Investigation of SSR characteristics of unified power flow controller

The unified power flow controller (UPFC) is the most versatile flexible ac transmission system (FACTS) controller which can be used to control active and reactive power flows in a transmission line in addition to the bus voltage. The active series compensation is provided by injecting series reactive voltage. The voltage at the two ports of UPFC are regulated by control of shunt current and series real voltage. It also has several operating control modes such as voltage and power regulation, line impedance compensation, etc. This paper presents the analysis and study of sub-synchronous resonance (SSR) characteristics of UPFC. The various combination of operating modes of shunt and series converters are considered for investigating their effect on SSR characteristics.The analysis of SSR with UPFC is carried out based on frequency domain method, eigenvalue analysis and transient simulation. The frequency domain method considers D-Q model of UPFC for the computation of damping torque for quick check in determining torsional mode stability. The study is performed on IEEE First Benchmark Model (FBM).     

Unified power flow controller models for three-phase power flow analysis

In this paper, three models of the unified power flow controller (UPFC) suitable for three-phase power flow analysis in polar coordinates are presented. The symmetrical components control model can be used to control the positive-sequence voltage of the shunt bus and the total three-phase active and reactive power flows of the transmission line while the injected shunt voltages and the series voltages are balanced, respectively; the general three-phase control model can be used to control the three shunt phase voltages and the six independent active and reactive power flows of the transmission line; the hybrid control model can be used to control the positive-sequence voltage of the shunt bus and the six independent active and reactive power flows of the transmission line. The proposed UPFC models were successfully implemented in a three-phase Newton power flow algorithm in polar coordinates. In the implementation of these UPFC models, transformers of some common connection types, which connect the UPFC with the network, are explicitly represented. Numerical results based on a five-bus system and the modified IEEE 118-bus system are given to illustrate the UPFC control models and demonstrate the computational performance of the three-phase Newton power flow algorithm.     

Real and reactive power coordination for a unified power flow controller

This paper proposes a new real and reactive power coordination controller for a unified power flow controller (UPFC). The basic control for the UPFC is such that the series converter of the UPFC controls the transmission line real/reactive power flow and the shunt converter of the UPFC controls the UPFC bus voltage/shunt reactive power and the DC link capacitor voltage. In steady state, the real power demand of the series converter is supplied by the shunt converter of the UPFC. To avoid instability/loss of DC link capacitor voltage during transient conditions, a new real power coordination controller has been designed. The need for reactive power coordination controller for UPFC arises from the fact that excessive bus voltage (the bus to which the shunt converter is connected) excursions occur during reactive power transfers. A new reactive power coordination controller has been designed to limit excessive voltage excursions during reactive power transfers. PSCAD-EMTDC simulation results have been presented to show the improvement in the performance of the UPFC control with the proposed real power and reactive power coordination controller.     

基于节点电流注入法的UPFC潮流控制新方法研究

提出了一种基于节点电流注入法的改进的统一潮流控制器潮流控制的新方法:串联侧基于电流预测法实现对线路有功、无功功率的控制,并联侧用无功注入电流控制母线电压。利用电力系统综合程序(PSASP)的用户程序接口(UPI)功能,用C++语言编写了UPFC潮流控制模型的用户程序,与潮流程序交替求解,实现UPFC的控制功能。通过算例验证了该方法的正确性及有效性。所建模型无需改变UPFC两侧接入点的节点类型,控制灵活;基于节点电流注入法的思想对柔性交流输电系统控制器与其他商业软件的接口有借鉴意义。     

Modeling of the generalized unified power flow controller (GUPFC)in a nonlinear interior point OPF

With the progress of installing the latest generation of FACTS devices, namely, the convertible static compensator (CSC), several innovative operating concepts have been introduced to the historic development and application of FACTS. One of the novel concepts is the generalized unified power flow controller (GUPFC) or multi-line UPFC, which can control bus voltage and power flows of more than one line or even a sub-network. The GUPFC should have stronger control capability than the UPFC. A mathematical model for the GUPFC consisting of one shunt converter and two or more series converters is developed and implemented in a nonlinear interior point OPF algorithm. Numerical results with various GUPFC devices based on the IEEE 30 bus system and IEEE 118 bus system demonstrate the feasibility as well as the effectiveness of the GUPFC model established and the OPF method proposed     

