UPFC Using A Power Electronics Integrated Transformer
UPFC Using A Power Electronics Integrated Transformer
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lines, to manage the real power flow the series regulator of DC building microgrids promise significant efficiency The
UPFC modifies the series injected voltage angle, at the same Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) was proposed for
time as the amount of series injected voltage regulates the real-time control and dynamic compensation of ac
reactive power flow. Thus the real power regulator can transmission systems, providing the necessary functional
appreciably have an effect on the level of reactive power flow. flexibility required to solve many of the problems facing the
The reactive power regulator modifies the value of series utility industry. The Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC)
voltage added to the system which further alters real power is able to control both the transmitted real power and,
flow. Therefore these two regulators are responding to other’s independently, the reactive power flows at the sending and the
effects. receiving-end of the transmission line. The unique capabilities
The powerful, hitherto unattainable, capabilities of the UPFC of the UPFC in multiple line compensation are integrated into
summarized in terms of conventional transmission control a generalized power flow controller that is able to maintain
concepts, can be integrated into a generalized power flow prescribed, and independently controllable, real power and
controller that is able to maintain prescribed, and reactive power flow in the line.
independently controllable, real power P and reactive power The Unified Power Flow Controller consists of two switching
Q in the line. Within this concept, the conventional terms of converters, which in the implementations considered are
series compensation, phase shifting etc., become irrelevant; voltage sourced inverters using gate turn-off (GTO) thyristor
the UPFC simply controls the magnitude and angular position valves, as shown in Figure (2). These inverters, labelled
of the injected voltage in real time so as to maintain or vary “Converter 1” and “Converter 2” in the figure, are operated
the real and reactive power flow in the line to satisfy load from a common dc link provided by a dc storage capacitor.
demand and system operating conditions.[3] This arrangement functions as an ideal ac to ac power
2.2.1 Control Strategy of UPFC converter in which the real power can freely flow in either
UPFC series and shunt converter control is the core of the direction between the ac terminals of the two inverters and
control strategy of the UPFC, including DC voltage control, each inverter can independently generate (or absorb) reactive
AC voltage control, power flow adjustment, start control. power at its own ac output terminal.
Regardless of the topology adopted by a UPFC, it is always a The basic function of Converter 1 is to supply or absorb the
combination of a series converter and a shunt converter real power demanded by UPFC consist of two back to back
connected back to back via a common DC bus. The shunt converters named converter1 and converter2, are operated
converter absorbs active power from the grid, provides it to from a DC link provided by a dc storage capacitor. These
the series converter and compensates the active power loss for arrangements operate as an ideal ac to ac converter in which
circuit devices, avoiding system collapse caused by a DC the real power can freely flow either in direction between the
capacitor voltage drop. The shunt converter also provides ac terminals of the two converts and each converter can
reactive power for the grid via a shunt transformer to maintain independently generate or absorb reactive power as its own ac
the voltage stability of the UPFC connecting point. Besides, output terminal. One converter is connected to in shunt to the
the series converter injects a voltage with adjustable transmission line via a shunt transformer and other one is
amplitude and phase via a series transformer, in order to connected in series through a series transformer. The DC
control the flow in the line. Therefore, the shunt converter terminal of two converters is coupled and this creates a path
aims to maintain a constant DC bus voltage and provide for active power exchange between the converters. Converter
reactive power for the grid, while the series-side converter can provide the main function of UPFC by injecting a voltage
aims to achieve active and reactive power regulation of the with controllable magnitude and phase angle in series with the
line by changing the amplitude and phase of the inverter line via an injection transformer. This injected voltage act as a
output voltage. synchronous ac voltage source. The transmission line current
flows through the voltage source resulting in reactive and
3. UPFC using CPAT active power exchange between it and the ac system. The
reactive power exchanged at the dc terminal is generated
internally by the converter. The real power exchanged at the
ac terminal is converted into dc power which appears at the dc
link as a real power demand. And converter1 is to supply or
absorb the real power demanded by converter2 at the common
dc link to support real power exchange resulting from the
series voltage injection. This dc link power demand of
converter2 is converted back to ac by converter1 and coupled
to the transmission line bus via shunt connected transformer.
