Reference voltage calculation method based on zero-sequence component optimisation for a regional compensation DVR

This paper describes the design of a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) that can simultaneously protect several sensitive loads from voltage sags in a region of an MV distribution network. A novel reference voltage calculation method based on zero-sequence voltage optimisation is proposed for this DVR to optimise cost-effectiveness in compensation of voltage sags with different characteristics in an ungrounded neutral system. Based on a detailed analysis of the characteristics of voltage sags caused by different types of faults and the effect of the wiring mode of the transformer on these characteristics, the optimisation target of the reference voltage calculation is presented with several constraints. The reference voltages under all types of voltage sags are calculated by optimising the zero-sequence component, which can reduce the degree of swell in the phase-to-ground voltage after compensation to the maximum extent and can improve the symmetry degree of the output voltages of the DVR, thereby effectively increasing the compensation ability. The validity and effectiveness of the proposed method are verified by simulation and experimental results.     

Development of a 10-kV regional compensation dynamic voltage restorer with multiple functions

The first 10-kV regional compensation dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) has been installed in a 110-kV substation in Shenzhen power grid, to protect plenty of sensitive loads in a wide area simultaneously from the disturbances caused by voltage sags. The location selection and performance indicators of the DVR are determined based on the voltage sag statistic results in recent years of Shenzhen power grid. The implementation schemes of main circuit elements, such as the energy storage unit, inverter and LC filter are presented. To further improve the DVR’s cost-effectiveness, a novel virtual impedance control strategy is proposed to provide the DVR with a function of a Fault Current Limiter (FCL) or a Series Compensator (SC) besides the function of voltage sag compensation. Simulation and field experimental results are provided to show the correctness and effectiveness of the main circuit design and control system development of the 10-kV DVR.     

Control and testing of a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) at medium voltage level

The dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) has become popular as a cost effective solution for the protection of sensitive loads from voltage sags. Implementations of the DVR have been proposed at both a low voltage (LV) level, as well as a medium voltage (MV) level; and give an opportunity to protect high power sensitive loads from voltage sags. This paper reports practical test results obtained on a medium voltage (10 kV) level using a DVR at a distribution test facility in Kyndby, Denmark. The DVR was designed to protect a 400-kVA load from a 0.5-p.u. maximum voltage sag. The reported DVR verifies the use of a combined feed-forward and feed-back technique of the controller and it obtains both good transient and steady-state responses. The effect of the DVR on the system is experimentally investigated under both faulted and nonfaulted system states, for a variety of linear and nonlinear loads. Variable duration voltage sags were created using a controllable LV breaker fed by a 630 kVA distribution transformer placed upstream of the sensitive load. The fault currents in excess of 12 kA were designed and created to obtain the required voltage sags. It is concluded the DVR works well in all operating conditions.     

Optimized Control Strategy for a Medium-Voltage DVR—Theoretical Investigations and Experimental Results

Most power quality problems in distribution systems are related to voltage sags. Therefore, different solutions have been examined to compensate these sags to avoid production losses at sensitive loads. Dynamic Voltage Restorers (DVRs) have been proposed to provide higher power quality. Currently, a system wide integration of DVRs is hampered because of their high cost, in particular, due to the expensive DC-link energy storage devices. The cost of these DC-link capacitors remains high because the DVR requires a minimum DC-link voltage to be able to operate and to compensate a sag. As a result, only a small fraction of the energy stored in the DC-link capacitor is used, which makes it impractical for DVRs to compensate relatively long voltage sags. Present control strategies are only able to minimize the distortions at the load or to allow a better utilization of the storage system by minimizing the needed voltage amplitude. To avoid this drawback, an optimized control strategy is presented in this paper, which is able to reduce the needed injection voltage of the DVR and concurrently to mitigate the transient distortions at the load side. In the following paper, a brief introduction of the basic DVR principle will be given. Next, three standard control strategies will be compared and an optimized control strategy is developed in this paper. Finally, experimental results using a medium-voltage 10-kV DVR setup will be shown to verify and prove the functionality of the presented control strategy in both symmetrical and asymmetrical voltage sag conditions.      

