Power control system and control device for restoring AC system from power failure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11201461-B2
Application number	US-201716618520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2017
Priority date	Jun 8, 2017
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

A power system includes: a self-commutated power converter including a first arm and a second arm, each including switching elements; a first circuit breaker configured to interrupt a current flowing through a power transmission line provided between a first bus and a second bus; a first circuit breaker control unit configured to control the first circuit breaker; a converter control unit configured to stop the switching elements based on a first arm current value and a second arm current value; and a setting unit configured to set a voltage value of an AC voltage output from the power converter such that when a fault occurs in the power transmission line, the first circuit breaker is opened while the switching elements are not stopped. The converter control unit is configured to operate the switching elements such that an AC voltage with the set voltage value is output.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power control system comprising:
a self-commutated power converter including a first arm and a second arm and configured to perform power conversion between a DC system and an AC system, each arm including one or more switching elements;
a first circuit breaker configured to interrupt a current flowing through a power transmission line provided between a first bus and a second bus of the AC system;
a first circuit breaker control unit configured to control the first circuit breaker based on a quantity of electricity of the power transmission line;
a converter control unit configured to stop the one or more switching elements based on a value of a first arm current flowing through the first arm and a value of a second arm current flowing through the second arm; and
a setting unit configured to set a voltage value of an AC voltage output from the power converter such that even when a fault occurs in the power transmission line, the first circuit breaker is opened while the one or more switching elements are not stopped,
wherein the converter control unit is configured to operate the power converter as a voltage source by switching the one or more switching elements such that when the AC system is restored from a power failure state, an AC voltage with the voltage value set by the setting unit is output through constant voltage control.

2. The power control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first circuit breaker control unit is configured to
close the first circuit breaker after the converter control unit operates the one or more switching elements, and
when detecting a fault in the power transmission line by a protection computation using the quantity of electricity of the power transmission line after the first circuit breaker is closed, open the first circuit breaker and lock the first circuit breaker in an open state.

3. The power control system according to claim 2 , further comprising a second circuit breaker control unit configured to control a second circuit breaker provided between the first bus and the power converter,
wherein the second circuit breaker control unit is configured to close the second circuit breaker after the converter control unit operates the one or more switching elements and before the first circuit breaker is closed.

4. The power control system according to claim 2 , wherein
each of the first arm and the second arm includes a plurality of submodules connected in series with each other, and
each of the submodules includes
a switching element, and
a diode and a capacitor connected in parallel with the switching element.

5. The power control system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second circuit breaker control unit configured to control a second circuit breaker provided between the first bus and the power converter,
wherein the second circuit breaker control unit is configured to close the second circuit breaker after the converter control unit operates the one or more switching elements and before the first circuit breaker is closed.

6. The power control system according to claim 5 , wherein
each of the first arm and the second arm includes a plurality of submodules connected in series with each other, and
each of the submodules includes
a switching element, and
a diode and a capacitor connected in parallel with the switching element.

7. The power control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the power converter is connected to a limiter circuit for limiting a current flowing between the first bus and the power converter,
the limiter circuit includes
a limiting resistor, and
a switch connected in parallel with the limiting resistor, and

the power control system further comprises a switch control unit configured to open the switch before the converter control unit operates the one or more switching elements.

8. The power control system according to claim 1 , further comprising a tap control unit configured to perform switch control for switching a tap position of a transformer provided between the first bus and the power converter,
wherein the tap control unit is configured to switch to a tap position at which a voltage output from the transformer to the first bus attains to a lowest voltage value before the converter control unit operates the one or more switching elements.

9. The power control system according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the first arm and the second arm includes a plurality of submodules connected in series with each other, and
each of the submodules includes
a switching element, and
a diode and a capacitor connected in parallel with the switching element.

10. A control device for controlling a self-commutated power converter configured to perform power conversion between a DC system and an AC system, the power converter including a first arm and a second arm each including one or more switching elements, the control device comprising:
a converter control unit configured to stop the one or more switching elements based on a value of a first arm current flowing through the first arm and a value of a second arm current flowing through the second arm; and
a setting unit configured to set a voltage value of an AC voltage output from the power converter such that even when a fault occurs in a power transmission line provided between a first bus and a second bus of the AC system, a circuit breaker configured to interrupt a current flowing through the power transmission line based on a quantity of electricity of the power transmission line is opened while the one or more switching elements are not stopped,
wherein the converter control unit is configured to operate the power converter as a voltage source by switching the one or more switching elements such when the AC system is restored from a power failure state, that an AC voltage with a voltage value set by the setting unit is output through constant voltage control.

11. A control device according to claim 10 , wherein
the power converter is connected to a limiter circuit for limiting a current flowing between the first bus and the power converter,
the limiter circuit includes
a limiting resistor, and
a switch connected in parallel with the limiting resistor, and

the control device further comprises a switch control unit configured to open the switch before the converter control unit operates the one or more switching elements.

12. A control device for controlling a self-commutated power converter configured to perform power conversion between a DC system and an AC system, the power converter including a first arm and a second arm each including one or more switching elements, the control device comprising:
a converter control unit configured to stop the one or more switching elements based on a value of a first arm current flowing through the first arm and a value of a second arm current flowing through the second arm; and
a setting unit configured to set a voltage value of an AC voltage output from the power converter such that when a fault occurs in a power transmission line provided between a first bus and a second bus of the AC system, a circuit breaker configured to interrupt a current flowing through the power transmission line based on a quantity of electricity of the power transmission line is opened while the one or more switching elements are not stopped, wherein
the converter control unit is configured to operate the one or more switching elements such that an AC voltage with the voltage value set by the setting unit is output,
the control device further comprises a tap control unit configured to perform switch control for switching a tap position of a transformer

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Ishida Keisuke
• Fujisawa Takayuki

Classifications

• H02M7/4835

  comprising two or more cells, each including a switchable capacitor, the capacitors having a nominal charge voltage which corresponds to a given fraction of the input voltage, and the capacitors being selectively connected in series to determine the instantaneous output voltage · CPC title

• H02H7/22 Primary

  for distribution gear, e.g. bus-bar systems; for switching devices {(detecting mechanical or electrical defects in gas-insulated switchgears H02B13/065)} · CPC title

• H02J3/00125 Primary

  Transmission line or load transient problems, e.g. overvoltage, resonance or self-excitation of inductive loads (H02J3/01 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M7/483

  Converters with outputs that each can have more than two voltages levels · 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