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AC Voltage Source
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Contents
1 General Description 4
3 Harmonics Analysis 10
A Signal Definitions 13
B Parameter Definitions 15
List of Figures 19
List of Tables 20
1 General Description
The AC voltage source model is represented in the positive-, negative-, and zero-sequence as
illustrated in Figures 1.11.3.
X1 R1 I1
U1set ~ U1
X2 R2 I2
U2set ~ U2
X0 R0 I0
U0set ~ U0
The selection of the Type of voltage source is made on the Basic Data tab of the voltage source
element. The options available for selection are explained in detail in Sections 2.12.4.
The internal voltage set points are dependent on the input data usetp, usetp0 and usetp2, as
shown in (1)-(3).
U 1set = usetp U nom (sin(phisetp) + j cos(phisetp)) (1)
U 0set = usetp0 U nom (sin(phisetp0) + j cos(phisetp0)) (2)
U 2set = usetp2 U nom (sin(phisetp2) + j cos(phisetp2)) (3)
The voltage input signals U l0 and u0 are used to set the positive sequence voltage set point.
This set point is calculated as follows:
U 1set = u0 U nom (sin(phi1) + j cos(phi1)) (4)
or, if the input signal U l0 is connected, the set point is calculated according to:
U 1set = U l0 (sin(phi1) + j cos(phi1)) (5)
The angle phi1 can be configured with the input parameter Positive Sequence Voltage Angle
(phisetp) in units of degrees, or with the input signal dphiu, in units of radians.
180
phi1 = phisetp + dphiu (6)
The zero- and negative sequence voltage set points are calculated according to (2) and (3).
The phase-ground voltage input signals U A, U B and U C are internally transformed into the
012 sequence system as shown in Figure 2.1.
UA U1set
ABC
UB U2set
3 012
UC U0set
If the input signals U A, U B and U C are connected, the complex voltages U A , U B and U C
are calculated as follows:
U A = UA (sin(phiA ) + j cos(phiA )) (7)
U B =UB (sin(phiB ) + j cos(phiB )) (8)
U C =UC (sin(phiC ) + j cos(phiC )) (9)
The angle for phase A (phiA) can be configured with the input parameter Positive Sequence
Voltage Angle (phisetp) in units of degrees, or with the input signal dphiu, in radians.
180
phiA = phisetp + dphiu (10)
For the angles of phases B and C, two additional signals are available. The angles are relative
to the angle of phase A:
If the two angle signals phiuB and phiuC are not connected, PowerFactory uses the standard
120 shift to calculate the two angles:
The voltage source can be used to control the active power, reactive power or the voltage angle
at a busbar. To do this, it is necessary to define a load flow controller model and select it as a
voltage magnitude controller and/or a voltage angle controller.
Voltage magnitude
Load Flow
Controller 1 output
uctrl
V~
output
phictrl
Load Flow
Controller 2
Voltage angle
The output signal of the load flow controller is automatically connected to the voltage set point
signal, uctrl, or to the voltage angle set point signal, phictrl. These two internal input signals
are used to define the positive sequence voltage set point:
The zero- and negative sequence voltage set points are similarly derived, as per (2) and (3),
respectively.
The AC voltage source model is not considered by the load flow calculation, and is therefore
treated as having zero current.
The AC voltage source model is not considered by the short-circuit calculation, and is therefore
treated as having zero current.
The AC voltage source model is not considered by the RMS-simulation, and is therefore treated
as having zero current.
The AC voltage source model is not considered by the EMT-simulation, and is therefore treated
as having zero current.
The AC voltage source model is considered by the harmonic load flow calculation (but is ignored
by the frequency sweep calculation). In the harmonic load flow, for all harmonic orders other
than the fundamental frequency, the model is considered to be a normal voltage source. At the
fundamental frequency (50Hz), the model is not considered and is therefore treated as having
zero current.
P, Q
Pprim Psec
G Kpf Ksf
Pgen, Qgen
- -
Const. P,Q Const. Z f f
Pload, Qload Pzload, Qzload
The total reactive power injection is expressed according to the equivalent circuit given in Fig-
ure 2.3:
Q = Qgen Qload Qzload (16)
and likewise for the total active power injection:
P = Pgen Pload Pzload Pprim + Psec (17)
In the short-circuit calculation, the model representation shown in Figures 1.11.3 is used.
