Protection and post-fault recovery of large HVDC networks using partitioning and fast acting DC breakers at strategic locations

Rahman, Md Habibur and Li, Rui and Yao, Liangzhong and Xu, Lie; (2018) Protection and post-fault recovery of large HVDC networks using partitioning and fast acting DC breakers at strategic locations. In: The 14th IET International Conference-AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC 2018). IET, CHN, pp. 1-8. (In Press)

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Abstract

DC fault protection arrangements for a large multi-terminal HVDC network are proposed where fast-acting DC circuit breakers are only used at strategic locations with the large DC network to be operated interconnected but partitioned into islanded DC zones in case of any DC fault events in one of the DC zones. Each DC network zone can be protected using low cost, slow protection devices such as AC circuit breakers coordinated with DC switches or slow mechanical type DC circuit breakers. This ensures the maximum ‘loss-of-infeed’ for any AC networks connected to the large HVDC system is kept within acceptable limits with reduced investment in protection cost as expensive fast acting DC circuit breakers are kept to a minimum. A post-fault recovery method of the faulty section is proposed including the reconnection with the healthy part of the network to ensure reliable and smooth restoration of the large multi-terminal HVDC network. A detailed pre-fault and post-fault power flow analysis is also conducted in a multi-terminal DC network with DC voltage droop control. The proposed protection arrangements and post-fault recovery method are validated by simulation of a two-zone, six-terminal DC network with respective radial and meshed configurations.

ORCID iDs

Rahman, Md Habibur ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9726-2194, Li, Rui ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-7546, Yao, Liangzhong and Xu, Lie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5633-7866;
  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:63604
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    11 March 2018
    Published
    11 March 2018
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    Notes:This paper is a postprint of a paper submitted to and accepted for publication in 14th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission and is subject to Institution of Engineering and Technology Copyright. The copy of record is available at IET Digital Library
    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:04 Apr 2018 11:34
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 15:13
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/63604
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