{"title":"Real-Time Simulation of an Electrolyzer with a Diode Rectifier and a Three-Phase Interleaved Buck Converter","authors":"Han Zhang, Yifei Lu, Junjie Zhang, A. Benigni","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923192","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we implement an electrical equivalent model of a water electrolyzer in a real-time simulation environment. To power the electrolyzer, a chopper-rectifier with passive filter (CRPF) and a 3-phase interleaved buck converter (IBC) are implemented. We further analyze the performance of the electrolyzer when it is used for primary frequency control. At the end, we integrate the electrolyzer model into our campus digital twin to evaluate its real-time simulation compatibility and performance. The simulations are executed on an OPAL-RT real-time simulator.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"144 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124300644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Bypass Protection of Hybrid Smart Transformers in a Substation Environment","authors":"Moazzam Nazir, J. Enslin, K. Burkes","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923114","url":null,"abstract":"The recent transformation in electric grid infrastructure have stressed conventional grid operation and control strategies. This demands that legacy devices perform a variety of advanced grid-support functions in addition to their traditional operation. A hybrid smart transformer (HST) and its protection scheme against damaging high voltages have been proposed. In this paper, the proposed hybrid bypass protection approach is evaluated in a typical substation protection environment involving a group of protection devices. These include a differential relay, feeder protection relay and a SEL-751A as a secondary bypass protection for the proposed HST module. The results from a laboratory-scale hardware prototype are included to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The hybrid bypass protection approach performs as desired under all scenarios without interfering with the normal operation of typical substation protection devices. The proposed protection scheme finds a myriad of applications under the exponentially increasing inverter-based resources (IBRs) that demand robust protection against faults on the grid.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124404827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small-Signal Modeling of Grid-Forming Power Converter","authors":"N. Lai, Gregory N. Baltas, P. Rodríguez","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923185","url":null,"abstract":"Grid-forming converters have been proved to be important assets in modern power systems where the net inertia is decreasing significantly due to the replacement of conventional synchronous generators. Yet, models of grid-forming converters are still at best scarce. This paper presents a modelling approach to derive a small-signal representation of a synchronous power converter-based grid-forming power converter. The small-signal models take into account control dynamics of all the control layers such as the current controller and power controller. From the derived model, eigenvalue analyses are carried out to propose reduced models with different levels of computation complexity to meet the requirement of the applications. The proposed approach is validated through simulations under various conditions.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114563057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Keith DSouza, Valliappan Muthukaruppan, Hui Yu, M. Baran, S. Lukic, A. Vukojevic
{"title":"Assessment of Anti-Islanding Schemes on a Distribution System with High DER Penetration and Dynamic VAR Compensators","authors":"Keith DSouza, Valliappan Muthukaruppan, Hui Yu, M. Baran, S. Lukic, A. Vukojevic","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923268","url":null,"abstract":"The recently introduced power-electronics-based dynamic VAR compensator (DVC) offers an effective solution in mitigating the impacts that high penetration distributed energy resources (DERs) have on distribution systems. One of the concerns about adopting these devices is their impact on distribution system protection, especially islanding detection. This paper proposes a hardware-in-loop (HIL) test-bed based approach to investigate the performance of islanding detection schemes on a distribution feeder. This approach facilitates the assessment of protection system performance under more realistic conditions by emulating actual devices and a distribution system. The results are based on an actual case study that is outlined to show the effectiveness of existing passive anti-islanding schemes and assess the impact of a DVC on islanding detection.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117008611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonas Jacobsen, B. F. Kjærsgaard, D. Dalal, Hongbo Zhao, Zhixing Yan, M. Bech, S. Munk‐Nielsen, Bjørn Rannested
{"title":"Test Platform for Comparative Evaluation of 690 V – 4160 V Power Electronic Converters","authors":"Jonas Jacobsen, B. F. Kjærsgaard, D. Dalal, Hongbo Zhao, Zhixing Yan, M. Bech, S. Munk‐Nielsen, Bjørn Rannested","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923126","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a 500 kVA DC-fed regenerative power circulation platform to evaluate newly emerging Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs based medium voltage (MV, 4160 V) Power Electronic Converter (PEC) against commercially available Silicon (Si) IGBT based low voltage (LV, 690 V) PEC allowing for comparative performance evaluation. Each voltage level have AC/DC and DC/AC conversion stages allowing for testing of two MV and two LV PECs simultaneously. The interface between voltage levels is facilitated by a line frequency transformer and two mechanically coupled induction machines. The paper presents the principle functionalities of the designed power circulation test platform with insights into considerations on safety, communication protocols, controllers, hardware protection and system control for a reliable and safe testing of kVA rated LV and MV PEC systems. The designed test platform features calorimetric power loss measurements enabled by high precision coolant temperature and mass flow transducers. Circulating power through multiple PECs at once will allow for a comparative analysis of PEC efficiency, power quality and electromagnetic interference and emissions for Si IGBT and SiC MOSFET enabled high power LV and MV PECs.