The voltage source converter-high voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) transmission is the ideal integration technology for grid-connected wind farms. A passivity-based control (PBC) method for VSC-HVDC when the wind farm voltage is unbalanced is proposed in this paper. The mathematical model of a VSC with unbalanced voltage is established. The PBC theory including dissipation inequality and syste...

As one of the key technologies of large scale access of distributed energy resources, the HVDC transmission system has great potential for further development. Therefore, in the past decades, the problem associated with HVDC converters connected to weak AC networks has become an important research field. The one of particular interest, and highest in consequences, is the AC voltage stability at...

Voltage Source Converter (VSC) based HVDC is the most recent HVDC technology with extruded DC cables in small and medium power transmission. VSC-HVDC converters include Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT’S) and operated with high frequency Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) in order to get high speed control of both active and reactive power. With VSCHVDC there is an addition degree of freedom....

During the last three decades, reliability analysis of power systems considering transformers, breakers, transmission lines, and generators failure has been widely applied. This analysis has been done especially in the generation and transmission levels and is mainly restricted to high voltage alternating current (HVAC) systems. HVDC transmission systems are becoming increasingly popular when c...

Wind power development is booming globally, and large scale onshore wind power is under development in China, the Americas and India. Compared with AC transmission, HVDC technology can due to lower losses be attractive if the distance from generation to consumption is long. VSC (Voltage Source Converter) HVDC is rapidly maturing as a technology, and offers some significant advantages compared t...

A possible detrimental effect of onshore series compensation in the GB grid is the appearance of subsynchronous resonance (SSR). In this paper, a control scheme for a VSC-HVDC link capable of damping subsynchronous oscillations is proposed in order to effectively counteract the potential damage caused by SSR in steam turbines. The VSC-HVDC link has been modelled to maintain its primary function...

This paper presents the integration of the Voltage Source Converted-High Voltage Direct Current model| (VSCHVDC) into a conventional Optimal Power Flow (OPF) formulation. The assembled VSC-HVDC-OPF model is computationally implemented and solved by using the Matlab ® optimization toolbox. In this sense, the development complexity degree of the proposed implementation is equivalent to that requi...

Large offshore wind farms are recently emerging as promising alternative power sources. Long distances between offshore generation and onshore distribution grid demand new solutions for their connection to the AC network. HVDC systems based on voltage source converters (VSC) are a promising alternative to conventional AC transmission above a certain cable length. This paper presents a new VSC t...

HVDC Light is the most recent HVDC technology based on Voltage Source Converters (VSC) and extruded DC cables with power units up to 200 MW. HVDC Light converters include Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT’s) and operate with high frequency Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) in order to get high speed control of both active and reactive power. HVDC Light cable is a cable with insulation of extr...