Design and performance of dynamic voltage restorer using genetic algorithm

In the present scenario, sensitive loads suffer nearly 80% of power quality problems especially due to voltage sag. Dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) finds its perfect application as a compensator to mitigate the voltage sag problem. In this paper, source voltage suffers voltage sag of 30% and load terminal voltage is regulated using proportional and integral (PI) controllers. Synchronous reference frame algorithm is adopted to generate reference load voltage for voltage source converter switching. Optimised values of the gains of PI controllers are achieved using genetic algorithm. Control strategy of the DVR is simulated using MATLAB software and performance of DVR is studied.     

基于PSpice的动态电压恢复器研究

随着现代电力电子设备的广泛应用,电压跌落已日益成为电力部门和用户关注的电能质量问题。介绍了减少电压跌落的几种方法,分析了采用动态电压恢复器(Dynamic Voltage Restorer)的优点,重点研究了DVR的核心单元基于全控器件的电压源逆变器,及其实现原理,并对设计电路进行了PSpice仿真,仿真结果表明逆变器的输出是符合DVR的要求的。     

A novel dynamic series compensator with closed-loop voltage and current mode control for voltage sag mitigation

The increased use of voltage-sensitive equipment in the industrial sector has made industrial processes more susceptible to supply voltage quality problems in the form of voltage sags. Series-connected voltage source converter (VSC)-based devices have been gaining popularity in protecting sensitive loads against voltage sags. This paper presents a novel transformerless dynamic series compensator (DSC) to mitigate long-duration voltage sags effectively. A line-side controllable rectifier connected to the proposed DSC maintains the dc-link voltage at a specific value while the DSC compensates voltage sags. The DSC is controlled by a closed-loop voltage and current mode controller which provides better damping and dynamic performance than that of in open-loop controller. The closed-loop controller consists of an outer voltage loop and an inner current loop derived from filter capacitor current. Performance of the proposed DSC is tested under varied voltage sag conditions, and simulated and experimental results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed DSC in mitigating long-duration voltage sags.     

Operation and control of a dynamic voltage restorer using transformer coupled H-bridge converters

The dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) as a means of series compensation for mitigating the effect of voltage sags has become established as a preferred approach for improving power quality at sensitive load locations. Meanwhile, the cascaded multilevel type of power converter topology has also become a workhorse topology in high power applications. This paper presents the detailed design of a closed loop regulator to maintain the load voltage within acceptable levels in a DVR using transformer coupled H-bridge converters. The paper presents system operation and controller design approaches, verified using computer simulations, and a laboratory scale experimental prototype.     

Neural network control for dynamic voltage restorer

The dynamic voltage restorer is a power electronic device which has demonstrated its ability to protect sensitive loads from the effects of voltage sags. This compensator is connected in series with the distribution feeder. A neural network control is proposed. Simulation results are shown to validate these control methods.     

A Novel Technique to Compensate Voltage Sags in Multiline Distribution System—The Interline Dynamic Voltage Restorer

The dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) provides a technically advanced and economical solution to voltage-sag problem. As the voltage-restoration process involves real-power injection into the distribution system, the capability of a particular DVR topology, especially for compensating long-duration voltage sags, depends on the energy storage capacity of the DVR. The interline DVR (IDVR) proposed in this paper provides a way to replenish dc-link energy storage dynamically. The IDVR consists of several DVRs connected to different distribution feeders in the power system. The DVRs in the IDVR system share a common energy storage. When one of the DVR compensates for voltage sag appearing in that feeder, the other DVRs replenish the energy in the common dc-link dynamically. Thus, one DVR in the IDVR system works in voltage-sag compensation mode while the other DVRs in the IDVR system operate in power-flow control mode. In principle, IDVR can operate effectively when constituent DVRs are electrically (not necessarily physically) far apart. Closed-loop load voltage and current-mode-control techniques are used as the control strategy in the two modes of operation. Experimental results obtained for a laboratory prototype of the IDVR are presented to show the effectiveness and the efficacy of the proposed IDVR system to improve power quality     