In addition, converter1 can also generate or absorb
controllable reactive power if it is required and thereby
provide independent shunt reactive compensation for the line.
Thus converter1 can be operated at unity power factor or to be
controlled to have a reactive power exchange with the line
independent of the reactive power exchanged by converter1.
Obviously, there can be no reactive power flow through the
UPFC dc link.[3]
Fig.No 2 Basic circuit arrangement of the Unified Power
Flow.
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3.1 Power Converters Model component of the three-phase primary voltage, V1. The output
A three-phase back-to-back converter was connected to the of the PLL (angle Θ=ωt) is used to compute the direct-axis
shunt and series windings of the CPAT. As in a typical UPFC, and quadrature-axis components of the AC three-phase
the shunt converter operated as a current controlled voltage voltage and currents (labelled as Vd, Vq or Id, and Iq on the
source inverter (CCVSI) equipped with an LCL filter, to diagram). Measurement systems measuring the d and q
attenuate switching frequency harmonics. The filter components of the AC positive-sequence voltage, currents to
parameters L1sh, Csh and L2sh were selected based on the be controlled, and the DC voltage Vdc. An outer regulation
required attenuation of switching frequency harmonics and loop consisting of an AC voltage regulator and a DC voltage
resonance frequency. Damping of filter resonance was regulator. The output of the AC voltage regulator is the
achieved through the shunt damping resistance (Rsh). The reference current Iqref for the current regulator, where Iq is the
converter was connected in a three-phase 4-wire topology to current in quadrature with voltage that controls reactive power
facilitate the capacity to inject triplen harmonic current in the flow. The output of the DC voltage regulator is the reference
shunt windings. The magnetizing harmonic currents required current Idref for the current regulator, where Id is the current in
by the transformer were evident. Therefore, injection of such phase with voltage that controls active power flow. An inner
harmonic current components through the shunt winding current regulation loop consisting of a current regulator. The
would eliminate their requirement from the grid. The shunt current regulator controls the magnitude and phase of the
converter controller maintains a constant DC bus voltage voltage generated by the PWM converter (V2d and V2q) from
(Vdc1, Vdc2) over each DC bus capacitor (Cdc) and controls the Idref and Iqref reference currents produced respectively by
the shunt converter current (ip2sh). Primary voltage (Vp1) the DC voltage regulator and the AC voltage regulator (in
and current (ip1) were measured to synchronize the shunt voltage control mode). The current regulator is assisted by a
converter voltage (Vp2) with the Vp1 and to provide the feed-forward-type regulator that predicts the V2 voltage
required services to ip1. The output PWM signals of the shunt output (V2d and V2q) from the V1 measurement (V1d and
converter controller drove the converter switches of the shunt V1q) and the transformer leakage reactance
converter to control the shunt current according to the
required reference.
The series inverter operated as a voltage source inverter,
equipped with an LC filter to attenuate switching frequency
harmonics of the output voltage (vp3). Similarly, the filter
parameters Lser, Cser and Rser were selected based on the
required attenuation of switching frequency harmonics and
resonance damping. The secondary voltage (vp4) and current
(ip4) were measured to control the series voltage (vp3)
according to the required services provided to ip4. The output
PWM signals from the series converter controller drove the
series inverter to achieve the required reference series voltage.
As shown in Figure 3, each phase of the primary, shunt, series
and secondary winding were linked in a common CPAT core, Fig.No.4 STATCOM Controller
resulting in a three-phase CPAT configuration.
4. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
A Simulink model is used to simulate its performance and
simulated results are presented in detail. The model proposed
here was developed in Matlab/Simulink and
Matlab/Simscape. The source is of 11kV, trnsmission line of
150 kM & load is of 10MW and 2MVAR.
