摘要:
This application relates to control methods and apparatus for a voltage source converter (100) comprising a plurality of energy storage devices (202) which can be selectively connected into an arm (301) of the voltage source converter. The apparatus comprises a model module (304) configured to generate a modelled value related to a first electrical parameter of the voltage source converter based on one or more model parameters and the operation of the voltage source converter. The apparatus further includes a model adaptation module (305) configured to receive the modelled value (VS) and also a measured value (VCap) related to the first electrical parameter, to determine an error between said modelled value and said measured value, and to generate a model control signal (Mcon) for adapting the model based on said error so that the modelled value substantially corresponds to the measured value. Control circuitry (303) is responsive to said model module and/or said model adaptation module to control operation of the VSC.
摘要:
This application relates to methods and apparatus for control apparatus of a voltage converter (401) for direct current transmission of electrical power over a transmission line (402). The control apparatus comprises regulation circuitry (403) for generating a regulation signal for the converter to regulate an electrical parameter of the transmission line, such as voltage or power. The regulation signal is based on the difference between a measured value of said parameter and a reference value of said parameter, as may be supplied from a reference control block (404) and may be derived from a demand signal indicating the voltage or power demand. The apparatus also includes damping circuitry (405) configured to generate a damping signal for modulating said regulation signal to reduce the effect of resonance within the bandwidth of control of the converter. The damping signal is generated as a function of a measured voltage or current of the transmission line and an impedance value for the transmission line. The damping signal may be high-pass filtered (407) so as to have no substantial impact on steady state operation.
摘要:
This application describes a voltage source converter (300) of the controlled transition bridge type, having three phase limbs, each phase limb having a high side director switch (S w1 , S W3 , S W5 ) and a low side director switch (S w4 , S W6 , S W2 ) connecting a respective DC terminal (DC+, DC-) to an AC node (102a-c) for that phase limb. Chain-link circuits (101 a-c) for each phase limb comprise a plurality of series connect cells (103), each cell having an energy storage element (105) that can be selectively connected in series or bypassed. The chain-link circuits are operated in a voltage mode to provide a defined voltage transition at the AC node during a transition between one director switch being turned off and the other directors switch being turned on. In embodiments of the invention the chain-link circuits (101 a-c) are connected to a common node such that, in use, a current can flow from one phase limb to another via the respective chain-link circuits. A converter controller (900) operates a chain-link circuit of a phase limb in a current mode to provide a defined chain-link current for at least part of the time when that phase limb is not in a transition state. The defined current can allow correct circulation of the DC current and/or provide capacitor balancing of the capacitors of a chain-link circuit. Additional chain-link circuits (301, 302) are provided between the DC terminals and the common node to provide a DC current in a converter state where all the high side or low side director switches are off at the same time.
摘要:
A voltage source converter (30) comprises: a converter limb (36) extending between first and second DC terminals (32,34) and having first and second limb portions (38,40) separated by an AC terminal (42), the first and second DC terminals (32,34) being connectable to a DC electrical network (44) and the AC terminal (42) being connectable to an AC electrical network (46), each limb portion (38,40) including a primary switching element (48), the primary switching element (48) of each limb portion (38,40) being switchable to switch the corresponding limb portion (38,40) into and out of circuit between the corresponding DC terminal (32,34) and the AC terminal (42) to control the configuration of an AC voltage at the AC terminal (42); an auxiliary limb (50) including an auxiliary converter, the auxiliary converter including at least one auxiliary switching element, the auxiliary limb (50) being connected to the AC terminal (42), the primary switching element (48) of each limb portion (38,40) being switchable to switch the auxiliary limb (50) into and out of circuit with the corresponding limb portion (38,40) and thereby switch the auxiliary limb (50) into and out of circuit with the corresponding DC terminal (32,34); and a control unit to selectively control the switching of the or each auxiliary switching element of the auxiliary converter to control the auxiliary limb (50) as a current source in a primary operating mode to inject a circulation current (68) that flows in one direction in one of the first and second limb portions (38,40) to minimise a limb portion current (66) flows in the opposite direction in that limb portion (38,40).
摘要:
A voltage source converter (30) comprises: at least two converter limbs (36), each converter limb (36) extending between first and second DC terminals (32,34) and having first and second limb portions (38,40) separated by an AC terminal (42), the first and second DC terminals (32,34) being connectable to a DC electrical network (46) and each AC terminal (42) being connectable to a AC electrical network (48), each limb portion (38,40) including at least one switching element (50); at least one chain-link converter (52), the or each chain-link converter (52) including a plurality of series-connected modules, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each switching element and the or each energy storage device of each module combining to selectively provide a voltage source, the or each chain-link converter (52) forming a branch to interconnect two of the AC terminals (42), each limb portion (38,40) of each converter limb (36) being switchable to switch the or each corresponding chain-link converter (52) into and out of circuit with that limb portion (38,40) and thereby switch the or each corresponding chain-link converter (52) into and out of circuit with the respective DC terminal (32,34), the or each chain-link converter (52) being switchable to control the configuration of an AC voltage at each corresponding AC terminal (42); and a control unit (54), wherein the control unit (54) coordinates the switching of the limb portions (38,40) and the or each chain-link converter (52) to cause transfer of real power between the AC and DC electrical networks (48,46).
摘要:
A voltage source converter (30) comprises a converter limb (36), the converter limb (36) extending between first and second DC terminals (32,34) and having primary and secondary limb elements connected in parallel between the first and second DC terminals (32,34), each DC terminal (32,34) being connectable to a DC electrical network (44), the primary limb element including first and second primary limb element portions (38,40) separated by a third terminal (42), the third terminal (42) being connectable to an AC electrical network (46), each primary limb element portion (38,40) including at least one primary switching element (50), each primary switching element (50) being switchable to switch the corresponding primary limb element portion (38,40) into and out of circuit between a respective one of the DC terminals (32,34) and the third terminal (42), the secondary limb element including first and second secondary limb element portions (52,54) separated by a junction (56), each secondary limb element portion (52,54) including a DC side chain-link converter (58), each chain-link converter (58) including a plurality of series-connected modules (60), each module (60) of each chain-link converter (58) including at least one secondary switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each secondary switching element and the or each energy storage device in each module (60) combining to selectively provide a voltage source, the converter limb (36) further including a connection interconnecting the third terminal (42) and the junction (56) to form a star configuration in which a first branch of the star configuration includes the connection, a second branch of the star configuration includes the first secondary limb element portion (52), a third branch of the star configuration includes the second secondary limb element portion (54) and the junction (56) defines a mid-point of the star configuration, wherein the voltage source converter (30) further includes a control unit (62) which controls the switching of each primary switching element to switch the corresponding primary limb element portion (38,40) into and out of circuit between the corresponding DC terminal (32,34) and the third terminal (42) to selectively transfer power between the AC and DC electrical networks (46,44) via each of the primary limb element portions (38,40), the control unit (62) further controlling the switching of the or each secondary switching element in each module (60) of each DC side chain-link converter (58) to control the configuration of an AC voltage waveform at the third terminal (42).