Abstract:
A controllable reactor and a method of assembling it are disclosed. The controllable reactor (1) comprises a core structure (2) surrounded by a main winding (3), and a control winding(201) for controlling an inductance of the core structure (2), and the core structure (2) comprises a control element (20) with a control core (200) surrounded by the control winding (201). The method includes prefabrication control elements (20) with a control core (200) surrounded by the control winding (201), and stacking a plurality of prefabricated control elements (20) and uncontrolled elements (21) to form the core structure of the reactor (1), so as to simplify design, fabrication, and assembling of a controllable reactor with a transverse DC winding.
Abstract:
A method (100, 300), system (900) and apparatus (1000) for operating a hydraulic turbine. A speed adjustment quantity for the hydraulic turbine and a corresponding change in flow quantity are obtained (110, 310). A rotation speed of the hydraulic turbine is adjusted based on the speed adjustment quantity. A change ratio of the flow quantity with regard to the speed adjustment quantity is determined based on the speed adjustment quantity and the corresponding change in flow quantity (120, 320). An adjustment manner in which the rotation speed is further adjusted is determined based on the determined change ratio of flow quantity (130, 330).It enables the hydraulic turbine to track a maximum efficiency operation point under a given power order and water head in real time at a low cost.
Abstract:
A method and controller for controlling capacitor voltage balancing in a modular direct-current to direct-current (DC/DC) converter. The method comprises in each of sub-process of a voltage transitional process of a square wave for an arm: S701: identifying candidate sub-modules in a predetermined status from sub-modules in the arm; S702: obtaining capacitor voltages of the candidate sub-modules; S703: selecting at least one target sub-module from the candidate sub-modules based on the obtained capacitor voltages; and S704: generating a control signal to the at least one target sub-module in the arm so that a voltage across the arm changes gradually in the voltage transitional process. Using the above method, well-balanced capacitor voltages can be provided, which could provide a square waveform with a voltage changing gradually in the voltage transitional process at corresponding arm and at the same time meet requirements on the arm current by a soft switching. Therefore, the switching loss can be reduced even at a higher switching frequency and thus the system efficiency can be improved.
Abstract:
Methods for de-icing transmission lines in a 4-terminal (or 3-terminal) bipolar series MTDC system include: bypassing each converter (R 1 -, R 2 -, I2-, I1-) of a kind of pole in all terminals and making all transmission lines of the kind of pole functioned under metallic return mode; and reconnecting the converter in parallel with a converter (R 1 +, R 2 +, I2+, I1+) of a contrary pole in the same terminal individually. For de-icing the target transmission lines, the de-icing operation can be realized without impact on other unselected transmission lines. Hence, the methods are more practical and flexible for de-icing implementation on series MTDC system.
Abstract:
A reconfigurable electric vehicle charging system (1), including: a first power conversion circuit (10) having a first port (100) and a second port (101), being configured to convert a first AC power input into a first DC power output for charging the electric vehicle in a first power flow direction (D1) from the first port (100) to the second port (101); a second power conversion circuit (11) having a third port (110) and a fourth port (111), being configured to selectively operate in either of conversion of a second AC power input into a second DC power output and conversion of a first DC power input into the second DC power output both in a second power flow direction (D2) from the third port (110) to the fourth port (111), wherein the second DC power output is arranged for charging the electric vehicle; and a switching device (12), being configured to select either of the second AC power input and the first DC power input of the second power conversion circuit (11). This allows for a relatively lower power capacity for a power converter thereof, manufacturing cost, power losses and physical size can be reduced.
Abstract:
It is provided with a bidirectional power valve (1) for current occurring in a high voltage DC conductor, control method therefore, hybrid multi-terminal HVDC System using the same. The bidirectional power valve (1) includes a first power diode arrangement (10) of a first conducting direction (D1), a second power diode (11) arrangement of a second conducting direction (D2); a mechanical disconnector (12), being connected with the second power diode arrangement (11) in series; wherein: the first power diode arrangement (10) and the series-connected second power diode arrangement (11) and the mechanical disconnector (12) are connected in parallel; and the first conducting direction (D1) of the first power diode arrangement (10) and the second conducting direction (D2) of the second power diode arrangement (11) are opposite to each other. The current commutation and re-commutation can be achieved with less requirement of the timing accuracy of switching event which makes the usage of a mechanical disconnector (12) and power diode feasible. This will then result in a significant reduction of cost and power transfer losses.
