An improved coordination method of multi-terminal MMC-HVDC system suitable for wind farm clusters integration. (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Jikai; Li, Lin; Dong, Feifei; Wang, Xiaozhe; Sheng, Hao; Sun, Chu; Li, Guoqing
• Is Part Of: International journal of electrical power & energy systems. Volume 117(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: HVDC transmission -- Power allocation -- Droop control -- Astatic control -- Wind farm clusters; Electrical engineering -- Periodicals; Electric power systems -- Periodicals; Électrotechnique -- Périodiques; Réseaux électriques (Énergie) -- Périodiques; Electric power systems; Electrical engineering; Periodicals; 621.3
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2019.105652
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-0615

Abstract

Highlights: A five-terminal HVDC model suitable for wind farm clusters integration is built. An improved droop control method is proposed with an adjustable coefficient. The application of lag compensator technique improves dynamic response capability. The effectiveness and superiority of proposed method are verified via 4 test cases. Abstract: With the continuous expansion of wind farm clusters, the multi-terminal modular multilevel converter based high voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) transmission has been employed for wind power delivery. To improve the control flexibility, dynamic voltage adjustment speed and rationality of power allocation, various coordination control methods have been recently investigated in multi-terminal MMC-HVDC transmission system. An attempt is made in this paper to contribute to the optimization of coordination control in the multi-terminal MMC-HVDC system connected to wind farms. Based on the analysis of DC voltage, power deviation and droop coefficient, an improved droop control strategy with adjustable coefficients is first proposed and thereby applied to multi-terminal MMC-HVDC transmission system with wind farm clusters. Arguably, the droop coefficient correction should be an effective method for optimizing power allocation and reducing DC voltage deviation between the receiving converters. In addition, a lag compensator is introduced to improve the response speed of the inner loop controller when the improved droop control is adopted. Furthermore, the influence of droop coefficients on the stability of the control system is discussed, and the dynamic response of the improved control system is also analyzed under the different droop and time coefficients, which can provide guidelines for the control optimization of multi-terminal MMC-HVDC system. Finally, a model of a five-terminal MMC-HVDC transmission system is built based on the RT-LAB simulator, and the simulation results show that the proposed method can not only optimize the voltage control and power allocation, but also improve the system response speed.