TY - JOUR
T1 - Reactive Power Strategy of Cascaded Delta-connected STATCOM Under Asymmetrical Voltage Conditions
AU - He, Zhixing
AU - Ma, Fujun
AU - Xu, Qianming
AU - Chen, Yandong
AU - Li, Canbing
AU - Li, Mingshen
AU - Guerrero, Josep M.
AU - Luo, An
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - Cascaded static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) is an effective solution for reactive power support in mid-dle/high voltage conditions, and it has been widely employed to control reactive power in photovoltaic (PV) plants, wind farms, and industrial occasions. In this paper, reactive power control strategy of cascaded delta-connected STATCOM under asym-metrical voltage conditions is investigated. A new phase current reference calculation method is proposed to support reactive power continually under abnormal voltage conditions considering cluster voltage balancing control and phase current limitation. Constrains between voltage and current phasors of STATCOM are deduced. Then, the analytical expressions of phase currents and circulating current references are solved. Therefore, reactive power support and the safe operation of STATCOM can be ob-tained simultaneously by limiting the peak value of the phase current references. Furthermore, the reactive power support capability of cascaded STATCOM under asymmetrical voltage conditions is explored and compared by combining the proposed references calculation method with the three generalized current references calculation strategies. Finally, simulation and experi-ment results have been given to verify the theoretical studies.
AB - Cascaded static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) is an effective solution for reactive power support in mid-dle/high voltage conditions, and it has been widely employed to control reactive power in photovoltaic (PV) plants, wind farms, and industrial occasions. In this paper, reactive power control strategy of cascaded delta-connected STATCOM under asym-metrical voltage conditions is investigated. A new phase current reference calculation method is proposed to support reactive power continually under abnormal voltage conditions considering cluster voltage balancing control and phase current limitation. Constrains between voltage and current phasors of STATCOM are deduced. Then, the analytical expressions of phase currents and circulating current references are solved. Therefore, reactive power support and the safe operation of STATCOM can be ob-tained simultaneously by limiting the peak value of the phase current references. Furthermore, the reactive power support capability of cascaded STATCOM under asymmetrical voltage conditions is explored and compared by combining the proposed references calculation method with the three generalized current references calculation strategies. Finally, simulation and experi-ment results have been given to verify the theoretical studies.
KW - Reactive power control
KW - Asymmetrical voltages
KW - Circulating current
KW - Phase current references
KW - Cascaded STATCOM
U2 - 10.1109/JESTPE.2017.2649683
DO - 10.1109/JESTPE.2017.2649683
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2168-6777
VL - 5
SP - 784
EP - 795
JO - I E E E Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
JF - I E E E Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
IS - 2
ER -