基于飞轮储能单元的动态电压恢复器优化补偿方法研究

配电系统中的电能质量问题一般与电压暂降有关,而飞轮储能装置具有效率高、功率大等特性,可用来解决电能质量问题。本文用一种基于飞轮储能系统的动态电压恢复器（DVR）解决配电网电压暂降问题,建立含飞轮储能单元并联型DVR模型,重点分析并联型飞轮储能系统的工作模式及相对应的充放电控制策略。配电网中DVR模型主电路采用混合级联H桥拓扑结构,在补偿控制策略方面,提出一种优化补偿控制策略,该方法可以减少所需注入DVR的有功功率和延长系统的补偿时间。通过仿真分析与实验验证,表明了所提模型以及相关补偿控制方法可行性和有效性。     

Buck-Boost变换器的能量传输模式 及输出纹波电压分析

根据电感电流最小值与输出电流的比较,将Buck-Boost 变换器的能量传输模式(ETM)分为完全电感供能模式(CISM)和不完全电感供能模式(IISM),得出了CISM和IISM的临界条件和临界电感.将电感电流最小值与零和输出电流进行比较,得出Buck-Boost 变换器存在三种工作模式,即CISM、不完全电感供能且连续导电模式(IISM-CCM)和不完全电感供能且不连续导电模式(IISM-DCM).推导出了变换器工作于三种模式时的输出纹波电压表示式,指出对于给定负载、电容和开关频率的Buck-Boost变换器,CISM的输出纹波电压最小且与电感无关,而IISM-CCM和IISM-DCM的输出纹波电压较大且随电感减小而增大.CISM和IISM的临界电感即为使得变换器的输出纹波电压最低的最小电感.文中给出实例,实验结果与理论分析一致,但因未考虑器件参数输出纹波电压略高于理论分析值,实验结果验证了理论分析的正确性.     

A new dynamic voltage restorer with separating active and reactive power circuit design

Conventional dynamic voltage restorers (DVRs) install parallel battery and capacitor sets at the DC bus to supply the required power for voltage sag compensation. However, the reactive power output of a DVR may increase the ripple voltage at the inner DC bus, possibly resulting in a higher operating temperature of the battery and thus decreased battery life. This paper proposes a DVR system that uses a cascade power module to effectively compensate voltage sag. By separating the active and reactive compensation powers, the proposed DVR provides a lower ripple DC link for extending battery life and offers a flexible way to design the capacitor bank. To confirm the effectiveness of the proposed design, theoretical analysis and experimental validation were conducted under various scenarios. Test results confirm the feasibility and practicality of the proposed method.     

Analysis of Performance of Adjustable-Speed Drives during Voltage Sags

The induction motors are the most common electric machines on industrial systems and with extended applications when adjustable speed drives (ASD) are used. The speed drives are based on power electronic devices and therefore they are highly sensitive to electric disturbances such as voltage sags, interruption, etc. Voltage sags has become one of most common power quality problems in the electrical systems, producing negative effects mainly in loads with power electronic technology. In this paper, the analysis of the effects produced by voltage sags in the ASD and the induction motor are presented. The electric system used for the analysis is conformed by an induction motor, an AC drive with V/Hz control scheme and a step down transformer connected in Yd. The voltage sags were produced by faults in the electric system with a time duration of 6 cycles (0.1 s). The whole electric system was modeled and simulated in Matlab/Simulink environment. The operating conditions of the induction motor was 80% of nominal speed and full load. The obtained results show high sensitivity of the drive, mainly to the dc-link voltage drop, resulting in a motor speed drop and overcurrents in the drive feeders at the ending sag. The adopted parameters used as a limit for the speed drive disruption were 5% of variation in the motor speed and 1.5 p.u. for the peak current. The most severe effects occur with sags type A and G due to three-phase and two-phase to ground faults respectively. The effect of these sags produced a dc-link voltage drop higher than 30% and therefore the drive disruption as a result of the operating limits exceeded. With voltage sags type C and D, caused by single-phase to ground and two-phase faults respectively, the effects produced in the drive and the motor are negligible.     

