101. An Improved Model of Voltage Source Converters for Power System Harmonic Studies.
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Gao, Bo, Wang, Yang, and Xu, Wilsun
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VOLTAGE-frequency converters , *IDEAL sources (Electric circuits) , *IMPEDANCE matrices , *HARMONIC analysis (Mathematics) , *RENEWABLE energy sources , *HARMONIC distortion (Physics) - Abstract
Voltage source converters (VSCs) have been extensively used in power systems for interfacing renewable energies and other modern loads. Because of their nonlinear nature, a proper harmonic model of VSC devices must be established when conducting harmonic analyses in power systems. This is especially true for low-order harmonics, which are routinely encountered in present power systems. To this end, an analytical harmonic model that represents the low-order harmonic characteristics of VSCs is developed in this paper. The new model takes both the control loop and power loop (i.e., DC-link capacitor) of the VSC into account through rigorous mathematical derivations. The final result has shown that the VSC can be represented by a harmonically coupled impedance matrix at harmonic frequencies, which can be easily used for harmonic analyses of large-scale power systems. It also shows that the DC-link capacitor has a more noticeable impact on the harmonic impedance of VSCs with a smaller DC-link capacitance and low-order harmonics. The appropriateness of the new model was verified using EMT simulations and lab experiments. A complete procedure to construct the proposed VSC model is also established based on the research findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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