• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.58 no.4
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• pp.748-755
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• 2009

This paper proposes a 18-step back-to-back voltage source converter using four sets of 3-Level converter module with auxiliary circuit to increase the number of steps. The proposed back-to-back voltage source converter has an independent control capability of active power and reactive power at the interconnected ac system. The operational feasibility of proposed system was verified through computer simulations with PSCAD/EMTDC software. The feasibility of hardware implementation was verified through experimental results with a scaled hardware model. The proposed back-to-back converter can be widely applied for interconnecting the renewable energy source to the power grid.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.102-108
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• 2006

This paper proposes a 36-pulse back-to-back voltage source converter using four sets of 12-pulse bridges with pulse-Interleaving auxiliary circuit. The proposed back-to-back voltage source converter has an independent control capability of active power and reactive power at the at connection point. The principle of increasing the number of pulses was analyzed using theoretical approach. The operational feasibility of proposed system was verified through computer simulations with PSCAD/EMTDC software. The proposed back-to-back converter can be widely used for the HVDC and FACTS devices.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.1119-1124
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• 2014

High temperature superconducting magnetic energy storage (HTS SMES) is known as an effective solution to significantly decrease the voltage and power fluctuations of grid connected wind power generation system (WPGS). This paper implements an effective control scheme of a back-toback converter with shunt-connected HTS SMES for the frequency regulation of an islanded microgrid. The back-to-back converter is used to connect the WPGS to the grid. A large-scale HTS SMES is linked to the DC side of the back-to-back converter through a two-quadrant DC/DC chopper. An adaptive control strategy is implemented for the back-to-back converter and the two-quadrant DC/DC chopper to improve the efficiency of the whole system. The performance of the proposed control system was evaluated in a test power system using PSCAD/EMTDC. The simulation results clearly show that the back-to-back converter with shunt-connected HTS SMES operates effectively with the proposed control strategy for stabilizing the power system frequency fluctuations.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.435-442
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• 2010

This paper proposes an 18-step back-to-back (BTB) voltage source converter using four sets of 3-Level converter modules with auxiliary circuits to increase the number of steps. The proposed BTB voltage source converter has the independent control capability of active power and reactive power at the interconnected ac system. The operational feasibility of the proposed BTB converter was verified through many simulations with PSCAD/EMTDC software. The feasibility of hardware implementation was verified through experimental results with a scaled hardware prototype. The proposed BTB converter could be widely applied for interconnecting the renewable energy source to the power grid.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.451-459
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• 2010

This paper describes the performance comparison results for a hybrid back-to-back converter, which is composed of a 3-level 24-pulse converter and a 3-level PWM converter, in order to interconnect a large scale wind farm with the power grid. Also it describes the performance comparison results when the 24-pulse converter operates in only firing-angle control, and both firing-angle and the zero-voltage control. For the purpose of systematic performance comparison, computer simulations with PSCAD/EMTDC software were carried out, and based on simulation results a scaled hardware model with 2 kVA rating was built and tested.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.387-388
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• 2010

본 논문은 수십 MW용량의 풍력단지를 교류전력망에 연계하기 위한 다중펄스 컨버터와 PWM 컨버터로 구성된 Back-to-Back 컨버터를 제안하였다. 시뮬레이션 모델개발과 하드웨어 축소모형 실험을 통해 제안하는 Back-to-Back 컨버터의 시스템 구성 및 동작특성에 대해서 분석하고 3-레벨 24-펄스 컨버터를 영전압과 점호각을 제어할 경우와 점호각만을 제어할 경우 제어상의 장 단점과 제어성능을 비교분석하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.375-383
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• 2011

This paper describes a real-time hardware simulator for a grid-tied Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) wind power system, which consists of an anemometer, a data logger, a motor-generator set with vector drive, and a back-to-back power converter with a digital signal processor (DSP) controller. The anemometer measures real wind speed, and the data is sent to the data logger to calculate the turbine torque. The calculated torque is sent to the vector drive for the induction motor after it is scaled down to the rated simulator power. The motor generates the mechanical power for the PMSG, and the generated electrical power is connected to the grid through a back-to-back converter. The generator-side converter in a back-to-back converter operates in current control mode to track the maximum power point at the given wind speed. The grid-side converter operates to control the direct current link voltage and to correct the power factor. The developed simulator can be used to analyze various mechanical and electrical characteristics of a grid-tied PMSG wind power system. It can also be utilized to educate students or engineers on the operation of grid-tied PMSG wind power system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.905_906
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• 2009

본 논문은 한전 전력연구원이 주관하고 명지대학교와 (주)효성이 참여하는 연구과제의 결과물로써 다중펄스 컨버터와 PWM 컨버터로 구성된 20MVA급 Back-to-Back STATCOM의 시스템 구성 및 제어 동작특성에 대하여 정리하였다. 한전 전력연구원과 (주)효성이 국책과제를 통해 순수 국내기술로 개발한 10MVA급 다중펄스 STATCOM의 활용방안으로 10MVA급 PWM STATCOM 1기를 추가하여 두 STATCOM 각각의 DC link단을 연계시킨 20MVA급 Back-to-Back STATCOM을 구성하고 제어 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 또한 PSCAD/EMTDC 소프트웨어를 이용하여 개발한 Back-to-Back STATCOM의 제어 및 동작특성을 분석하였다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.62 no.9
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• pp.1240-1248
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• 2013

This paper describes a switching-level operation analysis of BTB(Back-To-Back) converter for HVDC(high voltage DC) application based on MMC(modular multi-level converter). A switching-level operation analysis for BTB converter is very important to understand the converter operation in detail and check the voltage and current transients in each components. However, the development of switching-level simulation model for the actual size BTB Converter is very difficult because the MMC normally has more than 150 sub-modules for each arm. So, a switching level simulation model for the 11-level MMC-based BTB converter was developed with PSCAD/EMTDC software, which has 12 sub-modules for the positive arm and another 12 sub-modules for the negative arm. The DC-voltage balance algorithm, the circulating-current reduction algorithm, the harmonic reduction algorithm, and the redundancy operation algorithm were included in this simulation model. The developed simulation model can be utilized to analyze the MMC-based BTB converter for HVDC application in switching level and to develop the protection scheme for the MMC-based BTB converter for HVDC application.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1296-1297
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• 2011

This paper deals with a power-hardware-in-the loop simulation (PHILS) of permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) type wind power generation system (WPGS) using a real hardware which consists of a motor generator set with motor drive, real time digital simulator (RTDS), and back-to-back converter. A digital signal processor (DSP) controls the back-to-back converter connected between the back-to-back converter and the RTDS. The proposed PHILS can effectively be applied to demonstrate the operational characteristics of PMSG type WPGS under grid connection.