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I. INTRODUCTION
quality and the interaction between the power system and the
generation unit regulations and limits for flicker and
harmonics exist in order to obtain a reliable operation of the
power system. Security functions needed to be implemented
and tested during different operating points of the generation
unit. Therefore the behavior of the generation unit below or
above certain voltage and frequency thresholds is part of grid
code requirements.
Generation units should stay connected to the power
system during disturbances. Additionally, the reactive current
control of the generation unit must be used to support the grid
voltage in case of short term voltage drop or increase. In order
to support the grid voltage, there are strict stipulations
concerning the time variation of the injected reactive current
following a step voltage change.
Fig. 1 describes the Fault Ride Through (FRT)
requirements of the German grid code which currently forms
the basis for testing by the certification body. It is required
that the unit stays connected to the power system for 150 ms
in case of a voltage dip to 0 p.u. (so called Zero Voltage Ride
Through). With modern protection devices the fault durations
are normally in a range of some hundred milliseconds or less.
In spite of this voltage dips with durations of up to 1.5 s
according (the red curve in Fig. 1) will be tested. Usually the
FRT testing procedure is separated into 4 parts with the
following residual (fault) line-to-line voltages a) Ures 0.05
p.u., b) 0.2 Ures 0.25 p.u., 0.45 Ures 0.55 p.u. and 0.7
Ures 0.8 p.u. with corresponding duration for each. All tests
should be performed for symmetrical, three phase fault as well
as for unsymmetrical, two phase faults.
Line-To-Line
Voltage [p.u.]
1
0.9
Required reactive
current deviation I Q
[p.u.]
Dead band
-- = Transmission
Code 2007
-- = SDL Wind 2009
1
k
0.5
inductive
Voltage drop or
increase U
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 [p.u.]
1
-0.5 U = 1 + sT U U
I Q
Gain: k =
U
-1
k = 0 10 p.u.
0.75
0.5
range for the gain of 0...10 p.u. with a default value of 2 p.u.
To allow the controller also to react to small voltage
deviations and to speed up the response a continuous voltage
control without dead band can be favorable. Units must be
able to inject at least 1 p.u. reactive current during
symmetrical faults according to the proportional characteristic
of the voltage controller. For unsymmetrical fault the
generation unit has to provide at least 0.4 p.u. positive
sequence reactive current. The two characteristics in Fig. 2
describe two different German grid codes. The red curve
explains the requirements according to the Transmission Code
2007 [5] and the Medium Voltage Directive of 2008 [6] while
the blue curve illustrates the demands of the Ordinance on
System Services by Wind Energy Plants (SDL Wind 2009)
[7]. These requirements for symmetrical and unsymmetrical
faults are related to the positive sequence of the current.
Concerning the negative sequence current injection there are
no requirements yet. Hence the negative sequence current is
usually suppressed to zero.
No Tripping
0.25
0 150
900
1500
Time / ms
3
Step Response
20%
Final Value
-10%
Settling Time
60 ms
Fig. 4. Principle setup for FRT testing of a PV inverter system
Rise Time
30 ms
Time
uk,cos =
2
uk ( t ) cos(2 f1t )dt
T t T
t
uk,sin = 2
T
(1)
u ( t ) sin(2 f t )dt
k
(2)
t T
(3)
(4)
(5)
3
Q1+ = (u1,cos i1,sin u1,sin i1,cos )
2
(6).
The root mean square (rms) values for active and reactive
currents of the fundamental positive sequence are
I P1+ =
P1+
3 U1+
(7)
I Q1+ =
Q1+
3 U1+
(8).
