An overview of modular multilevel converters in HVDC transmission systems with STATCOM operation during pole-to-pole DC short circuits

TH Nguyen, K Al Hosani, MS El Moursi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fault-current handling capability of the modular multilevel converters (MMCs) under dc-
cable short-circuit conditions is a major concern for the MMC applications on the high …

DC fault detection and location in meshed multiterminal HVDC systems based on DC reactor voltage change rate

R Li, L Xu, L Yao - IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The change rate of the dc reactor voltage with predefined protection voltage thresholds is
proposed to provide fast and accurate dc fault detection in a meshed multiterminal HVDC …

Research on key technology and equipment for Zhangbei 500kV DC grid

H Pang, X Wei - … Conference (IPEC-Niigata 2018-ECCE Asia), 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the capacity of new energy resources such as wind power and photovoltaic in
Zhangbei region increasing rapidly, the reliable transmission and consumption capabilities …

Transient-voltage-based protection scheme for DC line faults in the multiterminal VSC-HVDC system

J Liu, N Tai, C Fan - IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC line faults are major issues for a multiterminal high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system
based on voltage-source converter (VSC). The fault current increases quickly along with a …

A pole-to-pole short-circuit fault current calculation method for DC grids

C Li, C Zhao, J Xu, Y Ji, F Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a generic pole-to-pole short-circuit fault current calculation method for
dc grids. The calculation procedure begins from the simplified RLC equivalent model of a …

A comprehensive survey of HVDC protection system: fault analysis, methodology, issues, challenges, and future perspective

A Pragati, M Mishra, PK Rout, DA Gadanayak, S Hasan… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The extensive application of power transfer through high-voltage direct current (HVDC)
transmission links in smart grid scenarios is due to many factors such as high-power transfer …

Analysis of faults in multiterminal HVDC grid for definition of test requirements of HVDC circuit breakers

NA Belda, CA Plet, RPP Smeets - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper provides a detailed analysis of the temporal development of fault currents in a
multiterminal high-voltage direct-current (MT-HVDC) grid composed of a bipolar converter …

A novel single-ended transient-voltage-based protection strategy for flexible DC grid

B Li, Y Li, J He, W Wen - IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fast dc line protection is one of the key techniques for the multi-terminal flexible dc grid
whose main technical difficulty lies in quick and reliable fault identification. The traditional …

A novel solid-state circuit breaker with self-adapt fault current limiting capability for LVDC distribution network

B Li, J He, Y Li, R Li - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
DC fault current limitation is important for the low-voltage dc distribution network, because
the existing dc selective protection cannot act fast enough. However, the typical dc fault …

Local measurement-based ultra-high-speed main protection for long distance VSC-MTDC

N Tong, X Lin, Y Li, Z Hu, N Jin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To ensure the continuous operation of the voltage source converter based multi-terminal
HVDC system (VSC-MTDC), there has been much concern regarding how to isolate the …