4.1 Simulation of UPFC
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The Simulink model of UPFC. UPFC consists of all the A three-phase CPAT is compared to a three-phase
features of STATCOM, SSSC. Static Synchronous Series compensation system consisting of a three-phase shunt
Compensator (SSSC) is a series connected controller, which is transformer, three-phase series transformer and three-single
capable of providing reactive power compensation to a power phase shell-type power transformers. The CPAT combines a
system. It injects an almost sinusoidal voltage with variable shunt, a series and an isolation transformer into a single
amplitude. It is equivalent to an inductive or a capacitive transformer. The main advantage of the CPAT over a
reactance in series with the transmission line. The conventional UPFC solution, based on using multiple
STATCOM is connected in shunt. The magnitude of bus transformers, can be summarized in terms of reduction of core
voltage depends on reactive power flowing from shunt material, winding and manufacturing cost. The CPAT can
inverter. Thus, by controlling the reactive power in shunt replace distribution transformers to provide services that will
inverter, the magnitude of bus voltage can be controlled. help maintain power system stability and reliability.
with DC bank capacitor is shown in figure 5. The amount of
losses in a power system is in primary and secondary
distribution lines. While transmission and sub-transmission
lines account for only about 30% of the total losses.
Therefore, the primary and secondary distribution systems
must be properly planned to ensure within limits. The
unexpected load increase was reflected in the increase of
technical losses above the normal level Losses are inherent to
the distribution of electricity and cannot be eliminated.
The 11 KV and 415 volt lines in rural areas are extended over
long distances to feed loads scattered over large areas. Thus,
the primary and secondary distributions lines in rural areas are
largely radial laid usually extend over long distances. This
results in high line resistance and therefore, high I2R losses in
the line. To overcome the transmission line losses most
versatile FACTS device is used i.e. UPFC. FACTS Controller
referred to as the Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC). It
utilizes the synchronous voltage sources to provide
comprehensive control of power flow in transmission systems.
Installing the UPFC can improve power transfer capability.
The UPFC is an advanced power system device capable of
providing simultaneous control of Instantaneous speed of
response voltage magnitude, active and reactive power flows
in an adaptive fashion.
The UPFC is the most versatile device which designed based Fig No 5 Simulation of UPFC using CPAT
on the combination of both series and shunt FACTS devices. 4.3 Result
Shunt FACTS device (Shunt Converter) or STATCOM (Static 4.3.1 Result of UPFC:
Synchronous Compensator) is used to control the reactive
power flow in the transmission line. Series FACTS device
(Series Converter) or SSSC (Static Synchronous Series
Compensator) is used to control the series injecting voltage
and phase angle which is injected to the transmission line
through series transformer. These two converters are
combined with a common dc link. This capacitor has small
energy storing capacity. So, active power generated by the
series converter should be equal to the active power flow
through the shunt converter.
4.2 Simulation of UPFC using CPAT
The Simulink model of UPFC using CPAT is shown in figure
6 Simulations of the proposed CPAT structures are evaluated
for power flow control applications and elimination of
transformer magnetizing current harmonics from the grid.
Furthermore, experimental results on a stiff grid shows the
capability of a CPAT to control power flow through its series
winding as well as provide harmonics and reactive power
compensation through its shunt winding. A three-phase back-
to-back converter was connected to the shunt and series
windings of the CPAT. The converter was connected in a
three-phase 4-wire topology to facilitate the capacity to inject
Fig.No 6 Result- Source Voltage & Current
triple harmonic current in the shunt windings.
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Fig.No 6 Result- Load Voltage & Current Fig.No 9 Result- Source Voltage & Current.
Fig.No 7 Result- Load Active & Reactive Power Fig.No 10 Result- Load Voltage & Current
Figure (5) & (6) the performance of the system when UPFC is Figure (9) & (10) the performance of the system when UPFC
connected to the transmission line. Figure (5) shows the using CPAT is connected to the transmission line. Figure (9)
source voltage @ the current while figure (46) same for the shows the source voltage @ the current while figure (10)
load. The source voltage is of 11kV while the voltage at same for the load. The source voltage is of 10kV while the
sending end is dropped to 10kV. Fig 8 shows the Active & voltage at sending end is increased to 11kV.
Reactive Power consumed by the load. Active power
received is 6MW and reactive power is of 0.75MVAR.
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