改进的稳定性VSC-HVDC传输系统评估.doc

1 Abstract --This paper deals with the aspects of stability assessment for the VSC HVDC transmission systems that are especially relevant for this technology when applied on a large scale. It focuses on the control strategies for the VSC HVDC transmission necessary to reach a full integration of large offshore wind farms into the power system operation while minimizing the critical situations for the power system operation and guaranteeing the required stability level. The main goal of this investigation is to assess the fault ride through (FRT capabilities of such complex systems. For this purpose different emergency control strategies for VSC HVDC, such as the reduction of power generation by wind turbines using a voltage based information carrier, will be analyzed. The chosen method will be simulated and its results evaluated regarding aspects such as response time and reliability of the control strategy. Index Terms--control strategy, fault ride through (FRT, high voltage direct current transmission (HVDC, offshore wind farms, voltage source converter (VSC. I. I NTRODUCTION n 2008 the installed wind power capacity exceeded 65 GW in Europe and 120.8 GW world-wide [1]. Most installations are placed onshore and, so far, only a few offshore wind farms have been erected in countries such as Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. However, there are ambitious plans for the next few years to significantly increase the share of offshore wind energy. According to the European Wind Energy Association the target for 2020 regarding installed offshore wind energy in Europe is 40 GW [2]. Many of these wind farms will be installed at distances greater than 100 km from the coast and, therefore, the usual submarine high voltage AC cables cannot be used to integrate these farms into the onshore power system due to the limitations regarding reactive power compensation. Thus, the application of a new voltage source converter based high voltage direct current (VSC HVDC transmi