(9).
u g,+ = l
d 0
0
i g,+ + u LSC,+
dt
(11)
g = arctan g,,+
u
g,,+
(12)
ug,d,+g = l
ug,q,+g = l
dig,d,+g
dt
u
dig,q,+g
dt
(13)
(14)
g
0l ig,q,+g + uLSC,d,+
g
+ 0l ig,d,+g + uLSC,q,+
(15)
(16)
g
g
uLSC,d,+
= ug,d,+g u 'LSC,d,+
+ 0l ig,q,+g
ig
L1
g
g
uLSC,q,+
= ug,q,+g u 'LSC,q,+
0l ig,d,+g
L
C
L2
uDC
L3
ug
u
u 'LSC,d,+
= K P 1 + (ig,d_ref,+
ig,d,+g )
Ts
(17)
1 ug
ug
u
u 'LSC,q,+
= K P 1 + (ig,q_ref,+
ig,q,+g )
Ts
(18).
uLSC
N
Fig. 5. Principle arrangement of a PV inverter
d
u
L
=
g,L2
ig,L2 + uLSC,L2
t
d
u
i u
g,L3
g,L3 LSC,L3
(10)
ug,d,+
ig,d_ref,+
ig,d,+
K P 1 +
Ts
uLSC,d,+
jq
ug
0l
0l
ig,q_ref,+
ig,q,+
jl i g
ug
u LSC
K P 1 +
Ts
j 0
uLSC,q,+
ug
ig
ug, 0
j ig,q g
ug,q,+
ug
g,d
ug, 0
ee jgg
ug,d,ug,q,-
j g
uLSC,,+
uLSC,,+
uLSC,,uLSC,,-
uLSC,
uLSC,
(17)
(18)
(19)
ig,d_ref,+
= K P 1 + (uDC_ref uDC )
Ts
(20)
V. SIMULATION RESULTS
In the following chapter results carried out by EMT
simulation models based on Matlab/Simulink describe the
dynamic behavior of PV inverter systems during short term
grid disturbances. Therefore an inverter system with the
nominal active power of 150 kW was designed. The system is
connected to the low voltage level with a nominal voltage of
270 V which means that the nominal current of the system is
320 A. The connected low voltage grid has a short circuit
power of 10 MVA. The grid disturbances are created by an
inductive voltage divider described in chapter IV. The short
circuit ratio between FRT testing device and generation unit is
10. The instantaneous values are measured at the point
between generation unit and testing device. Based on these
instantaneous values the positive and negative sequences are
computed according to the calculation method of IEC 6140021 described in chapter IV.
In this chapter three different fault conditions and the
response of the inverter system are visualized. In Fig. 9 a
symmetrical three-phase fault to 50 % of the nominal voltage
with a duration of 150 ms is illustrated. Usually this FRT
testing requires a longer duration, but due to the intention of
showing the instantaneous values of the system the duration of
the fault is reduced. From the figures it is clear that the
conditions during the fault are stable so that the inverter can
withstand this fault for a longer period of time.
In Fig. 10 a direct symmetrical fault (with a residual
voltage of 0 % of the nominal voltage) is shown. Hereby the
inverter stays connected to the power system and is injecting
capacitive reactive current. The calculation method according
to IEC 61400-21 has the disadvantage that a very small
voltage system leads to an error in separating active and
reactive power components as well as the active and reactive
current component. So in Fig. 8 only the positive sequence of
the apparent power and current is visualized.