Power flow model/calculation for power systems with multiple FACTS controllers

This paper presents a new procedure for steady state power flow calculation of power systems with multiple flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) controllers. The focus of this paper is to show how the conventional power flow calculation method can systematically be modified to include multiple FACTS controllers. Newton–Raphson method of iterative solution is used for power flow equations in polar coordinate. The impacts of FACTS controllers on power flow is accommodated by adding new entries and modifying some existing entries in the linearized Jacobian equation of the same system with no FACTS controllers. Three major FACTS controllers (STATic synchronous COMpensator (STATCOM), static synchronous series compensator (SSSC), and unified power flow controller (UPFC)) are studied in this paper. STATCOM is modeled in voltage control mode. SSSC controls the active power of the link to which it is connected. The UPFC controls the active and the reactive power flow of the link while maintaining a constant voltage at one of the buses. The modeling approach presented in this paper is tested on the 9-bus western system coordinating council (WSCC) power system and implemented using MATLAB software package. The numerical results show the robust convergence of the presented procedure.     

统一潮流控制器的分析与控制策略

文中分析了统一潮流控制器（UPFC）系统的电压、无功功率和有功功率的平衡,得到了与UPFC控制相关的2个重要结论。首先,分析表明在UPFC输入端电压保持不变的情况下,线路无功潮流的变化实际上是由并联变换器提供的;其次,UPFC端电压既可以从发送端控制也可以从接收端控制。基于以上分析,提出了一种新颖的UPFC控制策略。在该策略中并联变换器控制UPFC直流母线电压和输电线无功潮流,而串联变换器控制UPFC输入端母线电压幅值和输电线有功潮流。同时,在控制系统中加入有功／无功功率协调控制,可在潮流调节中获得良好的静态、动态性能。最后,通过实验验证了所提出的控制策略的有效性。     

Power injection modeling and optimal multiplier power flow algorithm for steady-state studies of unified power flow controllers

This paper presents an optimal multiplier based Newton-Raphson power flow algorithm for reliably and efficiently handling power systems with embedded flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices such as unified power flow controllers (UPFCs). A power injection transformation of a two voltage source UPFC model is derived in rectangular form. After detailed analyses of issues in implementation of UPFCs in power flow programmes by various power flow algorithms, the optimal multiplier power flow method for ill-conditioned systems is adopted. The proposed UPFC model and power flow algorithm have been programmed and vigorously tested in a number of systems. The results on the IEEE 30-bus test system and a 306-bus practical system are reported and compared with conventional user defined model type programmes, which clearly illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.     

A new dynamic control strategy for power transmission congestion management using series compensation

The growth of electricity market due to increase in demand and infrastructure made the power system more complex. Managing the transmission congestion is one of the main challenges faced by the utilities. To relieve from the bottlenecks, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) and Distributed FACTS (D-FACTS) devices can be used in controlling the transmission line power flows. The real power flow control is realized by varying the transmission line impedance. The power flow in transmission line should satisfy inequality constraints to maintain the system in normal state. To achieve this, an algorithm is developed to control the FACTS/D-FACTS devices connected to all the transmission lines of n-bus system. The significant changes required in line impedance which will be deployed by FACTS devices are decided by the algorithm. In this paper, a 5 bus system and a 14 bus system with FACTS devices in all the transmission lines is considered. The transmission lines of the 5 and 14 bus systems are made to be overloaded in different combinations by choosing appropriate loading conditions. The control algorithm is tested on all the overloaded conditions to overcome the congestion. The FACTS devices controlled by the algorithm removes the overloading effect and improve the reliability of the network.     

Application of particle swarm optimization technique for optimal location of FACTS devices considering cost of installation and system loadability

This paper presents the application of particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique to find the optimal location of flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices with minimum cost of installation of FACTS devices and to improve system loadability (SL). While finding the optimal location, thermal limit for the lines and voltage limit for the buses are taken as constraints. Three types of FACTS devices, thyristor controlled series compensator (TCSC), static VAR compensator (SVC) and unified power flow controller (UPFC) are considered. The optimizations are performed on the parameters namely the location of FACTS devices, their setting, their type, and installation cost of FACTS devices. Two cases namely, single-type devices (same type of FACTS devices) and multi-type devices (combination of TCSC, SVC and UPFC) are considered. Simulations are performed on IEEE 6, 30 and 118 bus systems and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) 69 bus system, a practical system in India for optimal location of FACTS devices. The results obtained are quite encouraging and will be useful in electrical restructuring.     

