Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters

Abstract A converter station is the hub of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project, and the neutral bus arrester on its rectifier side has the most complex operation condition. The ideal operating condition of a multicolumn parallel arrester is the equipartition of energy generated...

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Main Authors: Youping Fan, Peng Zhang, Zijiang Wang, Ben Shang, Zian Zeng, Wenxiang Yu, Dianlang Wang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.12490
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author Youping Fan
Peng Zhang
Zijiang Wang
Ben Shang
Zian Zeng
Wenxiang Yu
Dianlang Wang
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Peng Zhang
Zijiang Wang
Ben Shang
Zian Zeng
Wenxiang Yu
Dianlang Wang
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description Abstract A converter station is the hub of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project, and the neutral bus arrester on its rectifier side has the most complex operation condition. The ideal operating condition of a multicolumn parallel arrester is the equipartition of energy generated when the system is impacted. When this condition is not achieved, individual arrester units with lower residual voltage absorb more energy than their tolerance level, which leads to breakdown failure of the arrester and forced outage of the DC system, resulting in significant economic losses. In this paper, the influence of the internal structure, assembly technology, and installation mode of a multicolumn parallel arrester on the operation status of an arrester is analysed, the quality control measures are summarized, and suggestions for site maintenance are given first. Then, the current sharing characteristics of large capacity multicolumn parallel arresters under different current waveforms, different current amplitudes and different temperatures are studied through experiments. The results show that the impact current waveform has little influence on the current non‐uniformity coefficient and generally does not exceed the standard value; under long duration current shock, the current deviation coefficient (CDC) may increase or decrease with increasing temperature. The above conclusions provide a practical basis and theoretical basis for the study of multicolumn parallel arrester operation condition monitoring methods, such as the selection of state characteristics and the formulation of monitoring criteria.
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spelling doaj.art-3cb4ef3d9b06463f9d151092aca4f79b2022-12-22T03:16:57ZengWileyIET Generation, Transmission & Distribution1751-86871751-86952022-08-0116153128315210.1049/gtd2.12490Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arrestersYouping Fan0Peng Zhang1Zijiang Wang2Ben Shang3Zian Zeng4Wenxiang Yu5Dianlang Wang6School of Electrical Engineering and Automation Wuhan University Wuhan ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering and Automation Wuhan University Wuhan ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering and Automation Wuhan University Wuhan ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering and Automation Wuhan University Wuhan ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering and Automation Wuhan University Wuhan ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering and Automation Wuhan University Wuhan ChinaCSG EHV Power Transmission Company Guangzhou ChinaAbstract A converter station is the hub of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission project, and the neutral bus arrester on its rectifier side has the most complex operation condition. The ideal operating condition of a multicolumn parallel arrester is the equipartition of energy generated when the system is impacted. When this condition is not achieved, individual arrester units with lower residual voltage absorb more energy than their tolerance level, which leads to breakdown failure of the arrester and forced outage of the DC system, resulting in significant economic losses. In this paper, the influence of the internal structure, assembly technology, and installation mode of a multicolumn parallel arrester on the operation status of an arrester is analysed, the quality control measures are summarized, and suggestions for site maintenance are given first. Then, the current sharing characteristics of large capacity multicolumn parallel arresters under different current waveforms, different current amplitudes and different temperatures are studied through experiments. The results show that the impact current waveform has little influence on the current non‐uniformity coefficient and generally does not exceed the standard value; under long duration current shock, the current deviation coefficient (CDC) may increase or decrease with increasing temperature. The above conclusions provide a practical basis and theoretical basis for the study of multicolumn parallel arrester operation condition monitoring methods, such as the selection of state characteristics and the formulation of monitoring criteria.https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.12490Reliabilityd.c. transmissionProtection apparatusPower convertors and power supplies to apparatus
spellingShingle Youping Fan
Peng Zhang
Zijiang Wang
Ben Shang
Zian Zeng
Wenxiang Yu
Dianlang Wang
Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
Reliability
d.c. transmission
Protection apparatus
Power convertors and power supplies to apparatus
title Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters
title_full Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters
title_fullStr Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters
title_full_unstemmed Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters
title_short Field test‐based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters
title_sort field test based research on current sharing characteristics of multicolumn parallel arresters
topic Reliability
d.c. transmission
Protection apparatus
Power convertors and power supplies to apparatus
url https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.12490
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