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117327916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimal Power Management of Multi-Port Converter System in Electric Vehicle Charging Station","authors":"Somnath Meikap, Chandan Kumar, Abhishankar Kumar","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923296","url":null,"abstract":"With rising energy storage capacity and distributed generation in the electric grid, optimal power management of converters help to reduce running price and optimize power transfer. This paper develops a particle swarm optimization (PSO) based technique to minimize the cost of energy (CoE) purchased from the grid to reduce the running cost of a multi-port converter system for electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The multi-port system discussed in the paper integrates a photovoltaic (PV) system, battery storage, electric grid, and EV charging system. The developed optimal power management system supervises the controllers of different converters in the multi-port converter system. The performance of the optimal power management system is validated through simulation.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125955932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Islanding mode operation of a PV supplied network in the presence of G59 protection","authors":"O. Saadeh, Wael Al-Hanaineh, Zakariya M. Dalala","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923097","url":null,"abstract":"Enabling Islanding mode operation, even when a G59 relay is deployed is proposed in this research for a PV supplied electrical network. The concept of Islanding may contribute to solving power availability and quality issues. In this research it is proposed to enhance the electrical system, by allowing island mode operation during heavy external load conditions or when the grid is unavailable. This will enable the continuous supply of current under blackout conditions and enhance voltage quality for sensitive loads without effecting existing G59 protection. German Jordanian University’s electrical network that includes a 2 MWp PV system is modelled and simulated in ETAP to validate the approach.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125065756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical Model for Real-Time Junction Temperature Estimation of Multi-chip Power Module in PWM operation","authors":"A. Ibrahim, Z. Khatir","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923091","url":null,"abstract":"An analytical electro-thermal model of a multichip power module is described in this paper. The proposed model is intended to be used during in service conditions inside a motor drive for remaining useful lifetime calculation, in combination with a thermal cycle counting algorithm. This model is applied on a motor drive power converter mounted on its air-cooled heatsink. It offers fast calculations of the junction temperature, taking into account the self-heating and the cross coupling effect. The calculations are based on averaged power losses obtained from the expression of the duty cycle, and analytical expressions of the system thermal impedances, which are measured by fast optical fiber temperature sensors. The model results are finally validated based on experimental measurements, which are carried out on a motor test set up at one operating point of the power converter, when the THI-PWM switching technique is used.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"211 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128449502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joscha Schaumburg, Johannes Kuprat, M. Langwasser, M. Liserre
{"title":"Efficiency Optimization via Mission Profile-Based Design of a Hybrid Grids-Feeding Smart Transformer","authors":"Joscha Schaumburg, Johannes Kuprat, M. Langwasser, M. Liserre","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923058","url":null,"abstract":"LVdc distribution is very attractive for the integration of photovoltaic power plants and electric vehicle charging stations. The dc connectivity for hybrid grids can be provided by a Smart Transformer (ST), however, an efficient operation can be impaired by its multiple conversion stages. The use of an \"interconnected\" architecture for the ST allows the connection of multiple isolated ac and dc grids, while its modular structure enables an adaption of configuration for various design objectives. This work proposes two mission profile-based design approaches for a hybrid grids-feeding ST via reconfiguration with the aim of increased system efficiency.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127384785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yaroslav Y. Syasegov, Reza Barzegarkhoo, S. Hasan, Li Li, Y. Siwakoti
{"title":"A 5-Level Mid-Point Clamped HERIC Inverter","authors":"Yaroslav Y. Syasegov, Reza Barzegarkhoo, S. Hasan, Li Li, Y. Siwakoti","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923145","url":null,"abstract":"Multilevel inverter demonstrates advantages over conventional topologies to meet the grid codes and standards. Compared to 3-level inverters, multilevel inverter exhibits significantly better harmonic performance, better efficiency, lower filter size, and less dv/dt and di/dt in the switches. In this regard, a modified HERIC-based topology with a 5-level modulation technique is derived from the conventional 3-level passive midpoint clamped HERIC-based topology and introduced in this paper. A circuit description and working principles of the proposed converter with simulation results, and experimental results are given to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122378105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}