An Enhanced Voltage Control Method for Multilevel-Converter-Based Electric Spring at the Distribution Voltage Level

Hin Sang Lam; Huawei Yuan; Neha Beniwal; Josep Pou; Shu Yuen Ron Hui

doi:10.1109/APEC43580.2023.10131614

An Enhanced Voltage Control Method for Multilevel-Converter-Based Electric Spring at the Distribution Voltage Level

Hin Sang Lam, Huawei Yuan, Neha Beniwal, Josep Pou, Shu Yuen Ron Hui

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Abstract

Static compensators (Statcoms) are traditionally used to control the grid voltage and such approach provides excellent performance if the transmission lines have high reactance to resistance (X/R) ratio. Recently, medium-voltage electric springs (ESs) are proposed to regulate the grid voltage by injecting reactive power into the distribution network that has a much lower X/R ratio (about 1) than that of the transmission network. The reactive-power-based voltage compensation performance would be adversely affected by this low X/R ratio. To address this issue, this paper presents an improved droop voltage control method for a multilevel converter (MLC)-based ES connected at the distribution voltage level. The control method would provide both active and reactive power compensation according to the grid voltage. It does not require any communication and huge modification of the original ES control loop. Therefore, it can be installed in all electric springs used at distributed level to enhance both the dynamic and steady-state compensation performance in the ac grid.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	APEC 2023 - 38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	966-970
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665475396
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC43580.2023.10131614
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2023 - Orlando, United States Duration: Mar 19 2023 → Mar 23 2023

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Name	Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume	2023-March

Conference

Conference	38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	3/19/23 → 3/23/23

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© 2023 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

Demand side management
electric springs
power system stability
smart grids
voltage control

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Lam, H. S., Yuan, H., Beniwal, N., Pou, J., & Ron Hui, S. Y. (2023). An Enhanced Voltage Control Method for Multilevel-Converter-Based Electric Spring at the Distribution Voltage Level. In APEC 2023 - 38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (pp. 966-970). (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC; Vol. 2023-March). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC43580.2023.10131614

Lam, Hin Sang ; Yuan, Huawei ; Beniwal, Neha et al. / An Enhanced Voltage Control Method for Multilevel-Converter-Based Electric Spring at the Distribution Voltage Level. APEC 2023 - 38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. pp. 966-970 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC).

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Lam, HS, Yuan, H, Beniwal, N, Pou, J & Ron Hui, SY 2023, An Enhanced Voltage Control Method for Multilevel-Converter-Based Electric Spring at the Distribution Voltage Level. in APEC 2023 - 38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC, vol. 2023-March, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 966-970, 38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2023, Orlando, United States, 3/19/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC43580.2023.10131614

An Enhanced Voltage Control Method for Multilevel-Converter-Based Electric Spring at the Distribution Voltage Level. / Lam, Hin Sang; Yuan, Huawei; Beniwal, Neha et al.
APEC 2023 - 38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 966-970 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC; Vol. 2023-March).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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An Enhanced Voltage Control Method for Multilevel-Converter-Based Electric Spring at the Distribution Voltage Level

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