This paper proposes a fault-location method for voltage-source converter (VSC)-based high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) systems. This method relies on the current frequency components generated by faults in the cable, and requires the arrival time of the frequency components at two terminals. The S transform is a time–frequency analysis tool that is superior to the wavelet transform in some...

The characteristics of Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) based on six-pulse Voltage Source Converter (VSC), which is inserted in series into a three phase inductive system, are analyzed and calculated in detail in its inductive and capacitive operation modes, including the AC, DC current and DC capacitor voltage in one period. And the expressions for them are derived in order to asse...

The ICEM power testing laboratory is designed mainly for power testing the electrical power system elements and partly for voltage testing of the middle-voltage equipment. The paper deals with the theory of power testing and operation of the ICEM power testing laboratory for high currents. A brief presentation of its electrical equipment and is shown. Calculation of short circuits and voltage d...

This paper proposes two control strategies for the islanding operation of hybrid microgrid with a high penetration of wind driven cage induction generators. The control strategies combine approaches traditionally applied to self-excited cage induction generators with recent approaches for microgrid’s islanding operation. The proposed control strategies aim to facilitate the higher integration o...

This paper presents a novel flexible control strategy for Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC), which achieves more flexibility in compensation of power quality disturbances as compared to the existing methods. The proposed control strategy provides priority-based compensation as well as full and standard-based compensation considering the rating of series and shunt parts of a UPQC. The pri...

The use of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices in a power system can potentially overcome limitations of the present mechanically controlled transmission system. Also, the advance of technology makes possible to include new energy storage devices in the electrical power system. The integration of Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) into Static Synchronous Compensator (STA...

We propose a decentralized control synthesis procedure for stabilizing voltage and frequency in AC Islanded microGrids (ImGs), i.e. electrical networks composed of interconnected Distributed Generation Units (DGUs), power lines and loads. The presented approach enables Plug-and-Play (PnP) operations, meaning that DGUs can be arbitrarily added or removed without compromising the overall ImG stab...

This paper proposes an optimized model and control strategy for variable speed wind turbine using permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). Models and equations that describe different components of the wind energy conversion system (WECS) are addressed and their implementations into PSCAD/EMTDC are described. There are different types of synchronous generators, but the PMSG is chosen. It ...

Due to increasing demand on electrical energy in Iraq and to have clean energy that is environmental friendly, wind energy would be one of the most important and promising sources of renewable energy to achieve this goal. This paper discussed the reasons to use the Doubly-Feed Induction Generator (DFIG) amongst the available types of wind turbine generators, and in section (4) illustrate Motiva...

Unbalanced grid faults will lead to several drawbacks in the output power quality of photovoltaic generation (PV) converters, such as power fluctuation, current amplitude swell, and a large quantity of harmonics. The aim of this paper is to propose a flexible AC current generation method by selecting coefficients to overcome these problems in an optimal way. Three coefficients are brought in to...