Fault Ride-Through Control Strategy for Variable Speed Pumped Storage Unit with Full-Size Converter
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Abstract
Fault ride-through is a prerequisite for ensuring continuous operation of a variable-speed pumped storage unit with a full-size converter (FSC-VSPU) and providing support for the renewable energy and power grid. This paper proposes low-voltage ride through (LVRT) and high-voltage ride through (HVRT) strategies for FSC-VSPU to address this issue. Firstly, the structure of FSC-VSPU and its control strategy under power generation and pumping conditions are described. Subsequently, the fault characteristics of the FSC-VSPU under different operating conditions are analyzed. More stringent fault ride-through technical requirements than those for wind turbines are proposed. On this basis, the fault ride-through strategies of combining fast power drop, rotor energy storage control, power anti-regulation control, dynamic reactive current control, low power protection, and DC crowbar circuit are proposed. Simulation case studies conducted in PSCAD/EMTDC verify the correctness of the theoretical analysis and the effectiveness of the LVRT and HVRT strategies in this paper.
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OpenAlex topics: Microgrid Control and Optimization · HVDC Systems and Fault Protection · Advanced Battery Technologies Research
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Affiliations
State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Research Institute, Chengdu 610041, China
College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Funding
Science and Technology Project of State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Company of China
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