Comparison of Star and String Offshore DC Collector Grid Topologies on the Aspect of Stability—An Impedance Approach

Matthias Biskoping, Tanmay Kadam, Sriram Karthik Gurumurthy, Ferdinanda Ponci and Antonello Monti
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Matthias Biskoping: ABB Coroporate Research Center, 68526 Ladenburg, Germany
Tanmay Kadam: Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Sriram Karthik Gurumurthy: Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Ferdinanda Ponci: Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Antonello Monti: Institute for Automation of Complex Power System, E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: Offshore Direct Current (DC) collector grids are a promising technology for decreasing the installation and operation costs of offshore wind parks. Nevertheless, the stability properties and hence the design of such DC collector grids is not common or standardised. Hence, this paper describes an attempt to fill these gaps by analysing the stability of two different types of DC collector grids—star and string—by considering identical operating conditions. The approach follows a non-parametric formulation of the impedance based Nyquist Stability Criterion. The hyperbolic Π equivalent formulation of the telegraph equation is adopted for modelling the submarine cable due to high capacitance that is distributed and thus the conventional 50 Hz Π -model is not sufficient anymore. Furthermore, the paper shows how to integrate the complex dynamics of wind turbines into the overall stability assessment through an impedance building algorithm. Finally, it is shown how to stabilise the collector grids by means of active control parameter changes and it has been observed that the star configuration of wind turbines is more favourable on account of stability and controllability.

Keywords: impedance based stability; MVDC grids; submarine cables; DC/DC converter; stability analysis; wind turbines; offshore grids (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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