Fault location method, system and application of two-level VSC type photovoltaic connected bidirectional flexible DC distribution network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11933835-B2
Application number	US-202318207516-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2023
Priority date	Jun 8, 2022
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of fault location of distributed energy resources connected flexible DC distribution network, and disclosed a fault location method, system and application of bipolar short-circuit of two-level VSC-type photovoltaic-connected flexible DC distribution network, wherein, directions of positive currents of DC feeders during fault are used to locate a fault section; a bipolar short-circuit distance measurement model covering interactions and responses of systems is established according to equivalent circuits of transient periods; and fault location is done by obtaining a distance to fault with electric parameters and information of the fault. With the technical solutions offered in the present invention, accurate location of the fault can be done with the electric parameters and information of the fault, a key technology is provided for quick location of bipolar short-circuit of flexible DC distribution network, power supply reliability of the system is further improved, errors due to differentiation of the conventional distance measurement methods are effectively avoided, the location results are more accurate and of high stability, in this way, further development of flexible DC distribution network can be promoted and building of a new power system in the background of energy transition is facilitated.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fault location method for two-level VSC type photovoltaic connected flexible DC distribution network, wherein the fault location method for two-level VSC-type photovoltaic connected flexible DC distribution network comprising:
recognizing a section where a fault lie from a direction of positive current of DC feeders during a fault period; establishing a distance measuring model for bipolar short circuit covering interactions and responses of systems according to equivalent circuits of transient periods during the fault period; and realizing fault location by finding a distance to fault with electric parameters and information of the fault,
wherein the fault location method of two-level VSC-type photovoltaic connected bidirectional flexible DC distribution network comprising the following steps:
(Step 1), assuming a T point is an intersection between a DC feeder of at least one at least one photovoltaic sub-system and a DC feeder of at least one At least one AC sub-system, judging the section where the fault occurs according to the direction of the positive current of the DC feeders at the T point during the fault period:
(Step 2), establishing a distance measurement model for the bipolar short circuit fault covering the interactions and responses between the systems by the equivalent circuits of transient periods during bipolar short circuit of the two-level VSC type flexible DC distribution network; and
(Step 3), determining a length of a sampling window according to boundary conditions of the transient periods of the fault, calculating the distance to the fault based on electric parameters and information of the fault at sampling times; calculating average values of the distance to the fault obtained at the sampling points and realizing accurate location of the bipolar short circuit fault,
wherein in the step 1, a direction from convertors of the At least one AC sub-system or the at least one photovoltaic sub-system to a DC circuit is a positive direction, i VSC1 , i VSC2 , i DC/DC are respectively positive currents between the T point and output of VSC1, VSC2 and DC/DC at the T point, if during the fault period, i VSC1 is negative, the fault is located in between the VSC1 and the T point; if during the fault period, i VSC2 is negative, the fault is located in between the VSC2 and the T point; and if during the fault period i DC/DC is negative, the fault is located in between the DC/DC and the T point.

2. A fault location method for two-level VSC type photovoltaic connected flexible DC distribution network, wherein the fault location method for two-level VSC-type photovoltaic connected flexible DC distribution network comprising:
recognizing a section where a fault lie from a direction of positive current of DC feeders during a fault period; establishing a distance measuring model for bipolar short circuit covering interactions and responses of systems according to equivalent circuits of transient periods during the fault period; and realizing fault location by finding a distance to fault with electric parameters and information of the fault, wherein the fault location method of two-level VSC-type photovoltaic connected bidirectional flexible DC distribution network comprising the following steps:
(Step 1), assuming a T point is an intersection between a DC feeder of at least one at least one photovoltaic sub-system and a DC feeder of at least one At least one AC sub-system, judging the section where the fault occurs according to the direction of the positive current of the DC feeders at the T point during the fault period;
(Step 2), establishing a distance measurement model for the bipolar short circuit fault covering the interactions and responses between the systems by the equivalent circuits of transient periods during bipolar short circuit of the two-level VSC type flexible DC distribution network; and
(Step 3), determining a length of a sampling window according to boundary conditions of the transient periods of the fault, calculating the distance to the fault based on electric parameters and information of the fault at sampling times; calculating average values of the distance to the fault obtained at the sampling points and realizing accurate location of the bipolar short circuit fault,
wherein in the step 2, after occurrence of the fault, turning off immediately IGBTs of the convertors of the sub-systems, analyzing coupling relationships of each of the subsystems at a fault point during the fault period according to conduction and feeding conditions of internal diodes in two-level VSCs and photovoltaic DC/DC, determining boundary conditions and the equivalent circuits of the transient stages during the bipolar short circuit fault; building a corresponding fault mode equation based on Kirchhoff's laws; expressing elements in the fault mode equation that change along with the distance to the fault and transitional resistance and establishing a bipolar short circuit fault distance measurement mode equation containing the distance to the fault and the transitional resistance.

Assignees

• Univ China Petroleum East China

Inventors

• Zhang Zhihua
• Sun Mingming
• Tian Yongtao
• Wang Hao
• Wang Kun
• Liu Chengmin

Classifications

• G01R31/086 Primary

  in power transmission or distribution networks, i.e. with interconnected conductors · CPC title

• G01R31/088

  Aspects of digital computing · CPC title

• Y04S10/52

  Outage or fault management, e.g. fault detection or location · CPC title