Droop gains selection methodology for offshore multi-terminal HVDC networks

Mohamed A. Abdelwahed; Ehab F. El-Saadany

doi:10.1109/EPEC.2016.7771778

Droop gains selection methodology for offshore multi-terminal HVDC networks

Mohamed A. Abdelwahed, Ehab F. El-Saadany

Electrical Engineering

University of Waterloo

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Abstract

This paper presents a methodology for selecting the droop gains of the voltage source converters (VSCs) in multi-terminal high-voltage direct current (MT HVDC) transmission system. The droop gains are selected to improve the DC voltage transient and steady state dynamics performance. The proposed methodology relies on improving the small signal stability of the HVDC network, which is performed by selecting the droop gains values that increase minimize the real part of the system critical eigenvalues, while maintaining the steady state voltage deviation within limits. The proposed methodology has been tested on the CIGRE B4 DC grid test system. Furthermore, the simulation results confirm the effects of selecting the proper droop gains on the DC voltage dynamics.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509019199
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EPEC.2016.7771778
State	Published - 5 Dec 2016
Event	2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016 - Ottawa, Canada Duration: 12 Oct 2016 → 14 Oct 2016

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Name	2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016

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Conference	2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Ottawa
Period	12/10/16 → 14/10/16

Keywords

CIGRE B4 test system
DC voltage droop control
MT VSC-HVDC transmission

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Abdelwahed, MA & El-Saadany, EF 2016, Droop gains selection methodology for offshore multi-terminal HVDC networks. in 2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016., 7771778, 2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016, Ottawa, Canada, 12/10/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/EPEC.2016.7771778

Droop gains selection methodology for offshore multi-terminal HVDC networks. / Abdelwahed, Mohamed A.; El-Saadany, Ehab F.
2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 7771778 (2016 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, EPEC 2016).

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