Stability improvement of a HVDC transmission link between weak AC systems by multi-terminal scheme

Abstract

But, the problem of voltage stability for weak AC systems interconnected by a DC link is critical especially during islanding conditions. The approach to improve more on the stability of such system would be to device a means of injecting locally controlled dc power on the dc-link transmission corridor forming a radial multi-terminal HVDC. However, continuous injection of DC power on the dc line of the VSC HVDC link though will increase the power transfer capability of the system but should have a limit otherwise it will lead to instability of the system. In this paper, a detailed VSC HVDC model and a simple analytical technique using the principle of uniform loading to determine penetration limit is presented. The techniques is applied to our case study and validated with a simulation result. Critical contingencies such as sudden island conditions, three-phase to ground fault are simulated with and without DC power penetration. Results show the stability support on the AC side networks by DC power injection on the dc-link.