Technical Presentations

HVDC grid protection algorithm based on fault parameter estimation786

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This presentation focuses on voltage and current sensors modelling and its application on a transient based protection algorithm within a 4-terminal HVDC grid simulated in EMTP.

Fully selec... see moretive protection strategies for meshed HVDC grids need very fast DC fault identification and isolation which constitutes one of the main locks for large deployment of such grids. Transient based fault identification algorithms based on the modelling of the voltage and current traveling waves are seen as a promising solution to achieve fast fault identification. In addition, such algorithms are able to estimate the fault parameters such as the fault distance using local sensor data.As a model based approach, the accuracy of the sensors may impact the fault identification results as well as the precision of the estimated fault parameters.

In depth sensitivity analysis for different parameters of the sensor are carried out to outline the influence of the sensor characteristics on the fault identification results as well as the accuracy on the estimated fault parameters.

EMTP® studies for IBR integration at Hydro-Quebec777

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Hydro-Quebec has been involved in EMTP® development since the 80s and has collaborated with several organizations worldwide through the Development Coordination Group of EMTP (DC... see moreG-EMTP). Hydro-Quebec was the key player in the EMTP recoding project that allowed the delivery of the latest generation of the software in 2003. The new EMTP was developed at IREQ (Hydro-Quebec’s research center) from 1998 to 2003.

Hydro-Quebec was the first organization to simulate its complete transmission grid in EMTP. Hydro-Quebec was also the first system operator to require that manufacturers of wind turbines provide detailed EMT-type (EMTP®) models for wind park integration studies. This webinar will present:
• How EMTP simulations are integrated into Hydro-Quebec’s work process?
• How EMTP simulations can complete RMS simulations?
• Future simulation challenges

Speakers:
• Karine Gauthier, ing.
• Pascal Prud’homme, ing.
• Saad Omar, ing.

Tag(s): inverter-based resources, IBR, model validation, large scale

Transient immunity assessment of wind and solar parks773

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Inverter-base Resources (IBRs), such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind parks are subject to transients which may cause more issues as compare to traditional generation due to the colle... see morector grid and the geographical spread between converters. In this webinar, we present several challenges which may be faced by planners and park developers:
- Transient immunity against utility-owned capacitor bank switching. Assessment of IEEE Std 1547-2018.
- Ferroresonance after open-phase faults.
- Temporary overvoltage (TOV) in a PV parks after a phase-to-ground fault
Events and EMTP simulations will be described and analysed during the webinar.
This work was performed with the collaboration of Bob Arritt, EPRI and Chest Li, Hydro One

Presenters:
• Hossein Ashourian - Power System Modeling and Simulation Specialist

• Anton Stepanov - Research And Development Specialist

Use of EMTP in Transmission Planning Research772

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The initiation of inverter-based generation (IBG), has been changing the characteristics of the grid. The addition of non-traditional generation sources gives rise to several grid concerns, such as re... see moreduced short-circuit fault current capacity and system inertia as well as ineffective voltage regulation. Because of this – the use of EMT studies has been becoming more common to accommodate “special” studies. This presentation will just highlight a few examples of the use of EMTP in transmission level planning.

Eigenvalue stability analysis of subsynchronous torsional interactions770

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It is well-known that an LCC HVDC may deteriorate damping of torsional modes of nearby turbine-generators, and for weak AC grid connections the HVDC may even destabilize the system. There are fewer dy... see morenamic studies with MMC although recent literature indicates that an MMC HVDC connected in close proximity of an LCC HVDC may generally improve stability. However, these studies do not consider the generator-HVDC torsional interactions in the subsynchronous domain (SSTI).

This article investigates the risk of the SSTI in a dual-infeed HVDC system (LCC and MMC) and in comparison to a single HVDC system. The test topology is inspired by the North French system in which a 2 GW LCC HVDC cross-channel link IFA2000 (1986) is connecting the French and the English AC grid. The HVDC is coupled on the French side with a 1.12 GW nuclear generator in the Gravelines plant and experimental studies showed that there may be a substantial risk of SSTI, particularly with respect to the dominant 6.3 Hz torsional mode.

This system is now becoming a hybrid dual-infeed HVDC since a 1 GW MMC HVDC Eleclink is being installed in proximity of the existing LCC HVDC, on the French side. This raises concerns of new SSTI stability issues.