Improving Transient Stability of a Synchronous Generator Using UIPC with a Unified Control Scheme

Saeed Ghafouri, Mohammad Ali Hajiahmadi, Mehdi Firouzi (), Gevork B. Gharehpetian, Saleh Mobayen () and Paweł Skruch
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Saeed Ghafouri: Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15916-34311, Iran
Mohammad Ali Hajiahmadi: Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15916-34311, Iran
Mehdi Firouzi: Department of Electrical Engineering, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar 45619-34367, Iran
Gevork B. Gharehpetian: Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15916-34311, Iran
Saleh Mobayen: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 45371-38791, Iran
Paweł Skruch: Department of Automatic Control and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: In this paper, the Unified Interphase Power Controller (UIPC) is utilized to protect the synchronous generator in case of faults occurring in the transmission system. The UIPC not only maintains the generator’s stability by keeping its load angle within safe operational limits but also prevents high-amplitude currents from flowing through the stator windings. This also allows for more loading on the generator without compromising the system’s stability. Moreover, utilization of the UIPC improves the LVRT capability of the generator by injecting reactive power at the faulted location. Additionally, a novel unified control scheme is proposed for the UIPC that enhances its performance by omitting the necessity of fault detection algorithms. To evaluate the performance of the proposed controller and the efficacy of the UIPC in protecting the synchronous generator under the faults, simulations have been conducted in a MATLAB/Simulink environment. A test grid was developed comprising a synchronous generator, transmission line model, UIPC, and an infinite grid representing the Point of Common Coupling (PCC), and three fault scenarios have been implemented in the transmission system. The comparative analysis of simulation results demonstrates the capability and efficacy of UIPC in isolating the synchronous generator from the faulted location, which in turn not only enhances transient stability of the generator, but also protects generator windings from detrimental faults currents. Moreover, according to the results, UIPC also contributes to recovering the voltage dip of the fault location via injecting reactive power.

Keywords: transient stability; synchronous generator; fault protection; UIPC; LVRT capability (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: 2022
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