含统一潮流控制器装置的电力系统动态混合仿真接口算法研究

提出了一种新的含UPFC装置的电力系统动态混合仿真接口算法，算法中对UPFC采用动态相量建模，对电力系统网络则采用成熟的机电暂态仿真。仿真中UPFC并联侧采用定交流母线电压控制和定直流电容电压控制，串联侧采用定线路潮流控制。文中推导了UPFC的动态相量模型，讨论了与网络机电暂态模型的接口算法。研究分析和算例仿真表明：使用动态相量建模可精确地仿真UPFC的电磁暂态（EMT）过程，且仿真速度快；文中所提混合仿真方案能保证较快的仿真速度和优良的仿真精度，具有较好的收敛性，且可用于含UPFC等FACTS装置的系统发生不对称故障时的暂态稳定分析。     

Optimal power flow with UPFC using security constrained self-adaptive differential evolutionary algorithm for restructured power system

The restructuring of the power industry begins with the 21st century and this restructuring of the power system requires a careful analysis because of the nature of the real-time operations. For the restructuring power system (RPS), the self-adaptive differential evolutionary (SADE) algorithm is proposed for enhancing and controlling the power flow using Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) under practical security constraints (SCs). The new formulas for the tuning parameters of Differential Evolutionary technique are designed in such a manner that they become automatically adaptive throughout the whole iteration. The UPFC is modeled considering losses of the both converters, transmission loss in UPFC and losses of the coupling transformers. The unique mathematical modeling of the cost function is developed considering practical SCs. The proposed algorithm and other evolutionary algorithms are applied on the IEEE standard and ill-conditioned test systems. With and without UPFC, the power flow and line losses are observed for the three sets of user-defined active and reactive power. The use of UPFC not only enhances the power flow but also reduces the total line losses. Comparing characteristics, convergence rate, success rate for all cases, the best performances are observed for the proposed Security Constraint SADE (SCSADE) algorithm.     

FACTS对电力系统静态安全性影响评价指标体系研究

针对目前评价灵活交流输电系统（FACTS）系统稳态性能影响指标的不足,结合FACTS设备自身控制潮流和电压的工作特性,提出了一套全面评估FACTS设备对系统静态安全性影响的指标体系。建立了基于运行状况的晶闸管控制串联电容器（TCSC）、静止无功补偿器（SVC）、统一潮流控制器（UPFC）可靠性模型,并基于该模型提出了FACTS设备的控制策略,该策略以状态量越限值最小为控制目标。建立了采用蒙特卡罗仿真的概率评估算法。通过IEEE-57节点的计算验证了所提指标体系和算法的有效性。     

Installation of UPFC for enhancing overall performance of electrical power system

Stability of any power system is a major issue for secure operation of the system. The stability of power system is concerned with the behavior of synchronous generators following disturbances. Transmission system in competitive market refers to over loading of transmission lines or transformers due to market settlement. Thus there is a need of enhancing transmission capability of the network. FACTS controllers have the capability of controlling power flow by means of controlling line parameters, voltage injection at some of the angle. In the proposed work optimal location for installation of FACTS device is obtained using NN and the amount of voltage and angle to be injected in the system using UPFC is calculated using Bees algorithm. The method is tested on IEEE 26 bus system but it is general in nature and can be applied to any power system. The results exhibit the performance of the method in maintaining the system stability and АТС enhancement.     