Fig. 11 describes an unsymmetrical two-phase fault and the
response of the inverter system. The voltage of the two
affected phases is reduced to 0 % of the nominal voltage. So
the positive sequence of the voltage is reduced to 50 % while
150
Voltage / V
150
0
-150
-300
-0.1
Current / A
0.1
0.2
Currents
0.3
0.4
700
350
350
0
-350
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive & Negative Sequence Voltage
100
Voltage / V
Voltage / V
200
1+
1-
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive Sequence Active & Reactive Current
Current / A
-200
P1+
Q1+
-300
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Negative Sequence Active & Reactive Current
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive & Negative Sequence Voltage
0.5
300
200
100
1+
1-
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive Sequence Apparent Current
0.5
0
-100
200
100
100
-100
P1Q1-
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive Sequence Active & Reactive Power
50
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Negative Sequence Apparent Current
0.5
0
I
-100
-200
-0.1
0.5
S1+
-300
200
-200
-400
-0.1
0.5
Current / A
Current / A
-100
S1-
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive Sequence Apparent Power
0.5
50
-50
-100
Power / kVA
0
1+
1+
-150
-200
-0.1
0.3
100
-200
-0.1
0.2
Currents
-350
-100
-0.1
0.5
100
-400
-0.1
0.1
400
300
-100
-0.1
-700
-0.1
0.5
400
Current / A
-150
700
-700
-0.1
Power / kW,kvar
-300
-0.1
0.5
Current / A
Voltage / V
0.1
0.2
Time / s
0.3
0.4
0.5
0
-50
-100
1+
-150
-200
-0.1
0.1
0.2
Time / s
0.3
0.4
0.5
Fig. 10. Simulation results of a FRT Test with a symmetrical voltage drop to
0 % of the nominal voltage
Voltage / V
300
150
0
-150
-300
-0.1
0.1
0.2
Currents
0.3
0.4
Current / A
700
350
0
-350
-700
-0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive & Negative Sequence Voltage
0.5
Voltage / V
400
300
200
100
1+
1-
0
-100
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive Sequence Active & Reactive Current
0.5
Current / A
100
0
-100
-200
P1+
Q1+
-300
-400
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Negative Sequence Active & Reactive Current
0.5
Current / A
200
100
0
-100
-200
-0.1
VI. CONCLUSION
0.5
P1-
VII. REFERENCES
Q1-
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Positive Sequence Active & Reactive Power
[1]
0.5
Power / kW,kvar
50
0
[2]
-50
-100
1+
1+
[3]
-150
-200
-0.1
0.1
0.2
Time / s
0.3
0.4
0.5
Fig. 11. Simulation results of a FRT Test with an unsymmetrical 2-phasefault with voltage drop to 0 % of the nominal voltage in the affected phases
[4]
[5]
8
[6]
BDEW:
Technische
Richtlinie
Erzeugungsanlagen
am
Mittelspannungsnetz, Juni 2008
[7] Verordnung zu Systemdienstleistungen durch Windenergieanlagen
(Systemdienstleistungsverordnung SDLWindV), BMU, Germany27.05.2009
[8] IEC 61400-21 Edition 2, Wind Turbines, Part 21: Measurements and
assessment of power quality characteristic of grid connected wind
turbines
[9] FGW: Technical Guidelines for Power Generation Units - Part 3,
Determination of electrical characteristics of power generating units
connected to MV, HV and EHV, Rev.01, 07.03.2011
[10] FGW: Technical Guidelines for Power Generation Units - Part 4,
Demands on Modeling and Validating Simulation Models of the
Electrical Characteristics of Power Generation Units and Systems,
Rev.5, 22.03.2010
[11] FGW: Technical Guidelines for Power Generation Units - Part 8,
Certification of Electrical Characteristics of Power Generating Units and
Systems in the Medium-, High- and Highest-voltage Grid, Rev.5,
01.07.2011
VIII. BIOGRAPHIES
Tobias Neumann (1977) received his Dipl.-Ing.
degree in electrical engineering from the University
of Duisburg-Essen/Germany in 2009. Since January
2010 he is doing his Ph.D. studies in the Department
of Electrical Power Systems at the same University.
His research interests include wind and PV power
generation, mainly focussing on control and
modelling as well as DSP programming. He is
student member of IEEE.
Istvan Erlich (1953) received his Dipl.-Ing.
degree in electrical engineering from the University
of Dresden/Germany in 1976. After his studies, he
worked in Hungary in the field of electrical
distribution networks. From 1979 to 1991, he joined
the Department of Electrical Power Systems of the
University of Dresden again, where he received his
PhD degree in 1983. In the period of 1991 to 1998,
he worked with the consulting company EAB in
Berlin and the Fraunhofer Institute IITB Dresden
respectively. During this time, he also had a teaching
assignment at the University of Dresden. Since 1998,
he is Professor and head of the Institute of Electrical
Power Systems at the University of Duisburg-Essen/Germany. His major
scientific interest is focused on power system stability and control, modelling
and simulation of power system dynamics including intelligent system
applications. He is a member of VDE and senior member of IEEE.