Abstract:
A step-down DC autotransformer for HVDC and a system thereof are disclosed. The monopolar topology of the DC autotransformer comprises a first AC/DC converter, a second AC/DC converter, an AC transformer and an energizing component; in which the DC side of the first AC/DC converter is connected between a high DC voltage line and a low DC voltage line; the DC side of the second AC/DC converter is connected between the low DC voltage line and a neutral bus; the AC sides of the first AC/DC converter and second AC/DC converter are connected via the AC transformer; and the energizing component is connected between the low DC voltage line and the neutral bus. The step-down DC autotransformer also can be a bipolar topology. For the proposed solutions, the power capacity of each converter or AC transformer is only part of the transmitted power, which depends on the DC/DC step-down ratio. Therefore the step-down DC autotransformer has low cost, small footprint and high performance.
Abstract:
A master control method for a series multi-terminal direct current (MTDC) system and elements thereof. The method comprises: choosing one terminal as a current setting terminal (CST) and defining other terminals as voltage setting terminals (VST) (302); configuring a current reference of the series MTDC system as the input of the CST converter, generating current values for each VST converter (304) based on the current reference and different margins thereof respectively and making the minimum value of current reference in the rectifier side larger than the maximum value of current reference in the inverter side (306). The method for series MTDC system and elements thereof can regulate and optimize the active power and reactive power, reduce the power losses, and control the distribution of the reactive power.
Abstract:
It provides a DC system converted from an AC system with phase line A, phase line B and phase line C and tis control method. The DC system includes: a first converter station and a second converter station connected by a first phase line and a second phase line selected from the phase line A, the phase line B and the phase line C for transmission of DC power therebetween; a first leg being arranged to connect across DC side of the first converter station, having a first controllable power switch in its upper leg and a second controllable power switch in its lower leg, which are connected in series via a first middle point; a second leg being arranged to connect across DC side of the second converter station, having a third controllable power switch in its upper leg and a fourth controllable power switch in its lower leg, which are connected in series via a second middle point; a bi-directional power switch, being arranged in a third phase line selected from the phase line A, the phase line B and the phase line C; and a controller; wherein: the third phase line is arranged to connect the first middle point and the second middle point; and the controller is configured to turn on the bi-directional power switch and both of the controllable power switches in the respective upper/lower legs so as to allow a current to flow through them. By having the above solutions, at different stages, the controller controls to ether turn on the bi-directional power switch and the power switches in the upper portion of the legs; or turn on the bi-directional power switch and the power switches in the lower portion of the legs. In the former situation, the full current between the two stations is carried by the second phase line, whereas the first phase line and the third phase line are sharing the current flowing in the other direction; and in the latter situation, the full current between the two stations is carried by the first phase line, whereas the second phase line and the third phase line are sharing the current flowing in the other direction.
Abstract:
A VSC system (200) of a HVDC system and rectifier and inverter stations associated therewith are provided. The VSC system (200) of the HVDC system is upgraded from a LCC HVDC system (100) and includes a plurality of LCC transformers (110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4) of the LCC HVDC system (100) that are used to transform AC voltage. The VSC system (200) also includes a plurality of VSC converter units (220-1, 220-2, 220-3, 220-4) substituting LCC converter units (120-1, 120-2, 120-3, 120-4) of the LCC HVDC system (100). The VSC converter units (220-1, 220-2, 220-3, 220-4) are connected in series and coupled to the plurality of LCC transformers (110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4) and converts AC voltage into DC voltage or otherwise. The VSC system (200) of the HVDC system further includes at least one bypass breaker (230-1, 230-2, 230-3, 230-4). Each breaker (230-1, 230-2, 230-3, 230-4) is connected in parallel with at least one of the plurality of VSC converter units (220-1, 220-2, 220-3, 220-4) and operable to be closed to bypass at least one VSC converter unit (220-1, 220-2, 220-3, 220-4). By reusing costly LCC transformers (110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4) from a LCC system and with the help of the bypass breaker (s), the VSC system (200) of the HVDC system can be built and works appropriately in a cost-effective way.