A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power Integration
With the growing pressure to substitute fossil fuel-based generation, Renewable Energy Sources (RES) have become one of the main solutions from the power sector in the fight against climate change. Offshore wind farms, for example, are an interesting alternative to increase renewable power productio...
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| author | Luís F. Normandia Lourenço Amira Louni Gilney Damm Mariana Netto Monssef Drissi-Habti Samuele Grillo Alfeu J. Sguarezi Filho Lasantha Meegahapola |
| author_facet | Luís F. Normandia Lourenço Amira Louni Gilney Damm Mariana Netto Monssef Drissi-Habti Samuele Grillo Alfeu J. Sguarezi Filho Lasantha Meegahapola |
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| description | With the growing pressure to substitute fossil fuel-based generation, Renewable Energy Sources (RES) have become one of the main solutions from the power sector in the fight against climate change. Offshore wind farms, for example, are an interesting alternative to increase renewable power production, but they represent a challenge when being interconnected to the grid, since new installations are being pushed further off the coast due to noise and visual pollution restrictions. In this context, Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current (MT-HVDC) networks are the most preferred technology for this purpose and for onshore grid reinforcements. They also enable the delivery of power from the shore to offshore Oil and Gas (O&G) production platforms, which can help lower the emissions in the transition away from fossil fuels. In this work, we review relevant aspects of the operation and control of MT-HVDC networks for wind power integration. The review approaches topics such as the main characteristics of MT-HVDC projects under discussion/commissioned around the world, rising challenges in the control and the operation of MT-HVDC networks and the modeling and the control of the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) stations. To illustrate the challenges on designing the control system of a MT-HVDC network and to corroborate the technical discussions, a simulation of a three-terminal MT-HVDC network integrating wind power generation and offshore O&G production units to the onshore grid is performed in Matlab’s Simscape Electrical toolbox. The results highlight the main differences between two alternatives to design the control system for an MT-HVDC network. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-878cd1bd02a84c76aa986eb7f665e0182023-11-24T10:53:58ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-11-011523901610.3390/en15239016A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power IntegrationLuís F. Normandia Lourenço0Amira Louni1Gilney Damm2Mariana Netto3Monssef Drissi-Habti4Samuele Grillo5Alfeu J. Sguarezi Filho6Lasantha Meegahapola7Center for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, BrazilCOSYS-IMSE, University Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, F-77447 Marne-la-Vallée, FranceCOSYS-IMSE, University Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, F-77447 Marne-la-Vallée, FranceCOSYS-PICS-L, University Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, F-78000 Versailles, FranceCOSYS-IMSE, University Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, F-77447 Marne-la-Vallée, FranceDipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, I-20133 Milano, ItalyCenter for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, BrazilElectrical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3001, AustraliaWith the growing pressure to substitute fossil fuel-based generation, Renewable Energy Sources (RES) have become one of the main solutions from the power sector in the fight against climate change. Offshore wind farms, for example, are an interesting alternative to increase renewable power production, but they represent a challenge when being interconnected to the grid, since new installations are being pushed further off the coast due to noise and visual pollution restrictions. In this context, Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current (MT-HVDC) networks are the most preferred technology for this purpose and for onshore grid reinforcements. They also enable the delivery of power from the shore to offshore Oil and Gas (O&G) production platforms, which can help lower the emissions in the transition away from fossil fuels. In this work, we review relevant aspects of the operation and control of MT-HVDC networks for wind power integration. The review approaches topics such as the main characteristics of MT-HVDC projects under discussion/commissioned around the world, rising challenges in the control and the operation of MT-HVDC networks and the modeling and the control of the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) stations. To illustrate the challenges on designing the control system of a MT-HVDC network and to corroborate the technical discussions, a simulation of a three-terminal MT-HVDC network integrating wind power generation and offshore O&G production units to the onshore grid is performed in Matlab’s Simscape Electrical toolbox. The results highlight the main differences between two alternatives to design the control system for an MT-HVDC network.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/23/9016multi-terminal HVDC networksHVDCmodular multilevel convertercontrolwind power integration |
| spellingShingle | Luís F. Normandia Lourenço Amira Louni Gilney Damm Mariana Netto Monssef Drissi-Habti Samuele Grillo Alfeu J. Sguarezi Filho Lasantha Meegahapola A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power Integration Energies multi-terminal HVDC networks HVDC modular multilevel converter control wind power integration |
| title | A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power Integration |
| title_full | A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power Integration |
| title_fullStr | A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power Integration |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power Integration |
| title_short | A Review on Multi-Terminal High Voltage Direct Current Networks for Wind Power Integration |
| title_sort | review on multi terminal high voltage direct current networks for wind power integration |
| topic | multi-terminal HVDC networks HVDC modular multilevel converter control wind power integration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/23/9016 |
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