DC fault protection algorithms of MMC-HVDC grids: Fault analysis, methodologies, experimental validations, and future trends

W Xiang, S Yang, GP Adam, H Zhang… - … on Power Electronics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To protect the converters and minimize the power transmission interruption during dc line
faults, it is necessary to detect the faults at ultra high speed for the modular multilevel …

Voltage and current measuring technologies for high voltage direct current supergrids: A technology review identifying the options for protection, fault location and …

D Tzelepis, V Psaras, E Tsotsopoulou… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
After the occurrence of a DC-side feeder faults on HVDC transmission systems, protection
and fault detection systems are anticipated to minimize their onerous effects, by initiating …

An improved DC fault protection scheme independent of boundary components for MMC based HVDC grids

S Yang, W Xiang, J Wen - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For modular multilevel converter (MMC) based DC grids, current-limiting reactors (CLRs) are
mainly employed to suppress the fault current and provide boundary effects to detect internal …

Protection of multi-terminal HVDC grids: a comprehensive review

M Radwan, SP Azad - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multi-terminal HVDC grids facilitate the integration of various renewable resources from
distant locations; in addition, they enhance the reliability and stability of the grid. Protection …

A pilot protection scheme for transmission lines of half-bridge MMC-HVDC grids using cosine distance criterion

M Farshad - IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the major challenges in half-bridge modular multilevel converter-based high-voltage
dc (MMC-HVDC) grids is the rapid detection and isolation of short-circuit faults before …

Analytical calculation of transient short-circuit currents for MMC-based MTDC grids

Y Luo, J He, M Li, D Zhang, Y Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC short-circuit current calculation is necessary to design and protect modular multilevel
converter-based (MMC-based) multiterminal dc (MTDC) grids. In this article, a general and …

A power routing-based fault detection strategy for multi-terminal VSC-HVDC grids

M Pourmirasghariyan, SF Zarei… - … on Power Delivery, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fault detection is one of the most important research topics till today in the field of VSC-
HVDC grids protection. In this subject, fast and reliable identification of faults is the most …

A single-end protection scheme for hybrid MMC HVDC grids considering the impacts of the active fault current-limiting control

S Yang, W Xiang, M Zhou, W Zuo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the hybrid modular multilevel converter (MMC) based high voltage direct current (HVDC)
systems, the fault current can be actively suppressed by the converter itself, which endows a …

Current-limiting reactors based time-domain fault location for high-voltage DC systems with hybrid transmission corridors

V Nougain, S Mishra - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurately locating the fault distance helps in the rapid restoration of the isolated line back
into the system. This article proposes a novel time-domain-based algorithm to determine …

Robust traveling wave-based protection scheme for multiterminal dc grids

L Liu, A Lekić, M Popov - IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The DC transmission line protection technology is crucial for the development of multi-
terminal Voltage Source Converter (VSC)-based HVDC systems. This article proposes a …