Unified power flow controller and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10153640-B2
Application number	US-201615739722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2016
Priority date	Nov 30, 2016
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

The present invention discloses a novel Unified Power Flow Controller UPFC and its control method. Supposing that one end of DC converter is connected to the DC transmission line of HVDC converter station or substation and the other end is connected to the DC side of a series converter, the AC output voltage of the series converter can be controlled to regulate the line power of the UPFC for operation in UPFC and SSSC mode. In addition, when the number of transformers and shunt converters is decreased at the shunt side of the UPFC, the HVDC Converter Station can be used to provide active power for the series converter of UPFC, which can effectively reduce operation costs and ensure stable operation of power grid. Therefore, there is a bright application prospect for the invention.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A unified power flow controller, which is configured on a transmission line near an HVDC converter station, comprising:
a series converter, a series transformer, a DC converter and a control circuit, wherein
one end of the DC converter is connected to a DC transmission line of the HVDC converter station via first DC switch block, the other end of the DC converter is connected to a DC side of the series converter via second DC switch block, an AC side of the series converter is connected to an AC transmission line via the series transformer, an active power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by the DC converter and a reactive power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by its internal capacitors;
the DC converter is directly connected to the series converter via the control circuit, an AC output voltage at the AC side of the series converter is controlled by the control circuit to regulate a line power of the unified power flow controller;
the control circuit is connected to the first and second DC switch block respectively to control ON/OFF of each of the first and second DC switch blocks,
the control circuit configured to operate the unified power flow controller in a unified power flow controller (UPFC) mode, wherein
the active power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by the DC converter, and the reactive power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by its internal capacitors;
the control circuit is configured to control the AC output voltage, including amplitude and phase angle, at the AC side of the series converter; and
the series converter is configured to output the active and reactive power to regulate the active and reactive power on the transmission line of the unified power flow controller.

2. The unified power flow controller according to claim 1 , wherein,
the first DC switch block includes a first DC switch and a second DC switch,
a positive electrode at one side of the DC converter is connected to the DC transmission line of the HVDC converter station via the first DC switch, and a negative electrode at the one side of the DC converter is connected to ground via the second DC switch.

3. The unified power flow controller according to claim 1 , wherein,
the second DC switch block includes a third DC switch and a fourth DC switch,
a positive electrode at the other side of the DC converter is connected to a positive electrode at the DC side of the series converter via the third DC switch, and a negative electrode at the other side of the DC converter is connected to a negative electrode at the DC side of the series converter via the fourth DC switch.

4. The unified power flow controller according to claim 1 , wherein,
the DC transmission line of the HVDC converter station or substation is further connected to an inverter station.

5. A unified power flow controller, which is configured on a transmission line near an HVDC converter station, comprising:
a series converter, a series transformer, a DC converter and a control circuit, wherein
one end of the DC converter is connected to a DC transmission line of the HVDC converter station via first DC switch block, the other end of the DC converter is connected to a DC side of the series converter via second DC switch block, an AC side of the series converter is connected to an AC transmission line via the series transformer, an active power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by the DC converter and a reactive power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by its internal capacitors;
the DC converter is directly connected to the series converter via the control circuit, an AC output voltage at the AC side of the series converter is controlled by the control circuit to regulate a line power of the unified power flow controller;
the control circuit is connected to the first and second DC switch block respectively to control ON/OFF of each of the first and second DC switch blocks,
the control circuit configured to operate the unified power flow controller in a static synchronous series compensator (SSSC) mode, wherein
the active power consumed by the series converter during operation is zero and the reactive power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by its internal capacitors;
the control circuit is configured to control the AC output voltage, including amplitude and phase angle, at the AC side of the series converter; and
the series converter is configured to output the reactive power to regulate the active power on the transmission line of the unified power flow controller.

6. The unified power flow controller according to claim 5 , wherein,
the first DC switch block includes a first DC switch and a second DC switch,
a positive electrode at one side of the DC converter is connected to the DC transmission line of the HVDC converter station via the first DC switch, and a negative electrode at the one side of the DC converter is connected to ground via the second DC switch.

7. The unified power flow controller according to claim 5 , wherein,
the second DC switch block includes a third DC switch and a fourth DC switch,
a positive electrode at the other side of the DC converter is connected to a positive electrode at the DC side of the series converter via the third DC switch, and a negative electrode at the other side of the DC converter is connected to a negative electrode at the DC side of the series converter via the fourth DC switch.

8. The unified power flow controller according to claim 5 , wherein,
the DC transmission line of the HVDC converter station or substation is further connected to an inverter station.

9. A control method for a unified power flow controller, which is configured on a transmission line near an HVDC converter station, wherein
the unified power flow controller comprises:
a series converter, a series transformer, a DC converter and a control circuit, wherein
one end of the DC converter is connected to a DC transmission line of the HVDC converter station via first DC switch block, the other end of the DC converter is connected to a DC side of the series converter via second DC switch block, an AC side of the series converter is connected to an AC transmission line via the series transformer, an active power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by the DC converter and a reactive power consumed by the series converter during operation is supplied by its internal capacitors;
the DC converter is directly connected to the series converter via the control circuit, an AC output voltage at the AC side of the series converter is controlled by the control circuit to regulate a line power of the unified power flow controller;
the control circuit is connected to the first and second DC switch block respectively to control ON/OFF of each of the first and second DC switch blocks,
the method comprises the following steps:
controlling ON/OFF of the first or the second DC switch block by the control circuit to operate the unified power flow controller in unified power flow controller (UPFC) and static synchronous series compensator (SSSC) modes, wherein
DC switches in each of the first and second DC switch blocks are switched off by the control circuit to operate the unified power flow controller in the UPFC mode,
the DC switches in the first DC switch block are switched off and the DC switches in the second DC switch block are switched on to operate the unified power flow controller in the SSSC mode,
the unified power flow controller operates in the UPFC mode in accordance with the following procedures:
the active

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Liu Jiankun
• Zhang Ningyu
• Li Qun
• Chen Jing
• Li Peng

Classifications

• H02M7/48

  using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode · CPC title

• H02M7/08

  arranged for operation in parallel · CPC title

• H02J3/36

  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 Primary

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

• H02J3/06

  Controlling the transfer of power between connected networks; Controlling load sharing between connected networks · CPC title