统一潮流控制器的建模与控制研究综述

灵活交流输电系统（ＦＡＣＴＳ）技术是近几年来出现的一项新技术,统一潮流控制器（ＵＰＦＣ）是ＦＡＣＴＳ控制器中乞今最全面的控制器,可提供对传输线路参数（即电压、线路阻抗和相角）的全面动态控制,能够快速控制传输线路的有功和无功功率及母线电压。首先由考虑ＵＰＦＣ的电力系统潮流调节问题讨论了ＵＰＦＣ的建模,然后从控制角度综述了目前国内外研究ＵＰＦＣ的最新成果,概述了ＵＰＦＣ的各种控制策略,并分析了ＵＰＦＣ     

Power flow control schemes for series-connected FACTS controllers

Unified power flow controller (UPFC) and interline power flow controller (IPFC) are FACTS devices that can control the power flow in transmission lines by injecting active and reactive voltage components in series with the lines, using power converter modules, based on an externally regulated dc-link voltage. One key issue, in this application, is to find a relationship between the injected voltage and the resulting power flow in the line. In this paper, this relationship is derived analytically, and used to design two power flow control schemes. The proposed control schemes are applicable to any series-connected FACTS controller with the capability of producing a controllable voltage. In this paper, the proposed power flow control schemes are applied to a voltage-sourced converter-based IPFC, and the resulting control performances are examined using PSCAD/EMTDC simulation package. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed power flow control schemes.     

一种新型的统一潮流控制器设计方法

在介绍统一潮流控制器(UPFC)的构成、电压空间矢量脉宽调制技术及带有UPFC单机无穷大系统的 数学模型之后,采用两种控制策略来设计UPFC。第一部分采用电流预测的d q轴解耦控制策略结合电压空 间矢量脉宽调制技术来调节线路有功功率及无功功率。第二部分采用多输入单输出的自组织模糊神经网络和d q轴解耦控制策略并结合电压空间矢量脉宽调制技术来维持节点电压及电容器端电压的稳定。Matlab仿真结果表明:基于以上两种控制策略的UPFC能有效调节线路的有功功率及无功功率,保证节点电压及电 容器端电压的稳定,证明该     

Adaptive algorithm for transmission line protection in the presence of UPFC

The presence of flexible ac transmission system (FACTS) controllers in transmission lines causes mal-operation of distance relays. The series-shunt FACTS devices have larger influence on the performance of the relays compare to the other FACTS controllers. Furthermore, high-resistance fault is another factor that relay become under-reach and cannot correctly identify the fault. In this paper, a method is provided based on synchrophasors to eliminate the effects of unified power-flow controller (UPFC) and fault resistance on the distance relay. In the presented method, the data of voltage and current signals of buses will be sent to system protection center (SPC). In SPC, an algorithm is provided based on active power calculation in buses which is able to eliminate the effects of both mentioned factors. The main advantage of the proposed method, in addition to the simplicity of the algorithm, is the ability to operate in all types of faults and in high-resistance faults. Furthermore, a technique is presented in this paper to calculate UPFC data. A comparison has been performed between this technique and another method where UPFC data is directly transmitted to SPC by communication channel. In modeling of UPFC, detail model is used based on 48-pulses voltage source converters.     

统一潮流控制器(UPFC)对次同步振荡的影响及抑制策略

FACTS等快速控制装置在一定条件下可能激发电力系统的次同步振荡问题,导致发电机轴系失稳,造成重大事故,危害电力系统的安全稳定运行。UPFC作为一种新型FACTS元件,虽然能实现母线电压控制和线路有功、无功功率的调节,但对次同步振荡影响的研究较少。同时,目前的UPFC阻尼控制器多针对低频振荡模态。故在搭建UPFC模型的基础上,运用测试信号法,研究了系统运行参数和UPFC电压有功控制等对次同步振荡的影响,并设计了相应的UPFC附加阻尼控制器。在IEEE第二标准测试系统上的计算机仿真说明,该控制器能有效提高多个扭振模态的电气阻尼,抑制系统的次同步振荡。     

A SVD based controller of UPFC for power flow control

Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is a versatile Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device that has the capability of controlling voltage, power flow, and stability of a power system. It has been reported that the control of power flow by a UPFC introduces very strong dynamic interactions between the active and reactive power flow through a line. In this paper, a singular value decomposition (SVD) based controller of UPFC is proposed to reduce or eliminate the dynamic interaction between the active and reactive power flow. The performance of the proposed SVD controller is evaluated in both ideal and practical systems. The results obtained are then compared with those found for the static decoupled (SD) and PI controllers. It is observed that the proposed SVD controller can significantly reduce the dynamic interaction between the active and reactive power flow through the line and it is achieved by decoupling the interaction between the direct and quadrature axes control variables.