to the same earth electrode.

3. The bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid topology according to claim 1 , wherein,
the VSC converters in the first control circuit and the second control circuit are connected back to back and connected to the same DC bus.

4. An operation method of a bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid topology, comprising the following steps:
Step 1: controlling operation status of a first control circuit, second control circuit and third control circuit in a bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid topology to formulate a designed electrical system;
Step 2: controlling the first control circuit, second control circuit and third control circuit in the designed electrical system respectively based on a predetermined control method,
wherein,
the designed electrical system in Step 1 has following four kinds:
1.1 enabling the first control circuit, second control circuit and third control circuit and a DC transmission line to formulate a bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid system;
1.2 enabling the first control circuit and second control circuit and disabling a DC transmission line and the third control circuit to formulate a UPFC system;
1.3 disabling the first control circuit and enabling the second control circuit, a DC transmission line and the third control circuit to formulate a bipolar VSC-HVDC system;
1.4 enabling the first control circuit, a DC transmission line and the third control circuit and disabling the second control circuit to formulate a generalized UPFC system.

5. The operation method according to claim 4 , wherein,
Step 2 comprises following procedures:
2.1 when a bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid system is adopted for the electrical system, a constant DC voltage control method is used to control the second control circuit and regulate a reactive voltage of AC system; a line power control method is used to control the first control circuit and active or reactive power of a transmission line; a constant active power control method is used to control the third control circuit and regulate the reactive voltage of AC system;
2.2 when a UPFC system is adopted for the electrical system, a constant DC voltage control method is used to control the second control circuit and regulate a reactive voltage of AC system; a line power control method is used to control the first control circuit and active or reactive power of a transmission line; a VSC converter in the third control circuit is blocked or disabled;
2.3 when a bipolar VSC-HVDC system is adopted for the electrical system, a constant DC voltage control method is used to control the second control circuit and regulate a reactive voltage of AC system; a constant active power control method is used to control the third control circuit and regulate a reactive voltage of AC system; a VSC converter in the first control circuit is blocked or disabled and a corresponding bypass switch is switched on;
2.4 when a generalized UPFC system is adopted for the electrical system, a constant DC voltage control method is used to control the third control circuit and regulate a reactive voltage of AC system; a line power control method is used to control the first control circuit and active or reactive power of a transmission line; a VSC converter in the second control circuit is blocked or disabled.

6. The operation method according to claim 4 , wherein,
when a bipolar VSC-HVDC and UPFC hybrid system is adopted for the electrical system, the following methods are adopted in case of any failures:
(1) in case of any failures occurred in a transmission line, DC breakers at both sides of a faulted transmission line are enabled by a protection action, a VSC converter connected to the faulted transmission line in the third control circuit is blocked, a VSC converter in the second control circuit operates continuously to control DC voltage, the VSC-HVDC system transmits power in unipolar, and a VSC converter in the first control circuit operates continuously to control a power of double circuit lines;
(2) in case of any failures occurred in the third control circuit, a faulted VSC converter in the third control circuit is blocked by a protection action, a DC breaker connected to the faulted VSC converter is enabled, two VSC converters in the second control circuit operate continuously to control DC voltage, the VSC-HVDC system transmits power in unipolar, and a VSC converter in the first control circuit operates continuously to control a power of double circuit lines;
(3) in case of any failures occurred in the second control circuit, a faulted VSC converter in the second control circuit is blocked by a protection action, a DC breaker connected to the faulted VSC converter is enabled, a VSC converter in the third control circuit operates continuously, and a control mode of the faulted VSC converter is changed to constant DC voltage control, the VSC-HVDC system transmits power in unipolar, and a VSC converter in the first control circuit operates continuously to control a power of double circuit lines;
(4) in case of any failures occurred in the first control circuit, a faulted VSC converter in the first control circuit is blocked by a protection action, a DC breaker connected to the faulted VSC converter is enabled, a corresponding bypass switch at series side is switched on, and the second control circuit, DC transmission line and the third control circuit operate continuously.

Assignees

• State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Res Institute
• State Grid Corp China

Inventors

• Li Peng
• Lin Jinjiao
• Kong Xiangping
• Gao Lei
• Huang Haosheng
• Gong Xinyue
• Yuan Yubo

Classifications

• H02J3/36 Primary

  Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks via high-voltage DC [HVDC] links; Arrangements for transfer of electric power between generators and networks via HVDC links · CPC title

• H02J3/1814

  having reactive elements actively controlled by bridge converters, e.g. unified power flow controllers [UPFC] or controlled series voltage compensators · CPC title

• H02M1/325

  with means for allowing continuous operation despite a fault, i.e. fault tolerant converters · CPC title

• H02J3/46

  Controlling the sharing of generated power between the generators, sources or networks · CPC title

• Y02E40/10

  Flexible AC transmission systems [FACTS] · CPC title