The equations for the model used by the load flow calculation are derived from the equivalent
circuit shown in Figure 2.4. The model is essentially a Ward equivalent with the addition of a
voltage controller.
P, Q
Pgen, Qgen E
G
- -
Const. P,Q Const. Z f f
Pload, Qload Pzload, Qzload
The internal voltage, E (as shown in Figure 2.4), has a magnitude equal to the voltage set point,
(usetp); i.e.:
1. If Zext = 0:
u = E (19)
|u| = usetp (20)
where u is the terminal voltage in Figure 2.4, u is the terminal voltage angle and E is
the internal voltage angle. The total active power injection is given in (17); i.e. according
to the equivalent circuit in Figure 2.4.
2. Else:
Pext = 0 (21)
where Pext is the active power of the voltage controller branch, and is set to zero as
the voltage controller produces only reactive power. The total reactive power injection is
expressed according to the equivalent circuit in Figure 2.4:
where Qext is the reactive power of the voltage controller branch. The total active power
injection is given in (17); i.e. according to the equivalent circuit in Figure 2.4.
For the short-circuit calculation, the model representation shown in Figures 1.11.3 is used.
For the RMS-simulation, the model representation shown in Figures 1.11.3 is used.
For the EMT-simulation, the model representation shown in Figures 1.11.3 is used.
3 Harmonics Analysis
Table 3.1 summarises the consideration of the AC voltage source element by the harmonic load
flow and the frequency sweep. The setting of the AC voltage source Type is done via the Basic
Data page of the element.
Voltage Source
Considered in harmonic load flow (also
at fundamental frequency);
Ideal RC-Source
Considered in harmonic load flow (but
ignored at fundamental frequency, i.e.
treated as having zero current);
Ignored in frequency sweep.
Ward Equivalent
As for Voltage Source type.
Table 3.1: Consideration of AC Voltage Source by Harmonic Load Flow and Frequency Sweep
PowerFactory facilitates the modeling of background harmonics. This is done using either the
AC voltage source element (ElmVac, ElmVacbi) or the external grid element (ElmXnet), on
their respective Harmonics/Power Quality pages. If only the harmonic voltage amplitude is
known (and not the angle), the IEC 61000 option can be selected. Table 3.2 describes the
consideration of the sequence components of the harmonic orders for the AC voltage source
model.
IEC 61000
Positive, negative;
Zero sequence orders and non-integer har-
monics are in the positive sequence.
Unbalanced
Phase Correct
Positive, negative, zero;
IEC 61000
As for balanced harmonic load flow.
In the frequency sweep calculation the internal voltage magnitude and angle of the voltage
source are set to 0kV and 0 (short-circuited), respectively. An internal voltage can be defined
on the Harmonics tab of the element dialog, via the use of parameters Spectral Density of
Voltage Magnitude/Angle (dudf , ddf ) in p.u./Hz (or deg/Hz), and the corresponding frequency
dependent characteristic. This internal voltage is calculated according to:
where
U i = U i U ref (25)
and dudf and ddf are constant input parameters used to scale the frequency characteristics
uchar and U,char in (23). The characteristics can be either polynomial (using the PowerFactory
ChaPol object) or a vectorial characteristic (using the ChaVec object) with a frequency scale
(using the TriFreq object). The angle U i accounts for the angle deviation between the internal
voltage and the system reference voltage angle; that is, the angle of the reference machine or
slack bus. It allows for the compensation of the voltage shift introduced due to components such
as delta-wye connected transformers. Therefore, U i (h ) is a relative angle - the voltage angle
of the harmonic referred to the voltage angle of the source, as calculated by the load flow.
A typical application is the analysis of the transfer function of a part of the system or a particular
piece of equipment, or the propagation of a voltage impulse in the frequency domain. For these
kinds of applications, the user can assign the spectrum (amplitude and phase) of the excitation
voltage to the voltage source and then execute a frequency sweep calculation to calculate the
voltage at the remote end.
Table 3.1 summarises the consideration of the AC voltage source element by the frequency
sweep and the harmonic load flow.
A Signal Definitions
B Parameter Definitions
List of Figures
List of Tables
3.1 Consideration of AC Voltage Source by Harmonic Load Flow and Frequency Sweep 10