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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2009, Vol. 10 Issue (12): 1824-1834    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A0820504
Power Transmission     
A sensorless and simple controller for VSC based HVDC systems
E. ABIRI, A. RAHMATI, A. ABRISHAMIFAR
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 71555-313, Iran; Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16765-163, Iran
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Abstract  Voltage source converter high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) is a new power transmission technology preferable in small or medium power transmission. In this paper we discuss a new control system based on space vector modulation (SVM) without any voltage line sensors. Using direct power control (DPC) SVM and a new double synchronous reference frame phase-locked loop (DSRF-PLL) approach, the control system is resistant to the majority of line voltage disturbances. Also, the system response has accelerated by using a feed forward power decoupled loop. The operation of this control strategy was verified in a SIMULINK/MATLAB simulation environment. To validate this control system, a 5 kV·A prototype system was constructed. Compared to the original controllers, the current total harmonic distortion (THD), the active and reactive deviations and the DC voltage overshoot were lowered by 2.5%, 6.2% and 8%, respectively. The rectifier power factor in the worst condition was 0.93 and the DC voltage settling time was 0.2 s.

Key wordsVoltage source converter high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC)      Space vector modulation (SVM)      Direct power control (DPC)      HVDC Light     
Received: 02 July 2008     
CLC:  TM721  
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E. ABIRI, A. RAHMATI, A. ABRISHAMIFAR. A sensorless and simple controller for VSC based HVDC systems. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2009, 10(12): 1824-1834.

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