LAPSE:2019.0354
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LAPSE:2019.0354
Modeling and Mitigation for High Frequency Switching Transients Due to Energization in Offshore Wind Farms
Yanli Xin, Bo Liu, Wenhu Tang, Qinghua Wu
February 27, 2019
This paper presents a comprehensive investigation on high frequency (HF) switching transients due to energization of vacuum circuit breakers (VCBs) in offshore wind farms (OWFs). This research not only concerns the modeling of main components in collector grids of an OWF for transient analysis (including VCBs, wind turbine transformers (WTTs), submarine cables), but also compares the effectiveness between several mainstream switching overvoltage (SOV) protection methods and a new mitigation method called smart choke. In order to accurately reproduce such HF switching transients considering the current chopping, dielectric strength (DS) recovery capability and HF quenching capability of VCBs, three models are developed, i.e., a userā»defined VCB model, a HF transformer terminal model and a three-core (TC) frequency dependent model of submarine cables, which are validated through simulations and compared with measurements. Based on the above models and a real OWF configuration, a simulation model is built and several typical switching transient cases are investigated to analyze the switching transient process and phenomena. Subsequently, according to the characteristics of overvoltages, appropriate parameters of SOV mitigation methods are determined to improve their effectiveness. Simulation results indicate that the userā»defined VCB model can satisfactorily simulate prestrikes and the proposed component models display HF characteristics, which are consistent with onsite measurement behaviors. Moreover, the employed protection methods can suppress induced SOVs, which have a steep front, a high oscillation frequency and a high amplitude, among which the smart choke presents a preferable HF damping effect.
Keywords
high frequency (HF), offshore wind farm (OWF), overvoltage mitigation, prestrikes, switching transient, vacuum circuit breaker (VCB)
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Xin Y, Liu B, Tang W, Wu Q. Modeling and Mitigation for High Frequency Switching Transients Due to Energization in Offshore Wind Farms. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0354
Author Affiliations
Xin Y: School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Liu B: School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Tang W: School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China [ORCID]
Wu Q: School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GJ, UK
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Energies
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9
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12
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E1044
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2016
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2016-12-12
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1996-1073
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