Research on overvoltage and fault of a UHV AC/DC hybrid system

• Main Authors: Yali Wang, Liang Zou, Yongshuai Chen, Shengwei Fang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
• Series: The Journal of Engineering
• Subjects: overvoltage; HVDC power transmission; overvoltage protection; hybrid power systems; power transmission faults; AC-DC power convertors; DC-AC power convertors; overvoltage problem; overvoltage condition; fault types; fault simulation; system models; internal overvoltage; AC system; DC system; overvoltage fault; fault type judgement; ultra-high-voltage DC-AC-DC hybrid system; overvoltage form identification criterion; UHV AC hybrid system; UHVDC hybrid system; voltage 1000.0 kV
• Online Access: https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/joe.2018.8792

In view of the overvoltage problem of an ultra-high-voltage DC (UHVDC) AC/DC hybrid system, this study analyses the overvoltage condition under various fault types and gives the identification criterion of the overvoltage form. Firstly, the model of the  ± 800 kV UHVDC and 1000 kV UHV AC hybrid system was established in Simulink. The relevant parameters of current and voltage in the hybrid system were simulated and analysed to verify the accuracy and effectiveness of the model. Secondly, the fault simulation of the two system models of AC and DC, respectively, is carried out, and the theoretical analysis of the internal overvoltage caused by the fault is made. Finally, the simulation of the overvoltage condition of the hybrid system under two conditions is carried out, and the waveforms of the important parameters of the AC system and the DC system are obtained. The waveform of each parameter is analysed and the conclusion is obtained. The type of the overvoltage fault of the UHV AC/DC hybrid system is analysed, which provides the basis for fault type judgement.