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A Transformer Inrush Reduction Technique for Low-Voltage Ride-Through Operation of Renewable Converters
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 52:2467-2474
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016.
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Abstract
- The low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability is a critical requirement of grid-connected converters of renewable energy resources to uphold the stability of the power system. The step-up transformer that connects the power converter to the grid is exposed to sudden voltage changes throughout the LVRT, and the resulting magnetic flux deviation often leads to severe inrush current when the grid fault clears. The inrush current exerts significant mechanical forces in the transformer and damages its insulation. This paper proposes a control method of the power converter to reduce the risk of inrush current by mitigating the magnetic flux deviation during the LVRT operation. The proposed method also manages the output current of the power converter within the capacity of semiconductor devices to reduce their stress while performing the proposed flux compensation and other LVRT operations. The reliability of the power converter and the transformer can be improved by the proposed control method.
- Subjects :
- Engineering
Isolation transformer
Switched-mode power supply
02 engineering and technology
Distribution transformer
01 natural sciences
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
law.invention
law
0103 physical sciences
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Energy efficient transformer
Low voltage ride through
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Transformer
Delta-wye transformer
010302 applied physics
business.industry
020208 electrical & electronic engineering
Electrical engineering
Inrush current limiter
Inrush current
Current transformer
Control and Systems Engineering
Distributed generation
Voltage regulation
business
Voltage
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19399367 and 00939994
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....454f46f995503f380d9865f42d07f404