Four-wire dynamic voltage restorer based on a three-dimensional voltage space vector PWM algorithm

A modified voltage space vector pulse-width modulated (PWM) algorithm for a four-wire dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) is described. The switching strategy based on a three-dimensional (3-D) /spl alpha//spl beta/O voltage space is applicable to the control of three-phase four-wire inverter systems such as the split-capacitor PWM inverter and the four-leg PWM inverter. In contrast to the conventional voltage space vector PWM method, it controls positive, negative and zero sequence components of the terminal voltages instantaneously. Three 3-D modulation schemes are analyzed with respect to total harmonic distortion (THD), weighted total harmonic distortion (WTHD), neutral line ripple and switching loss over the whole range of the modulation index when the DVR experiences both balanced and unbalanced sags with phase angle jumps. Experimental results from a 9 kW DVR system using a split-capacitor PWM inverter are presented to validate the simulation results.     

基于分布式电网中DVR的补偿控制策略研究

针对动态电压恢复器（Dynamic Voltage Restorer, DVR）在分布式电网中补偿电压暂降出现的延时和控制不稳定等问题,本文提出一种无串联变压器型DVR的预测电压控制策略,该控制方法采用离散模型为一个电压源逆变器和一个用于开关控制逆变器结合生成一个接口滤波器。 在不需要任何线性控制器或调制技术下,通过DVR跟踪参考电压有效预测控制,保持负载电压在各种电压扰动下稳定输出正弦电压值。在DVR补偿控制策略方面,采用最小有功功率补偿控制策略,该方法更为有效地延长DVR补偿时间,降低DVR输出的有功功率,仿真分析与实验结果验证了所提方法的可行性。     

一种双有源桥谐振变换器的研究与设计

以能量双向流动双有源桥(DAB)串联谐振变换器为研究对象,在考虑隔离变压器激磁电感和泄漏电感影响的基础上,建立双有源桥串联谐振变换器的准确等效模型,推导出其稳态工作特性。分析了DAB串联谐振变换器软开关条件和激磁电感最优值选择方法。设计了一种工作在谐振频率处的DAB串联谐振DC/DC变换器,当电压增益M=1时,所有开关在全负载范围内都工作,均能实现ZVS。还分析了负载变化时谐振电压和电流的变化规律。最后给出设计实例,并用SABER仿真软件搭建了实验电路,仿真结果验证了理论分析的有效性。     

New grounded immittance function simulators using single current feedback operational amplifier

Using unified representations for single current-feedback operational amplifier based immittance function simulators, new circuits can be systematically discovered. In this article a catalogue of three generic circuit structures is presented. The first structure uses three passive elements to realize either two different grounded lossless negative inductances or two different lossless grounded frequency-dependent positive resistances, and uses four passive elements to realize two different grounded series connected negative resistance and negative inductance. The second structure uses three passive elements to realize a grounded lossless negative inductance and four passive elements to realize either a grounded series connected negative capacitance and a positive resistance or a grounded positive (or negative) series connected inductance and a positive resistance. The third structure uses three passive elements to realize either a grounded negative inductance in series with a negative resistance or a grounded negative capacitance divider in addition to the classical grounded negative impedance converter. Moreover, some of the previously reported immittance function realizations can be systematically obtained from the proposed generic structures.     

Performance analysis of dynamic voltage restorer using improved PSO technique

ABSTRACT

This paper has discussed the study of the performance of dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) taking different voltage sag conditions in the supply voltage of the distribution system for linear and non-linear load. DVR is employed to mitigate the voltage sag. Proportional and integral (PI) controller is used for the control of DVR to mitigate the voltage sag. Synchronous reference frame theorybased control algorithm has been implemented for generating reference voltages. In this paper, an efficient improved particle swarm optimisation technique for optimizing the gain parameters of the PI controller has been proposed. The performance and suitability of DVR is validated through MATLAB simulation results and use of Sim Power Systems Blocksets. Integral squared error is implemented to check the performance and suitability of DVR. Extensive results of the proposed method are presented and compared with conventional Ziegler Nichols and genetic algorithm methods of tuning gain parameters of PI controllers.     

A fast active power filter to correct line voltage sags

An active power filter for compensating voltage sags that occur on a weak AC power system is described. The proposed active power filter is especially suitable in situations where sensitive data processing and other critical loads are to be operated on a weak AC system. The proposed filter is fast acting and simple in design. A design procedure based on IEEE/ANSI voltage withstand tolerance (IEEE standard 446-1987) is proposed. Laboratory tests on a prototype filter show fast response and linear correction characteristics