Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation Systems

Renewable energy units are required to have reliable fault ride-through capability to prevent large-scale disconnection of renewable energy plants due to grid faults. Since synchronous generators have better voltage and current resistance capabilities, one of the advantages of renewable energy conne...

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Main Authors: Yujun Gu, Yongzhang Huang, Qianyu Wu, Chenyang Li, Haisen Zhao, Yang Zhan
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8955849/
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author Yujun Gu
Yongzhang Huang
Qianyu Wu
Chenyang Li
Haisen Zhao
Yang Zhan
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Yongzhang Huang
Qianyu Wu
Chenyang Li
Haisen Zhao
Yang Zhan
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description Renewable energy units are required to have reliable fault ride-through capability to prevent large-scale disconnection of renewable energy plants due to grid faults. Since synchronous generators have better voltage and current resistance capabilities, one of the advantages of renewable energy connected to the grid through the motor-generator Pair (MGP) system is the isolation of grid faults, which is totally different from existing fault ride-through methods. First, the structure and mathematical model of the MGP system are introduced in this paper. Then, a novel control method for the MGP system based on DC link voltage feedback is given, which is very important for fault ride-through in the control power balance on both sides of the DC bus. The isolation mechanism, damping and reactive power support functions of the MGP system on grid faults are analyzed by means of the rotor motion equation and phasor diagram of synchronous machine. A 5-kW MGP simulation and experimental platforms are built to verify the isolation and protection effects of the MGP system on a renewable energy generation system during the transient processes of grid voltage sag, overvoltage and multiple voltage sags. The results demonstrate that the MGP system can isolate grid faults on the generator side, while the oscillation amplitude on the motor side is much smaller, and the generator can provide strong reactive power support to the grid during three grid faults.
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spelling doaj.art-ddd534e26d3041a9930ea5639559a2592022-12-21T23:21:01ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018132511325810.1109/ACCESS.2020.29657738955849Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation SystemsYujun Gu0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4455-4606Yongzhang Huang1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-0921Qianyu Wu2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4496-4069Chenyang Li3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5088-5316Haisen Zhao4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3178-2490Yang Zhan5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1386-8274State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, ChinaRenewable energy units are required to have reliable fault ride-through capability to prevent large-scale disconnection of renewable energy plants due to grid faults. Since synchronous generators have better voltage and current resistance capabilities, one of the advantages of renewable energy connected to the grid through the motor-generator Pair (MGP) system is the isolation of grid faults, which is totally different from existing fault ride-through methods. First, the structure and mathematical model of the MGP system are introduced in this paper. Then, a novel control method for the MGP system based on DC link voltage feedback is given, which is very important for fault ride-through in the control power balance on both sides of the DC bus. The isolation mechanism, damping and reactive power support functions of the MGP system on grid faults are analyzed by means of the rotor motion equation and phasor diagram of synchronous machine. A 5-kW MGP simulation and experimental platforms are built to verify the isolation and protection effects of the MGP system on a renewable energy generation system during the transient processes of grid voltage sag, overvoltage and multiple voltage sags. The results demonstrate that the MGP system can isolate grid faults on the generator side, while the oscillation amplitude on the motor side is much smaller, and the generator can provide strong reactive power support to the grid during three grid faults.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8955849/Fault ride-throughhigh proportion renewable energy gridmotor-generator pair (MGP)multiple voltage sagsfault isolation
spellingShingle Yujun Gu
Yongzhang Huang
Qianyu Wu
Chenyang Li
Haisen Zhao
Yang Zhan
Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation Systems
IEEE Access
Fault ride-through
high proportion renewable energy grid
motor-generator pair (MGP)
multiple voltage sags
fault isolation
title Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation Systems
title_full Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation Systems
title_fullStr Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation Systems
title_full_unstemmed Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation Systems
title_short Isolation and Protection of the Motor-Generator Pair System for Fault Ride-Through of Renewable Energy Generation Systems
title_sort isolation and protection of the motor generator pair system for fault ride through of renewable energy generation systems
topic Fault ride-through
high proportion renewable energy grid
motor-generator pair (MGP)
multiple voltage sags
fault isolation
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8955849/
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