Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application

Takaaki Tanaka; Huai Wang; Ke Ma; Frede Blaabjerg

doi:10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059

Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application

Takaaki Tanaka, Huai Wang, Ke Ma, Frede Blaabjerg

Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) have been applied for offshore wind power plants to satisfy the grid codes under both normal operation and grid fault conditions. This paper investigates the performances of two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters (MMCC) for STATCOM applications, with the special focus on asymmetrical Low-Voltage-Ride-Through (LVRT) operation under grid faults. The design of an 80 MVar / 33 kV STATCOM is first presented. The electro-thermal stress of the power modules used in each type of MMCC is analyzed with voltage balancing control under grid faults. Finally, the reactive power compensation capability of the MMCC solutions is compared under different scenarios of grid faults, with considerations of the device temperature limits.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)
Number of pages	5
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	Jun 2017
Pages	326-331
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-5157-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059
Publication status	Published - Jun 2017
Event	2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia) - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 3 Jun 2017 → 7 Jun 2017

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Kaohsiung
Period	03/06/2017 → 07/06/2017

Keywords

MMCC
STATCOM
Asymmetrical grid faults
LVRT
Reactive power compensation capability
Wind power plant

Access to Document

10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059

AUB Link

Search for the material in Aalborg University Library's search engine

Cite this

Tanaka, T., Wang, H., Ma, K., & Blaabjerg, F. (2017). Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia) (pp. 326-331). IEEE Press. https://doi.org/10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059

@inproceedings{8753b71e857e457b9bd2a7e48302e030,

title = "Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application",

abstract = "Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) have been applied for offshore wind power plants to satisfy the grid codes under both normal operation and grid fault conditions. This paper investigates the performances of two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters (MMCC) for STATCOM applications, with the special focus on asymmetrical Low-Voltage-Ride-Through (LVRT) operation under grid faults. The design of an 80 MVar / 33 kV STATCOM is first presented. The electro-thermal stress of the power modules used in each type of MMCC is analyzed with voltage balancing control under grid faults. Finally, the reactive power compensation capability of the MMCC solutions is compared under different scenarios of grid faults, with considerations of the device temperature limits.",

keywords = "MMCC, STATCOM, Asymmetrical grid faults, LVRT, Reactive power compensation capability, Wind power plant",

author = "Takaaki Tanaka and Huai Wang and Ke Ma and Frede Blaabjerg",

year = "2017",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059",

language = "English",

isbn = "978-1-5090-5157-1",

pages = "326--331",

booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)",

publisher = "IEEE Press",

note = "2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia) ; Conference date: 03-06-2017 Through 07-06-2017",

}

Tanaka, T, Wang, H, Ma, K & Blaabjerg, F 2017, Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application. in Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia). IEEE Press, pp. 326-331, 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China, 03/06/2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059

Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application. / Tanaka, Takaaki; Wang, Huai; Ma, Ke et al.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia). IEEE Press, 2017. p. 326-331.

Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application

AU - Tanaka, Takaaki

AU - Wang, Huai

AU - Ma, Ke

AU - Blaabjerg, Frede

PY - 2017/6

Y1 - 2017/6

N2 - Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) have been applied for offshore wind power plants to satisfy the grid codes under both normal operation and grid fault conditions. This paper investigates the performances of two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters (MMCC) for STATCOM applications, with the special focus on asymmetrical Low-Voltage-Ride-Through (LVRT) operation under grid faults. The design of an 80 MVar / 33 kV STATCOM is first presented. The electro-thermal stress of the power modules used in each type of MMCC is analyzed with voltage balancing control under grid faults. Finally, the reactive power compensation capability of the MMCC solutions is compared under different scenarios of grid faults, with considerations of the device temperature limits.

AB - Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) have been applied for offshore wind power plants to satisfy the grid codes under both normal operation and grid fault conditions. This paper investigates the performances of two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters (MMCC) for STATCOM applications, with the special focus on asymmetrical Low-Voltage-Ride-Through (LVRT) operation under grid faults. The design of an 80 MVar / 33 kV STATCOM is first presented. The electro-thermal stress of the power modules used in each type of MMCC is analyzed with voltage balancing control under grid faults. Finally, the reactive power compensation capability of the MMCC solutions is compared under different scenarios of grid faults, with considerations of the device temperature limits.

KW - MMCC

KW - STATCOM

KW - Asymmetrical grid faults

KW - LVRT

KW - Reactive power compensation capability

KW - Wind power plant

U2 - 10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059

DO - 10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992059

M3 - Article in proceeding

SN - 978-1-5090-5157-1

SP - 326

EP - 331

BT - Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)

PB - IEEE Press

T2 - 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)

Y2 - 3 June 2017 through 7 June 2017

ER -

Reactive power compensation capability of a STATCOM based on two types of Modular Multilevel Cascade Converters for offshore wind application

Abstract

Conference

Keywords

Access to Document

AUB Link

Fingerprint

Cite this