Comparison of direct voltage control methods of multi-terminal DC (MTDC) networks through modular dynamic models

Conference paper (2011)

Authors

R. Teixeira Pinto Electrical Power Processing
S.M. Fragoso Rodrigues Electrical Power Processing
P. Bauer Electrical Power Processing
J Pierik External organisation
Research Group
Electrical Power Processing
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Published Date

2011

Language

English

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Research Group

Electrical Power Processing

Abstract

Estimates are that circa 40GW of offshore wind power capacity is going to be installed throughout Europe by the end of this decade. In this scenario, a pan-European offshore grid network is needed in order to efficiently integrate large amounts of offshore wind into the different European countries' transmission networks. In this paper, the dynamic model of multi-terminal HVDC (MTDC) transmission system composed of voltage-source converters is presented. Afterwards, the dynamic models are used to compare four different methods for controlling the DC voltage inside MTDC networks, viz.: droop control, ratio control, priority control and voltage margin control. Lastly, a case study is performed in a four-node MTDC network and the different control strategies are compared.