Design and implementation of a laboratory scale VSC controller - practical problems and solutions

Present day power networks have become very complex with integration of various kinds of loads and distributed generations such as wind power, mini hydro, dendro and solar. Hence, research activities in the area of control strategies on sophisticated operation of complex power systems are abundant....

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Published in2009 International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS) pp. 425 - 429
Main Authors Chandrasena, R.P.S., Weerakoon, W.M.M.T.S., Arulampalam, A., Ekanayake, J.B., Abeyratna, S.G.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2009
Subjects
Control systems
Converters
dead time and dSPACE
Distributed control
driver circuit
IGBT
interface circuit
Laboratories
Packaging
Power conversion
Power system analysis computing
Power system simulation
Testing
VSC
Wind energy
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Summary:Present day power networks have become very complex with integration of various kinds of loads and distributed generations such as wind power, mini hydro, dendro and solar. Hence, research activities in the area of control strategies on sophisticated operation of complex power systems are abundant. These studies require sound mathematical and theoretical analysis, advanced simulation packages and sophisticated test rigs. The simulation packages and carefully designed test rigs are important to verify the control strategies before implementing. Although there are number of simulation packages, available at affordable prices, high tech test rigs are very expensive. This paper discusses the design and implementation of a low voltage, converter controller for a voltage source converter that can be used in a test rig to inject commanded P, Q.
ISBN:9781424448364
1424448360
ISSN:2164-7011
2690-3423
DOI:10.1109/ICIINFS.2009.5429824